Create Page

The Create Page macro helps users to create pages in the right place, with the right template and correctly formatted page title.

1. Click Insert > Other Macros.
   

2. Select the Create Page macro from the provided list.
   

3. Complete the desired fields.

   Parameter	Description	Type	Default	Required
   Parent	By default, the created page will use the current page as its parent. However, you can specify a different parent page by supplying the page title. This field also accepts the variables: $self, $parent, $username, $fullname, $year, $month and $day.	string	$self	No
   Title	Specifies the title of the new page. This field also accepts the following variables: $parenttitle, $ident, $username, $fullname, $year, $month and $day.	string	None	No
   From Page	Specifies an existing page from which the new page will copy content	string	None	No
   Labels	Add labels to the newly created page. Accepts several labels in a comma separated list. The following variables can be used: $parenttitle, $pagetitle, $username, $fullname, $year, $month and $day.	string	None	No
   Title Prefix	Prefix to be applied to the page title given by the user.	string	None	No
   Title Suffix	Suffix to be applied to the name given by the user.	string	None	No
   Target Mode	Options are 'view' or 'edit'. Whether to go to view or edit mode when creating the page.	enum	View Mode	Yes
   Template	The name of the template that will be used when creating the new page. If you select a template with variables, you are redirected to a Page Template Wizard when you use the macro to create a new page.	string	None	No
   AUI Class	Optional AUI Class to help with styling. Use "aui-button" to represent a button or "aui-message" for an alert style message. More information can be found at https://docs.atlassian.com/aui/.	string	None	No
   CSS	Optional basic CSS to help with styling. Please provide css in a comma separated list, for example: "font-size: 20px, background-color: red". More information can be found at https://www.w3schools.com/css/default.asp.	string (csv)	None	No
   Indent Index	Allow the $ident parameter to start from a specific number.	int	None	No
   Add Space	Add a space in between prefix and postfix variables.	boolean	True	No
   Prompt Title	Customise the title used in the prompt dialog. If left empty then the title will be Please enter the new page title.	string	None	No
   Suppress Notification	Suppress notification while creating page.	boolean	False	No
   Open In a New Tab	Open the created page in a new tab.	boolean	False	No

   Variable Descriptions:

   Variable	Description
   $parenttitle	the title of the parent page.
   $ident	a number which increments each time a new page is created if the title exists.
   $increment	a number which increments each time a new page is created.
   $username	the username of the user that created the page.
   $fullname	the full name of the user that created the page.
   $year	the current year.
   $month	the current year.
   $day	the current day.
   $self	the current page.

   Labels must obey naming restrictions imposed by Atlassian. The following characters will be removed (:, ;, ,, ., , ?, &, [, ], (, ), #, ^, *, @, !, ' ' spaces ).

4. Supply the text that is going to be used to display the Create page link.
   

5. Save the Confluence page.
   

6. To create the new page, select the link.

   This is when the Page Template Wizard appears if you selected a template with variables. The wizard gives you the option to fill in variables before the page is created. When you're ready for the finished page, select Next to see the created page.
   
   If you select Open in a New Tab when you create your macro, the Back button on the Page Template Wizard does not work.