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How to embed a checklist template in a Confluence page template and generate new checklists each time you create a new page from this page template

There are a few ways to create a new checklist with our Didit checklist app. It just depends on your initial point. For instance, you can generate checklists from the Didit hub, a Jira Issue, a Confluence page and many more. Find a detailed list of different starting points for your checklist creation below. Let’s look at how to create a checklist in a Confluence page.

  1. Confluence with an arrow to the admin cog.
    Confluence with an arrow to the admin cog.
    Confluence general configuration page with the Global templates and blueprints section highlighted.
    Confluence general configuration page with the Global templates and blueprints section highlighted.
  2. Create a new template or select to edit an existing one.

    The global templates and blueprints page in Confluence with the Add global page template and edit options highlighted.
    The global templates and blueprints page in Confluence with the Add global page template and edit options highlighted.
  3. If you create a new template, be sure to give your template a title. Either way, locate the part of the page you would like to add the checklist and type ”/” to bring up the macro browser. You can also use the ”+” symbol in the Confluence editor toolbar.

    A blank page template with the macro list open from a /.
    A blank page template with the macro list open from a /.
  4. Start typing “Didit” to pull up the “Didit checklist” macro and press enter.

    The macro list open and the Didit checklist for page templates option highlighted.
    The macro list open and the Didit checklist for page templates option highlighted.
  5. To create a checklist from a template, click the ”…” in the top right of the macro editor and choose “Replace with template.”

    The Didit checklist for page templates macro editor with the options for adding a checklist open from the ... menu.
    The Didit checklist for page templates macro editor with the options for adding a checklist open from the ... menu.
  6. Choose your template and give it a new name if necessary.

    The list of checklist templates in the macro editor.
    The list of checklist templates in the macro editor.
  7. Your checklist macro will show on the Confluence template editor now. You can save your page if you are finished editing.

    The template editor with a Didit checklist for page templates macro added and an arrow to the save button.
    The template editor with a Didit checklist for page templates macro added and an arrow to the save button.
  8. Create a new page using the template you edited and voila! Your checklist template will show on the page.

    An example of a page created from the Template with the Didit checklist for page templates macro.
    An example of a page created from the Template with the Didit checklist for page templates macro.

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