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The Idea

We want to remove the create button that creates a new blank page.

Current Situation

The split button in the Confluence menu:

Click left on 'Create' to create an empty page (based on no template)
Click right on "..." to open the page wizard selection dialog

The shortcut 'c' clicks the left button, creating a new blank document.

Desired Situation

We would like to make it easier for users to create a new page based on a template.

Therefore we remove the left button and replace the label of the right.

When the user hits the shortcut 'c'. the page wizard selection dialog opens.

The Script

The script implements your solution.

create-with-template.js

"use strict";
 
AJS.toInit(function () {
  const $quickCreateButton = AJS.$('#quick-create-page-button');
  if ($quickCreateButton.length) {
    $quickCreateButton.hide();
    const $createButton = AJS.$('#create-page-button');
    if ($createButton.length) {
      $createButton.text("Create ...");
 
      $(document).on('keydown', null, 'c', function () {
        $createButton.click();
      });
    }
  }
});

The Deployment

The way to production.

Attach the JavaScript file to a page, copy the URL to the attached file
Open the Userscript Admin Tool
Click submit and all users in the authors group enjoy the new create button!

It's in Use!

Packed up and ready to go ...

Resources

More information on this topic is available by the following resources.

Create with Template: Removes the default create-page button and renames the create with template.

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Resources