Button on dashboard that creates new page with a specific template

[Jon]

Hello all,

Just wonder if it's to add a new button on custom admin page that adds a new page with a specific template. I have got the parentid within the button link that works but would really like to set the template aswell.

Cheers

Jon

[mr-fan]

https://processwire.com/talk/topic/11141-dashboard-redux/#entry104459

best regards mr-fan

[Jon]

Hello Mr Fan,

That is similar to the code I've used, But doesn't set the template. Basically what I have is a parent "Reviews" which can have 3 different Child templates. When dashboard button is press I would like to set a specific template or even if I could set a default template but still have the option of selecting the 2 other templates. What happens at the minute is the last template used if remembered. 

Cheers

Jon

[Jan Romero]

You can set a default template by supplying the GET parameter “template_id”, or the POST parameter “template”:

http://example.com/processwire/page/add/?parent_id=1024&template_id=46

I’m not sure about forcing the template. You could probably specify a default name format in order to bypass the page-add screen directly, or hook into ProcessPageAdd to manipulate the form.

[Jon]

That's prefect Jan exactly what I was trying to achieve!

Many thanks 

Jon