You can mark specific articles as templates in the Reuse Flags section of the editor. When you create a new article from a template, it creates a one-off copy of the template.
There is no ongoing link between the template and the new article, so updates to the template do not affect the article.
Follow these steps to turn any article into a template:
- Open the article for editing.
- In the Reuse Flags section of the righthand column, check the box for Template Article.
The Template Article checkbox is in the Reuse Flags section of the editor's righthand column - Be sure to Save your changes.
The article will now be available in the Select a Template dropdown of the New article modal when you select Create from template.
Refer to Create a new article from template for instructions on creating new articles from your template.