# Is it possible to create personal templates for replies?
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-personal-templates-for-replies/71254
**Category:** Meta
**Created:** [25 November 2022 17:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-personal-templates-for-replies/71254 "2022-11-25T17:53:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 19
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [25 November 2022 17:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-personal-templates-for-replies/71254/1 "2022-11-25T17:53:24Z")
I sometimes find myself recreating very similar replies to subjects where I've previously created code or about uibuilder for example and it would be great to be able to start with a template.
Is this possible?
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### Author:  [@lu4t](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lu4t)
#### Post date: [25 November 2022 18:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-personal-templates-for-replies/71254/2 "2022-11-25T18:15:20Z")
Guessing you're referring to something like this:
> **[Discourse Templates](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-templates/229250#private-templates-2)**
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> :discourse2: Summary Discourse Templates allows the creation of content templates for repeated use. The templates are stored as topics in a special category, where they can be edited and discussed as needed. 🛠 Repository Link...
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### Author:  [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)
#### Post date: [25 November 2022 18:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-personal-templates-for-replies/71254/3 "2022-11-25T18:25:06Z")
> [@TotallyInformation](#):
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> Is this possible?
Yes, the template module is already installed and being used.
But not sure if users have permission to create them, or it's only admins/moderators.
Can you see the Templates category?
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### Author:  [@ghayne](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ghayne)
#### Post date: [25 November 2022 18:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-personal-templates-for-replies/71254/4 "2022-11-25T18:36:09Z")
> [@Paul-Reed](#):
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> But not sure if users have permission to create them, or it's only admins/moderators.
I can't see them. So just the elite! 🙂
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### Author:  [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)
#### Post date: [25 November 2022 18:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-personal-templates-for-replies/71254/5 "2022-11-25T18:43:13Z")
> [@ghayne](#):
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> I can't see them
Thought so.
Can you **use** a template, like I did above?
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### Author:  [@ghayne](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ghayne)
#### Post date: [25 November 2022 19:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-personal-templates-for-replies/71254/6 "2022-11-25T19:34:45Z")
> [@Paul-Reed](#):
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> Can you **use** a template, like I did above?
No I can't.
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### Author:  [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)
#### Post date: [25 November 2022 19:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-personal-templates-for-replies/71254/7 "2022-11-25T19:38:32Z")
> [@ghayne](#):
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> No I can't.
Well 'Plan A' bites the dust 🙄
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### Author:  [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)
#### Post date: [25 November 2022 22:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-personal-templates-for-replies/71254/8 "2022-11-25T22:52:35Z")
I think I have ticked the box to let moderators see/use templates ….
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### Author:  [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)
#### Post date: [25 November 2022 22:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-personal-templates-for-replies/71254/9 "2022-11-25T22:58:21Z")
> [@dceejay](#):
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> I think I have ticked the box to let moderators see/use templates
We [moderators] could already see & use templates, it's users that can't access them to reply to other users posts.
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### Author:  [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)
#### Post date: [25 November 2022 23:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-personal-templates-for-replies/71254/10 "2022-11-25T23:13:09Z")
Odd, but ok. Have now tried setting it to level 3. About 25 regulars. See how that goes
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### Author:  [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)
#### Post date: [25 November 2022 23:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-personal-templates-for-replies/71254/11 "2022-11-25T23:21:59Z")
> [@dceejay](#):
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> Have now tried setting it to level 3
Yes, sounds good 👍
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [26 November 2022 00:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-personal-templates-for-replies/71254/12 "2022-11-26T00:44:20Z")
Thanks all, I've been able to access templates, I was hoping I'd be able to create user ones but never mind.
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### Author:  [@Sean-McG](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sean-McG)
#### Post date: [26 November 2022 02:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-personal-templates-for-replies/71254/13 "2022-11-26T02:54:20Z")
Nothing different for me ?
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### Author:  [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)
#### Post date: [26 November 2022 09:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-personal-templates-for-replies/71254/14 "2022-11-26T09:12:27Z")
@Sean-McG You are a level 3 user so you should be able to see the templates.
Have you refreshed your browser, and tried logging out/in?
Which browser are you using?
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### Author:  [@Sean-McG](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sean-McG)
#### Post date: [26 November 2022 16:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-personal-templates-for-replies/71254/15 "2022-11-26T16:33:32Z")
Same with Firefox and Chrome, refresh and re login doesn't help.
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### Author:  [@E1cid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/E1cid)
#### Post date: [26 November 2022 18:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-personal-templates-for-replies/71254/16 "2022-11-26T18:07:17Z")
Could you not save some drafts that you could copy and paste from.
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [26 November 2022 18:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-personal-templates-for-replies/71254/17 "2022-11-26T18:10:55Z")
I think you can only have 1 draft can't you? I can keep some standard text elsewhere but it isn't as convenient.
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### Author:  [@E1cid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/E1cid)
#### Post date: [26 November 2022 18:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-personal-templates-for-replies/71254/18 "2022-11-26T18:12:21Z")
Not if you make them in different topics. I had 9 drafts at one point.
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Pick topics that Title reference what draft is about to keep track. Not perfect I know but better than nothing.
You could also add bookmarks to the topics, with specific titles.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [26 December 2022 18:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-create-personal-templates-for-replies/71254/19 "2022-12-26T18:12:29Z")
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