dokuwiki allows the use of template pages to define a standardized layout for pages within a namespace.

• people:ns_template - provides a standard layout for People pages.
• positions:ns_template - provides a standard layout for Positions pages.
• productions:sub_template - provides a standard layout for each Productions' start page.
• teams:sub_template - provides a standard layout for each Departments' start page.

Because these pages are hidden from view, template pages are normally only accessible from this page.

ns_template - New pages within the current namespace will use this initial layout. Once the page is started, the contents can be modified as needed. Equivalent to dokuwiki's _template.txt (one underscore).

nss_template - All pages within the current namespace and all sub-namespaces use this initial layout. Equivalent to dokuwiki's __template.txt (two underscores). We don't use this option at all.

sub_template - Used for as the initial layout for the start pages in sub-namespaces. The template is copied manually when creating a new sub-domain.

We use the templatepagename plugin so we can edit templates within the website. The template pages are hidden from Sitemap, etc. using the hidepages setting in the Admin > Configuration Manager.