# How to add another template and set it as default? **URL:** \ **Category:** Troubleshooting\ **Created:** [June 4, 2020, 1:04pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/how-to-add-another-template-and-set-it-as-default/283 "2020-06-04T13:04:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![roi.holtzman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@roi.holtzman](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/roi.holtzman)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2020, 1:04pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/how-to-add-another-template-and-set-it-as-default/283/1 "2020-06-04T13:04:16Z")
I am very new to org-roam (and quite new to emacs), so please forgive my ignorance. I want to add another template (which adds some more lines to the header), and set it as default. How can I do that? I saw the example in the docs, but it does not explain this (as far as I’ve understood). ---
**Author:** ![zaeph](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/zaeph/32/764_2.png) [@zaeph](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/zaeph)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2020, 1:12pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/how-to-add-another-template-and-set-it-as-default/283/2 "2020-06-04T13:12:42Z")
You need to modify the variable `org-roam-capture-templates`: ```auto (setq org-roam-capture-templates '(("d" "default" plain (function org-roam-capture--get-point) "%?" :file-name "%<%Y%m%d%H%M%S>-${slug}" :head "#+TITLE: ${title}\n#+CREATED: %U\n#+LAST_MODIFIED: %U\n\n" :unnarrowed t) ("D" "default copy" plain (function org-roam-capture--get-point) "%?" :file-name "%<%Y%m%d%H%M%S>-${slug}" :head "#+TITLE: ${title}\n#+CREATED: %U\n#+LAST_MODIFIED: %U\n\n" :unnarrowed t))) ``` ---
**Author:** ![bepolymathe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/bepolymathe/32/688_2.png) [@bepolymathe](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/bepolymathe)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/how-to-add-another-template-and-set-it-as-default/283/3 "2020-06-12T14:57:38Z")
Why would we need two identical templates? ---
**Author:** ![zaeph](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/zaeph/32/764_2.png) [@zaeph](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/zaeph)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/how-to-add-another-template-and-set-it-as-default/283/4 "2020-06-12T15:14:01Z")
It was a proof of concept to illustrate my point. ---
**Author:** ![bepolymathe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/bepolymathe/32/688_2.png) [@bepolymathe](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/bepolymathe)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/how-to-add-another-template-and-set-it-as-default/283/5 "2020-06-12T15:14:42Z")
Ok thanks. Just to be sure 😉 ---
**Author:** ![viogp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/eb9ed0/32.png) [@viogp](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/viogp)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/how-to-add-another-template-and-set-it-as-default/283/6 "2021-12-16T18:07:29Z")
Hi, I’m just starting with org-roam and I wanted the notes to have the title first in their name. For such a modification, I tried the suggestion from @zaeph (copy pasting it into my .emacs), however when I use _org-roam-node-find_ to create a new node I keep getting the following message in the minibuffer: “Template needs to specify ‘:target’” Just in case it helps, this is the set up I have for org-roam: ```auto ;;; Set up Org-roam (setq org-directory (concat (getenv "HOME") "/notes/")) (use-package org-roam :after org :init (setq org-roam-v2-ack t) ;; Acknowledge V2 upgrade :custom (org-roam-directory (file-truename org-directory)) :config (org-roam-setup) :bind (("C-c n f" . org-roam-node-find) ("C-c n r" . org-roam-node-random) (:map org-mode-map (("C-c n i" . org-roam-node-insert) ("C-c n o" . org-id-get-create) ("C-c n t" . org-roam-tag-add) ("C-c n a" . org-roam-alias-add) ("C-c n l" . org-roam-buffer-toggle))))) ``` ---
**Author:** ![nobiot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/nobiot/32/159_2.png) [@nobiot](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/nobiot)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/how-to-add-another-template-and-set-it-as-default/283/7 "2021-12-16T20:43:01Z")
Where are your templates? It looks like the example by zaeph above were for v1 and no longer valid. ---
**Author:** ![viogp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/eb9ed0/32.png) [@viogp](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/viogp)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 11:05pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/how-to-add-another-template-and-set-it-as-default/283/8 "2021-12-16T23:05:12Z")
Thanks for the quick response! I don’t have any templates of my own. I thought I could simply make some small changes following the example above. If I do need templates, could you point me to somewhere explaining this? The org-roam manual is very detailed but I get lost there and I didn’t find how to do the small changes I want. As these are small things, I can also live without them, though. ---
**Author:** ![nobiot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/nobiot/32/159_2.png) [@nobiot](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/nobiot)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 8:47am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/how-to-add-another-template-and-set-it-as-default/283/9 "2021-12-17T08:47:41Z")
I refer to the default one (`C-h v org-roam-capture-templates`) and adjust it. My change to the templates is very light, too, so I don’t know any good explanation. Maybe this? (I haven’t read it but I only hear good things about System Crafters on Org-roam and Emacs tutorials): [https://systemcrafters.net/build-a-second-brain-in-emacs/capturing-notes-efficiently/](https://systemcrafters.net/build-a-second-brain-in-emacs/capturing-notes-efficiently/)