Choosing a template BEFORE a resource is created

[mindeffects]

Normally you create a resource and the first thing you do is set a correct template, because it is often the correct one. This change always takes some time.
Before a resource is created, the user should be ask which template should be used – also when duplicating a resource.
I help myself be using defaultTemplateByParentTv.plugin but this is not exactly what I want. MODX shall ask what kind of page should be created. A default is nice, but it cannot be changed to another template before the resource is created.

[DESIGNfromWITHIN]

+1 this would make creating pages for non-technical clients more intuitive.

[bequadrat]

Done and working!
See: https://github.com/bequadrat/modx-template-select

This certainly needs some polish (especially internationalisation is a bit "hacky"). Maybe someone more experienced can show me how to make a package out of this? :-)

[bartholomej]

It works! GJ 👍

[bequadrat]

I cleaned a few things up, made a package with PackMan and submitted it to the MODX package provider.

[pepimpepa]

Great! It can help a lot! Is there some option i.e. if the parent is template ID (5) then user can choose from template ID 3,6,7?

[JensWolff]

👍

[bequadrat]

@pepimpepa There are currently no options. But it uses the same MODExt control that is used by the resource editor. So there is a good chance that TemplateSelect will respect the same rules. Go, give it a try! :-)