Release v2.18.0: template default content

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## 2.18.0 - 2026-10-24
+
+### Added
+
+- Templates can define region defaults with the same type-specific editors used by slides, including rich-text editing and a full-canvas preview. Editable regions start from template defaults and accept slide overrides; Template-only regions stay out of slide editing and layout/animation overrides while retaining their template content and animations in previews and playback.
+- Media, managed fonts, API requests, RSS feeds, timetable groups, weather locations, and weather icon sets referenced by template defaults are protected from deletion.
+
 ## 2.17.5 - 2026-10-23
 
 ### Added

build/package.player.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pulse-signage-player",
-  "version": "2.17.5",
+  "version": "2.18.0",
   "private": false,
   "description": "Pulse Signage player application bundle",
   "engines": {

build/package.web.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pulse-signage-web",
-  "version": "2.17.5",
+  "version": "2.18.0",
   "private": false,
   "description": "Pulse Signage web and bridge application bundle",
   "engines": {

docs/technical/schema.md

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Tables generally use a numeric auto-increment `id` primary key. The relationship
 
 ### `c_template_regions`
 
-- `id`, `template_id`, `region_key`, `region_type`, `label`, `font_family`, `lock_ratio`, `animation_json`, `x`, `y`, `width`, `height`, `z_index`, `created_at`, `created_by`, `modified_at`, `modified_by`
+- `id`, `template_id`, `region_key`, `region_type`, `label`, `font_family`, `lock_ratio`, `animation_json`, `default_content_json`, `read_only`, `x`, `y`, `width`, `height`, `z_index`, `created_at`, `created_by`, `modified_at`, `modified_by`
 - Foreign key:
         - `template_id` -> `c_templates.id` with `ON DELETE CASCADE`
 

docs/user/guide-web.md

@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ Each region has layout controls for:
 
 Use names such as `headline`, `hero_image`, `event_time`, or `room_schedule` instead of generic names. Stable names make slides easier to edit and make template changes easier to understand. Keep regions large enough for their longest expected value; a region that fits a short title may clip a longer announcement.
 
+Use **Edit default content** to set a region's starting content with the same type-specific editor used on slides, including the rich-text editor for text. Slides use these defaults until a slide-specific value is saved. Select **Read-only on slides** for fixed content such as a logo, footer, or branded label; it remains visible in previews and playback but is omitted from the slide editor and ignores saved slide overrides. Read-only regions can still be changed in the template editor.
+
 #### Region Types
 
 The available region types cover fixed content, uploaded media, live data, and external content:

package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "pulse-signage",
-  "version": "2.17.5",
+  "version": "2.18.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "pulse-signage",
-      "version": "2.17.5",
+      "version": "2.18.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "animate.css": "^4.1.1",
         "bootstrap-icons": "1.13.1",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pulse-signage",
-  "version": "2.17.5",
+  "version": "2.18.0",
   "private": false,
   "description": "Pulse Signage application with MySQL and media storage",
   "engines": {

src/data/admin.js

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ async function fetchAdminData(pool) {
     LEFT JOIN c_canvas_sizes cs ON cs.id = st.canvas_size_id
     ORDER BY st.id DESC
   `);
-  const [templateRegions] = await pool.query('SELECT id, template_id, region_key, region_type, label, lock_ratio, x, y, width, height, z_index, created_at, modified_at, created_by, modified_by FROM c_template_regions ORDER BY template_id ASC, z_index ASC, id ASC');
+  const [templateRegions] = await pool.query('SELECT id, template_id, region_key, region_type, label, lock_ratio, default_content_json AS default_content, read_only, x, y, width, height, z_index, created_at, modified_at, created_by, modified_by FROM c_template_regions ORDER BY template_id ASC, z_index ASC, id ASC');
   const [slides] = await pool.query(`
     SELECT s.id, s.title, s.template_id, s.content_json, s.thumbnail_path, s.created_at, s.modified_at, s.created_by, s.modified_by, st.name AS template_name, st.canvas_size_id, cs.width AS canvas_width, cs.height AS canvas_height,
            (SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT ps.playlist_id) FROM c_playlist_slides ps WHERE ps.slide_id = s.id) AS playlist_count

src/data/api-source-groups.js

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ async function fetchApiGroupsPage(pool, page, pageSize, search, sort, direction)
 
 async function getApiRequestUsage(pool) {
   const [slides] = await pool.query('SELECT content_json FROM c_slides WHERE content_json IS NOT NULL');
+  const [templateRegions] = await pool.query('SELECT default_content_json FROM c_template_regions WHERE default_content_json IS NOT NULL');
   const ids = new Set();
   function walk(value) {
     if (!value || typeof value !== 'object') return;
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ async function getApiRequestUsage(pool) {
     Object.values(value).forEach(walk);
   }
   slides.forEach(function (slide) { walk(parseJsonSafe(slide.content_json)); });
+  templateRegions.forEach(function (region) { walk(parseJsonSafe(region.default_content_json)); });
   return ids;
 }
 
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ async function saveApiGroup(pool, id, payload, actorId, canDelete) {
     if (removed.length) {
       if (!canDelete) throw validationError('You do not have permission to remove API requests.', 403);
       const usage = await getApiRequestUsage(connection);
-      if (removed.some(function (requestId) { return usage.has(requestId); })) throw validationError('A request being removed is still used by one or more slides.');
+      if (removed.some(function (requestId) { return usage.has(requestId); })) throw validationError('A request being removed is still used by slides or template defaults.');
     }
     const values = [payload.name].concat(API_AUTH_FIELDS.map(function (field) { return payload.auth[field] === undefined ? null : payload.auth[field]; }));
     if (id) {

src/data/slides.js

@@ -309,6 +309,12 @@ async function getRssFeedItemCount(pool, feedId) {
 async function buildTemplateContent(pool, template, body, filesByField, existingContent) {
   const content = {};
   for (const region of template.regions) {
+    if (region.read_only === true || Number(region.read_only) === 1) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (!Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(existingContent, region.region_key) && region.default_content && typeof region.default_content === 'object') {
+      existingContent[region.region_key] = region.default_content;
+    }
     if (region.region_type === 'image') {
       const uploaded = filesByField[`region_image_${region.id}`];
       const existing = body[`existing_region_image_${region.id}`];
@@ -640,6 +646,7 @@ async function buildSlidePayload(pool, req, existingSlide) {
     }
     const canvas = { width: template.canvas_size_width, height: template.canvas_size_height };
     for (const region of template.regions) {
+      if (region.read_only === true || Number(region.read_only) === 1) continue;
       const key = region.region_key;
       const value = layouts ? (Object.hasOwn(layouts, key) ? layouts[key] : null)
         : Number(existingSlide && existingSlide.template_id) === template.id && existingContent[key] && existingContent[key].layout;

src/data/templates.js

@@ -67,6 +67,25 @@ function normalizeTemplateRegionLockRatio(value) {
   return rawRatio.replace(/\s+/g, '');
 }
 
+function normalizeTemplateRegionDefaultContent(value) {
+  let content = value;
+  if (typeof content === 'string') {
+    content = parseJsonSafe(content);
+  }
+  return content && typeof content === 'object' && !Array.isArray(content) ? content : {};
+}
+
+function normalizeTemplateRegionReadOnly(value) {
+  return value === true || value === 1 || String(value || '').trim().toLowerCase() === 'true' || String(value || '').trim() === '1';
+}
+
+function normalizeFetchedTemplateRegion(region) {
+  return Object.assign({}, region, {
+    default_content: normalizeTemplateRegionDefaultContent(region.default_content),
+    read_only: normalizeTemplateRegionReadOnly(region.read_only)
+  });
+}
+
 function normalizeTemplateRegionAnimation(value) {
   if (animationPresets && typeof animationPresets.normalize === 'function') {
     return animationPresets.normalize(value);
@@ -156,8 +175,8 @@ async function fetchTemplateById(pool, id) {
     return null;
   }
   const template = templates[0];
-  const [regions] = await pool.query('SELECT id, template_id, region_key, region_type, label, lock_ratio, animation_json, x, y, width, height, z_index, created_at, modified_at, created_by, modified_by FROM c_template_regions WHERE template_id = ? ORDER BY z_index ASC, id ASC', [id]);
+  const [regions] = await pool.query('SELECT id, template_id, region_key, region_type, label, lock_ratio, animation_json, default_content_json AS default_content, read_only, x, y, width, height, z_index, created_at, modified_at, created_by, modified_by FROM c_template_regions WHERE template_id = ? ORDER BY z_index ASC, id ASC', [id]);
-  template.regions = regions;
+  template.regions = regions.map(normalizeFetchedTemplateRegion);
   return template;
 }
 
@@ -169,8 +188,8 @@ async function fetchTemplatesData(pool) {
     LEFT JOIN c_canvas_sizes cs ON cs.id = st.canvas_size_id
     ORDER BY st.id DESC
   `);
-  const [templateRegions] = await pool.query('SELECT id, template_id, region_key, region_type, label, lock_ratio, animation_json, x, y, width, height, z_index, created_at, modified_at, created_by, modified_by FROM c_template_regions ORDER BY template_id ASC, z_index ASC, id ASC');
+  const [templateRegions] = await pool.query('SELECT id, template_id, region_key, region_type, label, lock_ratio, animation_json, default_content_json AS default_content, read_only, x, y, width, height, z_index, created_at, modified_at, created_by, modified_by FROM c_template_regions ORDER BY template_id ASC, z_index ASC, id ASC');
-  return { templates, templateRegions };
+  return { templates, templateRegions: templateRegions.map(normalizeFetchedTemplateRegion) };
 }
 
 function extractTemplateRegions(body) {
@@ -186,6 +205,8 @@ function extractTemplateRegions(body) {
           region_type: regionType,
           label: regionName,
           lock_ratio: normalizeTemplateRegionLockRatio(region.lock_ratio),
+          default_content: normalizeTemplateRegionDefaultContent(region.default_content),
+          read_only: normalizeTemplateRegionReadOnly(region.read_only),
           animation_json: normalizeTemplateRegionAnimationConfig(region.animation_json),
           x: Number(region.x || 0),
           y: Number(region.y || 0),
@@ -222,6 +243,8 @@ function extractTemplateRegions(body) {
       region_type: regionType,
       label: name,
       lock_ratio: normalizeTemplateRegionLockRatio(ratios[i]),
+      default_content: {},
+      read_only: false,
       animation_json: normalizeTemplateRegionAnimationConfig(animationJsons[i]),
       x: Number(xs[i] || 0),
       y: Number(ys[i] || 0),

src/db/index.js

@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ async function ensureSchema(pool, options) {
       font_family VARCHAR(100) NULL,
       lock_ratio VARCHAR(20) NULL,
       animation_json JSON NULL,
+      default_content_json JSON NULL,
+      read_only TINYINT(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
       x INT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
       y INT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
       width INT NOT NULL DEFAULT 100,

src/db/migrations.js

@@ -761,6 +761,14 @@ const VERSIONED_MIGRATIONS = [
       await ensureIndex(pool, 'i_api_source_groups', 'idx_api_source_groups_modified_at', 'modified_at');
       await dropIndexIfExists(pool, 'o_background_tasks', 'idx_background_tasks_status');
     }
+  },
+  {
+    version: '2.18.0',
+    label: 'v2.18.0 template region default content schema',
+    run: async function (pool) {
+      await ensureColumn(pool, 'c_template_regions', 'default_content_json', 'JSON NULL', 'animation_json');
+      await ensureColumn(pool, 'c_template_regions', 'read_only', 'TINYINT(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0', 'default_content_json');
+    }
   }
 ];
 

src/player/playlist.js

@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ function createPlayerPlaylistService(options) {
           LEFT JOIN c_canvas_sizes cs ON cs.id = st.canvas_size_id
           WHERE st.id IN (?)
         `, [templateIds]);
-        [regionRows] = await pool.query('SELECT id, template_id, region_key, region_type, label, lock_ratio, animation_json, x, y, width, height, z_index, created_at, modified_at, created_by, modified_by FROM c_template_regions WHERE template_id IN (?) ORDER BY template_id ASC, z_index ASC, id ASC', [templateIds]);
+        [regionRows] = await pool.query('SELECT id, template_id, region_key, region_type, label, lock_ratio, animation_json, default_content_json AS default_content, read_only, x, y, width, height, z_index, created_at, modified_at, created_by, modified_by FROM c_template_regions WHERE template_id IN (?) ORDER BY template_id ASC, z_index ASC, id ASC', [templateIds]);
         templateRows.forEach(function (template) {
           template.regions = regionRows.filter(function (region) { return region.template_id === template.id; });
           templatesById[template.id] = template;
@@ -279,10 +279,21 @@ function createPlayerPlaylistService(options) {
 
       const slides = await Promise.all(slideRows.map(async function (slide) {
         const storedDuration = Number(slide.duration_seconds || 0);
-        const videoDuration = slide.use_video_duration ? getVideoRegionDurationSeconds(slide.content_json) : null;
         const disableAudio = slide.disable_audio === undefined || slide.disable_audio === null ? true : Boolean(slide.disable_audio);
         const videoCacheBust = String(slide.modified_at || slide.content_json || slide.id || '');
         const content = common.parseJsonSafe(slide.content_json) || {};
+        const template = slide.template_id ? templatesById[slide.template_id] || null : null;
+        if (template) {
+          template.regions.forEach(function (region) {
+            let defaultContent = region.default_content;
+            if (typeof defaultContent === 'string') defaultContent = common.parseJsonSafe(defaultContent);
+            if (!defaultContent || typeof defaultContent !== 'object' || Array.isArray(defaultContent)) defaultContent = {};
+            if (region.read_only === true || Number(region.read_only) === 1 || !Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(content, region.region_key)) {
+              content[region.region_key] = Object.assign({ type: region.region_type }, defaultContent);
+            }
+          });
+        }
+        const videoDuration = slide.use_video_duration ? getVideoRegionDurationSeconds(JSON.stringify(content)) : null;
         const qrBackfillTasks = [];
         Object.keys(content).forEach(function (key) {
           const region = content[key];
@@ -308,7 +319,6 @@ function createPlayerPlaylistService(options) {
           }
         }));
 
-        const template = slide.template_id ? templatesById[slide.template_id] || null : null;
         const groupScheduleRules = slide.group_schedule_rules_json
           ? common.parseJsonSafe(slide.group_schedule_rules_json) || []
           : [];

src/web/lib/media/library.js

@@ -257,7 +257,15 @@ async function countMediaAssetReferences(pool, mediaPath) {
     'SELECT COUNT(*) AS ref_count FROM c_templates WHERE background_image_path = ?',
     [normalizedPath]
   );
-  return Number(slideRows[0] && slideRows[0].ref_count || 0) + Number(templateRows[0] && templateRows[0].ref_count || 0);
+  const [templateRegionRows] = await pool.query(
+    `SELECT COUNT(*) AS ref_count
+       FROM c_template_regions
+      WHERE LOCATE(?, CAST(COALESCE(default_content_json, '') AS CHAR)) > 0`,
+    [normalizedPath]
+  );
+  return Number(slideRows[0] && slideRows[0].ref_count || 0)
+    + Number(templateRows[0] && templateRows[0].ref_count || 0)
+    + Number(templateRegionRows[0] && templateRegionRows[0].ref_count || 0);
 }
 
 async function publishMediaAssets(pool, mediaPaths) {

src/web/lib/media/slide-thumbnail-preview.js

@@ -69,8 +69,15 @@ function getThumbnailCanvasSize(slide) {
 }
 
 function getRegionContent(slide, region) {
-  const content = slide && slide.content && slide.content[region.region_key] ? slide.content[region.region_key] : {};
+  const saved = slide && slide.content && slide.content[region.region_key];
-  return content && typeof content === 'object' ? content : { value: content };
+  let selected = region.read_only === true || Number(region.read_only) === 1
+    ? region.default_content
+    : (saved === undefined ? region.default_content : saved);
+  if (typeof selected === 'string') {
+    try { selected = JSON.parse(selected); } catch (_error) { selected = { value: selected }; }
+  }
+  const content = selected && typeof selected === 'object' ? selected : { value: selected };
+  return Object.assign({ type: region.region_type }, content || {});
 }
 
 function buildThumbnailRegionStyle(region, canvasWidth, canvasHeight) {

src/web/lib/media/upload-sync.js

@@ -348,6 +348,9 @@ function createUploadSyncService(options) {
       return refs;
     }
     collectUploadReferencesFromValue(template.background_image_path, refs);
+    (Array.isArray(template.regions) ? template.regions : []).forEach(function (region) {
+      collectUploadReferencesFromValue(region && region.default_content, refs);
+    });
     return refs;
   }
 
@@ -358,6 +361,9 @@ function createUploadSyncService(options) {
     }
     collectUploadReferencesFromValue(common.parseJsonSafe(payload.contentJson), refs);
     collectUploadReferencesFromValue(payload.backgroundImagePath, refs);
+    (Array.isArray(payload.regions) ? payload.regions : []).forEach(function (region) {
+      collectUploadReferencesFromValue(region && region.default_content, refs);
+    });
     return refs;
   }
 
@@ -376,7 +382,12 @@ function createUploadSyncService(options) {
       'SELECT COUNT(*) AS ref_count FROM c_templates WHERE background_image_path = ?',
       [uploadPath]
     );
-    return Number(slideRows[0].ref_count || 0) + Number(thumbnailRows[0].ref_count || 0) + Number(templateRows[0].ref_count || 0);
+    const [templateRegionRows] = await pool.query(
+      `SELECT COUNT(*) AS ref_count FROM c_template_regions
+       WHERE JSON_SEARCH(COALESCE(default_content_json, JSON_OBJECT()), 'one', ?) IS NOT NULL`,
+      [uploadPath]
+    );
+    return Number(slideRows[0].ref_count || 0) + Number(thumbnailRows[0].ref_count || 0) + Number(templateRows[0].ref_count || 0) + Number(templateRegionRows[0].ref_count || 0);
   }
 
   async function uploadFileExists(uploadDir, uploadPath) {

src/web/public/css/theme-custom.css

@@ -2626,7 +2626,8 @@ html[data-bs-theme='dark'] .template-field-card .tox .tox-collection {
 }
 
 #slide-layout-modal,
-#slide-animation-modal {
+#slide-animation-modal,
+#region-default-content-modal {
   left: var(--slide-layout-left, 0px);
   width: calc(100% - var(--slide-layout-left, 0px));
 }
@@ -2640,6 +2641,189 @@ html[data-bs-theme='dark'] .template-field-card .tox .tox-collection {
   margin: 2rem auto;
 }
 
+.template-picker-current {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: baseline;
+  gap: .5rem;
+  min-width: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.template-picker-current strong {
+  min-width: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.template-picker-toolbar {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(14rem, 1fr) minmax(12rem, 20rem);
+  gap: 1rem;
+  align-items: center;
+}
+
+.template-picker-grid {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(15rem, 1fr));
+  gap: 1rem;
+}
+
+.template-picker-option {
+  min-width: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-align: left;
+  color: var(--bs-body-color);
+  background: var(--bs-body-bg);
+  border: 1px solid var(--bs-border-color);
+  border-radius: 4px;
+}
+
+.template-picker-option:hover,
+.template-picker-option:focus-visible {
+  border-color: var(--bs-primary);
+  outline: none;
+}
+
+.template-picker-option[aria-pressed="true"] {
+  border: 2px solid var(--bs-primary);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px color-mix(in srgb, var(--bs-primary) 22%, transparent);
+}
+
+.template-picker-preview {
+  position: relative;
+  width: 100%;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  background-color: #111;
+  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
+}
+
+.template-picker-preview-none {
+  display: grid;
+  place-items: center;
+  color: var(--bs-secondary-color);
+  background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, transparent 0 12px, rgba(128, 128, 128, .12) 12px 13px);
+}
+
+.template-picker-preview-background,
+.template-picker-region-layer {
+  position: absolute;
+  inset: 0;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+}
+
+.template-picker-preview-background {
+  object-fit: cover;
+}
+
+.template-picker-region-layer {
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.template-picker-region {
+  position: absolute;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .82);
+  background: rgba(50, 150, 170, .16);
+}
+
+.template-picker-details {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: .2rem;
+  padding: .65rem .75rem;
+}
+
+.template-picker-name {
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.template-default-content-dialog {
+  width: calc(100% - 2rem);
+  max-width: none;
+  height: calc(100dvh - 4rem);
+  max-height: 860px;
+  min-height: 0;
+  margin: 2rem auto;
+}
+
+.template-default-content-dialog .modal-content {
+  height: 100%;
+}
+
+.slide-animation-body.template-default-content-body {
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 21rem;
+}
+
+.template-default-content-workspace {
+  container-type: size;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  min-width: 0;
+  min-height: 0;
+}
+
+.template-default-content-preview-stage {
+  position: relative;
+  width: min(100%, calc(100cqh * var(--template-preview-ratio, 1.777778)));
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  outline: 1px solid var(--bs-border-color);
+  background: #111;
+  isolation: isolate;
+}
+
+.template-default-content-preview-frame {
+  position: absolute;
+  inset: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.template-default-content-preview-background,
+.template-default-content-preview-canvas {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  display: block;
+  transform-origin: top left;
+}
+
+.template-default-content-preview-background {
+  object-fit: fill;
+}
+
+.template-default-content-preview-label {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 4px;
+  left: 4px;
+  max-width: calc(100% - 8px);
+  overflow: hidden;
+  padding: 2px 4px;
+  color: #fff;
+  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .65);
+  font-size: 14px;
+  line-height: 1.2;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.template-default-content-properties {
+  min-width: 0;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  overflow-x: hidden;
+  padding: 0 4px;
+}
+
+.template-default-content-properties .template-field-card {
+  margin-bottom: 0 !important;
+}
+
 .slide-layout-dialog .modal-content {
   height: 100%;
 }
@@ -2831,12 +3015,26 @@ html[data-bs-theme='dark'] .template-field-card .tox .tox-collection {
 }
 
 @media (max-width: 767.98px) {
+  .template-picker-toolbar {
+    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
+  }
+
+  .template-picker-grid {
+    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(10rem, 1fr));
+  }
+
   .slide-layout-dialog {
     width: calc(100% - 1rem);
     height: calc(100dvh - 2rem);
     margin: 1rem auto;
   }
 
+  .template-default-content-dialog {
+    width: calc(100% - 1rem);
+    height: calc(100dvh - 2rem);
+    margin: 1rem auto;
+  }
+
   .slide-layout-body {
     grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
     grid-template-rows: minmax(14rem, 1fr) auto;
@@ -2846,6 +3044,16 @@ html[data-bs-theme='dark'] .template-field-card .tox .tox-collection {
   .slide-layout-properties {
     overflow: visible;
   }
+
+  .slide-animation-body.template-default-content-body {
+    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
+    grid-template-rows: auto minmax(14rem, 1fr);
+    overflow-y: auto;
+  }
+
+  .template-default-content-properties {
+    overflow: visible;
+  }
 }
 
 /* Slide preview canvas and popup */
@@ -4199,6 +4407,10 @@ html[data-bs-theme='dark'] .template-field-card .tox .tox-collection {
   scrollbar-gutter: stable both-edges;
 }
 
+.slide-schedule-card > form > .card-footer::after {
+  content: none;
+}
+
 .slide-schedule-content .schedule-rule-card .card-header {
   align-items: flex-start;
 }

src/web/public/js/media-picker.js

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
   }
 
   var activeButton = null;
+  var nestedParentModal = null;
+  var nestedParentFocusTrap = null;
+  var nestedReturnFocus = null;
   var items = Array.prototype.slice.call(modal.querySelectorAll('[data-media-picker-item]'));
   var grid = modal.querySelector('[data-media-picker-grid]');
   var search = modal.querySelector('[data-media-picker-search]');
@@ -90,6 +93,27 @@
   }
 
   function showModal() {
+    var openModals = Array.prototype.slice.call(document.querySelectorAll('.modal.show'))
+      .filter(function (openModal) { return openModal !== modal; });
+    nestedParentModal = openModals.length ? openModals[openModals.length - 1] : null;
+    if (nestedParentModal) {
+      nestedReturnFocus = activeButton;
+      var parentInstance = window.pulseModal && typeof window.pulseModal.getOrCreate === 'function'
+        ? window.pulseModal.getOrCreate(nestedParentModal)
+        : window.bootstrap && window.bootstrap.Modal
+          ? window.bootstrap.Modal.getOrCreateInstance(nestedParentModal)
+          : null;
+      nestedParentFocusTrap = parentInstance && parentInstance._focustrap || null;
+      if (nestedParentFocusTrap && typeof nestedParentFocusTrap.deactivate === 'function') nestedParentFocusTrap.deactivate();
+      var parentZIndex = Number.parseInt(window.getComputedStyle(nestedParentModal).zIndex, 10) || 1055;
+      var pickerZIndex = parentZIndex + 20;
+      modal.style.zIndex = String(pickerZIndex);
+      modal.addEventListener('shown.bs.modal', function () {
+        var backdrops = document.querySelectorAll('.modal-backdrop');
+        var backdrop = backdrops[backdrops.length - 1];
+        if (backdrop) backdrop.style.zIndex = String(pickerZIndex - 5);
+      }, { once: true });
+    }
     if (window.pulseModal && typeof window.pulseModal.show === 'function') {
       window.pulseModal.show(modal);
     } else if (window.bootstrap && window.bootstrap.Modal) {
@@ -431,5 +455,13 @@
     currentPath = '';
     pendingPath = '';
     pendingType = '';
+    modal.style.removeProperty('z-index');
+    if (nestedParentModal && nestedParentModal.classList.contains('show')) {
+      if (nestedParentFocusTrap && typeof nestedParentFocusTrap.activate === 'function') nestedParentFocusTrap.activate();
+      if (nestedReturnFocus && document.contains(nestedReturnFocus)) nestedReturnFocus.focus();
+    }
+    nestedParentModal = null;
+    nestedParentFocusTrap = null;
+    nestedReturnFocus = null;
   });
 })();

src/web/public/js/playlists/playlist-schedule.js

@@ -1127,7 +1127,8 @@
           '<div class="d-flex align-items-center gap-4 ms-auto flex-shrink-0">' +
             '<button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-danger" data-remove-schedule-rule data-confirm-message="Remove this rule?">Remove</button>' +
             '<button type="button" class="btn btn-tool p-0 text-body-secondary" data-lte-toggle="card-collapse" aria-label="Collapse rule ' + String(ruleIndex) + '" title="Collapse rule ' + String(ruleIndex) + '">' +
-              '<i class="bi ' + (isCollapsed ? 'bi-plus-lg' : 'bi-dash-lg') + '" aria-hidden="true" data-schedule-rule-collapse-icon></i>' +
+              '<i class="bi bi-dash-lg" aria-hidden="true" data-lte-icon="collapse"></i>' +
+              '<i class="bi bi-plus-lg" aria-hidden="true" data-lte-icon="expand"></i>' +
               '<span class="visually-hidden">Collapse rule ' + String(ruleIndex) + '</span>' +
             '</button>' +
           '</div>' +
@@ -1330,13 +1331,8 @@
         return card ? card.querySelector('[data-schedule-rule-collapse], [data-lte-toggle="card-collapse"]') : null;
     }
 
-    function getCollapseRuleIcon(card) {
-      return card ? card.querySelector('[data-schedule-rule-collapse-icon]') : null;
-    }
-
     function syncRuleCollapseButtonState(card) {
       var button = getCollapseRuleButton(card);
-      var icon = getCollapseRuleIcon(card);
       var numberNode = getRuleNumberNode(card);
       var ruleIndex = numberNode ? String(numberNode.textContent || '') : '';
       var isCollapsed = Boolean(card && card.classList && card.classList.contains('collapsed-card'));
@@ -1350,11 +1346,6 @@
       button.setAttribute('aria-label', label);
       button.setAttribute('title', label);
 
-      if (icon) {
-        icon.classList.remove('bi-dash-lg', 'bi-plus-lg');
-        icon.classList.add(isCollapsed ? 'bi-plus-lg' : 'bi-dash-lg');
-      }
-
       var visibleLabel = button.querySelector('.visually-hidden');
       if (visibleLabel) {
         visibleLabel.textContent = label;
@@ -1742,15 +1733,23 @@
       handleCardChange(card);
     });
 
+    function handleRuleCollapseComplete(event) {
+      var card = event.target && event.target.closest ? event.target.closest('[data-schedule-rule-card]') : null;
+      if (!card) {
+        return;
+      }
+      syncRuleCollapseButtonState(card);
+      persistScheduleDraft();
+    }
+
+    scheduleRuleList.addEventListener('collapsed.lte.card-widget', handleRuleCollapseComplete);
+    scheduleRuleList.addEventListener('expanded.lte.card-widget', handleRuleCollapseComplete);
+
     scheduleRuleList.addEventListener('click', function (event) {
       var removeButton = event.target && event.target.closest ? event.target.closest('[data-remove-schedule-rule]') : null;
       var collapseButton = event.target && event.target.closest ? event.target.closest('[data-schedule-rule-collapse], [data-lte-toggle="card-collapse"]') : null;
 
       if (collapseButton) {
-        window.setTimeout(function () {
-          syncRuleCollapseButtonState(collapseButton.closest('[data-schedule-rule-card]'));
-          persistScheduleDraft();
-        }, 0);
         return;
       }
 

src/web/public/js/slides/slide-animation-editor.js

@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@ export function createSlideAnimationEditor(options) {
   var nextSibling = null;
 
   function template() { return options.getTemplate(); }
-  function regions() { return template() && template().regions || []; }
+  function allRegions() { return template() && template().regions || []; }
+  function regions() { return allRegions().filter(function (region) { return !(region.read_only === true || Number(region.read_only) === 1); }); }
   function selectedKey() { return regionSelect.value; }
   function getConfig(regionKey) {
-    var region = regions().find(function (item) { return item.region_key === regionKey; });
+    var region = allRegions().find(function (item) { return item.region_key === regionKey; });
     return Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(draft, regionKey)
       ? draft[regionKey]
       : region && region.animation_json || '{}';
@@ -49,7 +50,17 @@ export function createSlideAnimationEditor(options) {
   function renderRegion() {
     var key = selectedKey();
     var region = regions().find(function (item) { return item.region_key === key; });
-    if (!region) return;
+    if (!region) {
+      card.querySelectorAll('input, select, button, textarea').forEach(function (element) {
+        element.disabled = true;
+      });
+      updatePreviewButtons();
+      updateResetButtons();
+      return;
+    }
+    card.querySelectorAll('input, select, button, textarea').forEach(function (element) {
+      element.disabled = false;
+    });
     controls.write(card, getConfig(key));
     updatePreviewButtons();
     updateResetButtons();
@@ -87,8 +98,8 @@ export function createSlideAnimationEditor(options) {
         return;
       }
       saveStatus.textContent = 'Saving shared animations...';
-      var animations = regions().map(function (region) {
+      var animations = allRegions().map(function (region) {
-        return { region_key: region.region_key, animation_json: getConfig(region.region_key) };
+        return { region_key: region.region_key, animation_json: region.read_only === true || Number(region.read_only) === 1 ? region.animation_json || '{}' : getConfig(region.region_key) };
       });
       var result = await readResponse(await fetch(url, {
         method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', Accept: 'application/json' },
@@ -138,7 +149,7 @@ export function createSlideAnimationEditor(options) {
     var modeKeys = { intro: 'intro', outro: 'outro', loop: 'loop' };
     previewButtons.forEach(function (button) {
       var mode = button.dataset.slideAnimationPreview;
-      var available = regions().some(function (region) {
+      var available = allRegions().some(function (region) {
         var config = window.templateDesignerUtils.normalizeAnimationConfig(getConfig(region.region_key));
         return window.templateAnimationPresets.normalize(config[modeKeys[mode]].preset) !== 'none';
       });
@@ -184,7 +195,7 @@ export function createSlideAnimationEditor(options) {
   });
 
   openButton.addEventListener('click', function () {
-    if (!regions().length || !window.pulseModal) return;
+    if (!allRegions().length || !window.pulseModal) return;
     regionSelect.replaceChildren();
     regions().forEach(function (region) {
       var option = document.createElement('option');
@@ -296,5 +307,5 @@ export function createSlideAnimationEditor(options) {
     window.pulseModal.hide(modal);
   });
 
-  return { refresh: function () { openButton.disabled = active || !regions().length; } };
+  return { refresh: function () { openButton.disabled = active || !allRegions().length; } };
 }

src/web/public/js/slides/slide-form.js

@@ -28,8 +28,16 @@ import { createSlideAnimationEditor } from '/assets/js/slides/slide-animation-ed
   window.pulseWeatherIconSets = Array.isArray(slideEditorData.weatherIconSets) ? slideEditorData.weatherIconSets : [];
   var fontStylesheetHref = String(slideEditorData.fontStylesheetHref || '').trim();
   var existingTemplateId = slideEditorData.existingTemplateId !== undefined ? slideEditorData.existingTemplateId : null;
-  var existingContent = slideEditorData.existingContent || {};
+  var savedExistingContent = slideEditorData.existingContent || {};
+  var existingContent = Object.assign({}, savedExistingContent);
   var templateSelect = document.getElementById('template-select');
+  var templatePickerModal = document.getElementById('template-picker-modal');
+  var templatePickerOpenButton = document.getElementById('template-picker-open');
+  var templatePickerSelectedName = document.getElementById('template-picker-selected-name');
+  var templatePickerSearch = document.getElementById('template-picker-search');
+  var templatePickerCanvasSize = document.getElementById('template-picker-canvas-size');
+  var templatePickerGrid = document.getElementById('template-picker-grid');
+  var templatePickerEmpty = document.getElementById('template-picker-empty');
   var templateFields = document.getElementById('template-fields');
   var slideForm = document.getElementById('slide-form');
   var slideEditorShell = document.querySelector('.slide-editor-shell');
@@ -113,6 +121,134 @@ import { createSlideAnimationEditor } from '/assets/js/slides/slide-animation-ed
     return templates.find(function (item) { return Number(item.id) === Number(id); }) || null;
   }
 
+  function getTemplateCanvasSignature(template) {
+    return (Number(template && template.canvas_size_width) || 1920) + 'x' + (Number(template && template.canvas_size_height) || 1080);
+  }
+
+  function populateTemplateCanvasSizes() {
+    if (!templatePickerCanvasSize) return;
+    var canvasSizes = new Map();
+    templates.forEach(function (template) {
+      var width = Number(template && template.canvas_size_width) || 1920;
+      var height = Number(template && template.canvas_size_height) || 1080;
+      var signature = width + 'x' + height;
+      if (!canvasSizes.has(signature)) {
+        var name = String(template && template.canvas_size_name || '').trim();
+        canvasSizes.set(signature, { signature: signature, label: (name ? name + ' (' : '') + width + ' x ' + height + (name ? ')' : '') });
+      }
+    });
+    Array.from(canvasSizes.values()).sort(function (left, right) {
+      return left.label.localeCompare(right.label, undefined, { numeric: true, sensitivity: 'base' });
+    }).forEach(function (size) {
+      var option = document.createElement('option');
+      option.value = size.signature;
+      option.textContent = size.label;
+      templatePickerCanvasSize.appendChild(option);
+    });
+  }
+
+  function createTemplatePickerCard(template) {
+    var card = document.createElement('button');
+    card.type = 'button';
+    card.className = 'template-picker-option';
+    card.setAttribute('role', 'option');
+    card.dataset.templatePickerId = String(template.id);
+    card.setAttribute('aria-pressed', String(Number(template.id) === Number(templateSelect.value)));
+
+    var width = Math.max(1, Number(template.canvas_size_width) || 1920);
+    var height = Math.max(1, Number(template.canvas_size_height) || 1080);
+    var preview = document.createElement('div');
+    preview.className = 'template-picker-preview';
+    preview.style.aspectRatio = width + ' / ' + height;
+    preview.style.backgroundColor = /^#[0-9a-f]{3,8}$/i.test(String(template.background_color || '')) ? template.background_color : '#111111';
+    if (template.background_image_path) {
+      var backgroundImage = document.createElement('img');
+      backgroundImage.className = 'template-picker-preview-background';
+      backgroundImage.src = String(template.background_image_path);
+      backgroundImage.alt = '';
+      backgroundImage.loading = 'lazy';
+      preview.appendChild(backgroundImage);
+    }
+    var regionLayer = document.createElement('span');
+    regionLayer.className = 'template-picker-region-layer';
+    (Array.isArray(template.regions) ? template.regions : []).forEach(function (region) {
+      var box = document.createElement('span');
+      box.className = 'template-picker-region';
+      box.title = String(region.label || region.region_key || 'Region');
+      box.style.left = Math.max(0, Number(region.x) || 0) / width * 100 + '%';
+      box.style.top = Math.max(0, Number(region.y) || 0) / height * 100 + '%';
+      box.style.width = Math.min(100, Math.max(0, Number(region.width) || 0) / width * 100) + '%';
+      box.style.height = Math.min(100, Math.max(0, Number(region.height) || 0) / height * 100) + '%';
+      regionLayer.appendChild(box);
+    });
+    preview.appendChild(regionLayer);
+    card.appendChild(preview);
+
+    var details = document.createElement('span');
+    details.className = 'template-picker-details';
+    var name = document.createElement('strong');
+    name.className = 'template-picker-name';
+    name.textContent = String(template.name || 'Untitled template');
+    var size = document.createElement('small');
+    size.className = 'text-body-secondary';
+    size.textContent = width + ' x ' + height;
+    details.appendChild(name);
+    details.appendChild(size);
+    card.appendChild(details);
+    card.addEventListener('click', function () { selectTemplate(template.id); });
+    return card;
+  }
+
+  function renderTemplatePicker() {
+    if (!templatePickerGrid) return;
+    var query = String(templatePickerSearch && templatePickerSearch.value || '').trim().toLowerCase();
+    var selectedCanvasSize = String(templatePickerCanvasSize && templatePickerCanvasSize.value || '');
+    var matches = templates.filter(function (template) {
+      var canvasMatches = !selectedCanvasSize || getTemplateCanvasSignature(template) === selectedCanvasSize;
+      return canvasMatches && String(template.name || '').toLowerCase().includes(query);
+    });
+    templatePickerGrid.replaceChildren();
+    matches.forEach(function (template) { templatePickerGrid.appendChild(createTemplatePickerCard(template)); });
+    if (templatePickerEmpty) templatePickerEmpty.hidden = matches.length > 0;
+  }
+
+  function syncTemplatePickerSummary() {
+    if (!templateSelect) return;
+    var selectedTemplate = getSelectedTemplate();
+    if (templatePickerSelectedName) templatePickerSelectedName.textContent = selectedTemplate ? String(selectedTemplate.name || 'Untitled template') : 'No template selected';
+    if (templatePickerOpenButton) {
+      templatePickerOpenButton.disabled = Boolean(templateSelect.disabled);
+      templatePickerOpenButton.title = templateSelect.disabled ? templateSelect.title || 'Template is locked after you edit its content.' : 'Choose a template';
+    }
+  }
+
+  function selectTemplate(templateId) {
+    if (!templateSelect || templateSelect.disabled) return;
+    templateSelect.value = templateId === null || templateId === undefined ? '' : String(templateId);
+    templateSelect.dispatchEvent(new Event('change', { bubbles: true }));
+    if (window.pulseModal && templatePickerModal) window.pulseModal.hide(templatePickerModal);
+  }
+
+  if (templatePickerOpenButton && templatePickerModal) {
+    populateTemplateCanvasSizes();
+    templatePickerOpenButton.addEventListener('click', function () {
+      if (templateSelect.disabled) return;
+      renderTemplatePicker();
+      if (window.pulseModal) window.pulseModal.show(templatePickerModal);
+    });
+    templatePickerModal.addEventListener('shown.bs.modal', function () {
+      if (templatePickerSearch) templatePickerSearch.focus();
+    });
+    templatePickerModal.addEventListener('hidden.bs.modal', function () {
+      templatePickerOpenButton.focus();
+    });
+    if (templatePickerSearch) templatePickerSearch.addEventListener('input', renderTemplatePicker);
+    if (templatePickerCanvasSize) templatePickerCanvasSize.addEventListener('change', renderTemplatePicker);
+    if (window.MutationObserver) {
+      new MutationObserver(syncTemplatePickerSummary).observe(templateSelect, { attributes: true, attributeFilter: ['disabled', 'title'] });
+    }
+  }
+
   function applyBackdropStyle(element, backgroundColor, backgroundImagePath, backgroundGradient) {
     if (!element) {
       return;
@@ -249,7 +385,24 @@ import { createSlideAnimationEditor } from '/assets/js/slides/slide-animation-ed
   }
 
   function hasExistingSlideContent() {
-    return hasMeaningfulValue(existingContent);
+    return hasMeaningfulValue(savedExistingContent);
+  }
+
+  function applyTemplateDefaults(template) {
+    Object.keys(existingContent).forEach(function (key) { delete existingContent[key]; });
+    if (template && Number(template.id) === Number(existingTemplateId)) {
+      Object.assign(existingContent, savedExistingContent);
+    }
+    (template && Array.isArray(template.regions) ? template.regions : []).forEach(function (region) {
+      var content = region.default_content;
+      if (typeof content === 'string') {
+        try { content = JSON.parse(content); } catch (_error) { content = {}; }
+      }
+      if (!content || typeof content !== 'object' || Array.isArray(content)) content = {};
+      if (region.read_only === true || Number(region.read_only) === 1 || !Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(existingContent, region.region_key)) {
+        existingContent[region.region_key] = content;
+      }
+    });
   }
 
   function clearImagePreviewUrls() {
@@ -557,6 +710,9 @@ import { createSlideAnimationEditor } from '/assets/js/slides/slide-animation-ed
   }
 
   function openPreviewPopup() {
+    if (!getSelectedTemplate()) {
+      return;
+    }
     var popupWidth = 1280;
     var popupHeight = 900;
     var left = Math.max(0, Math.round((window.screen.width - popupWidth) / 2));
@@ -625,6 +781,7 @@ import { createSlideAnimationEditor } from '/assets/js/slides/slide-animation-ed
 
   function renderPreview() {
     var template = getSelectedTemplate();
+    if (openPreviewPopupButton) openPreviewPopupButton.disabled = !template;
     if (!template) {
       slidePreviewMeta.textContent = '--';
       slidePreviewBackground.style.display = 'none';
@@ -758,16 +915,18 @@ import { createSlideAnimationEditor } from '/assets/js/slides/slide-animation-ed
     clearImagePreviewUrls();
     slideFormEditorController.destroyEditors();
     var template = getTemplateById(templateSelect.value);
-    slideLayoutEditor.reset(Number(templateSelect.value) === Number(existingTemplateId) ? existingContent : {});
+    applyTemplateDefaults(template);
+    slideLayoutEditor.reset(Number(templateSelect.value) === Number(existingTemplateId) ? savedExistingContent : {});
     if (!template) {
       templateFields.innerHTML = '';
       requestPreviewRender();
       return;
     }
 
-    templateFields.innerHTML = template.regions.length ? template.regions.map(function (region) {
+    var editableRegions = template.regions.filter(function (region) { return !(region.read_only === true || Number(region.read_only) === 1); });
+    templateFields.innerHTML = editableRegions.length ? editableRegions.map(function (region) {
       return getRegionEditorCardHtml(region) || '<div class="muted">Region editor unavailable.</div>';
-    }).join('') : '<div class="muted">This template has no regions.</div>';
+    }).join('') : '<div class="muted">This template has no editable regions.</div>';
     if (typeof window.initJsonTogglePanels === 'function') {
       window.initJsonTogglePanels(templateFields);
     }
@@ -978,7 +1137,10 @@ import { createSlideAnimationEditor } from '/assets/js/slides/slide-animation-ed
     });
   }
 
-  templateSelect.addEventListener('change', renderTemplate);
+  templateSelect.addEventListener('change', function () {
+    renderTemplate();
+    syncTemplatePickerSummary();
+  });
   templateFields.addEventListener('change', function (event) {
     var webpageInput = event.target && typeof event.target.matches === 'function' && event.target.matches('input[type="url"][name^="region_webpage_"]');
     if (webpageInput) {
@@ -1062,6 +1224,7 @@ import { createSlideAnimationEditor } from '/assets/js/slides/slide-animation-ed
     templateSelect.value = String(existingTemplateId);
   }
   renderTemplate();
+  syncTemplatePickerSummary();
   if (window.ResizeObserver && slidePreviewStage) {
     var previewResizeObserver = new ResizeObserver(function () {
       requestPreviewRender();

src/web/public/js/slides/slide-layout-editor.js

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export function createSlideLayoutEditor(options) {
       saveStatus.textContent = 'Saving shared layout...';
       var result = await readResponse(await fetch(url, {
         method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', Accept: 'application/json' },
-        body: JSON.stringify({ slideId: options.slideId || null, baseline: sharedBaseline, regions: helpers.getTemplateLayoutSnapshot(Object.assign({}, template(), { regions: regions().map(effective) })).regions })
+        body: JSON.stringify({ slideId: options.slideId || null, baseline: sharedBaseline, regions: helpers.getTemplateLayoutSnapshot(Object.assign({}, template(), { regions: allRegions().map(effective) })).regions })
       }));
       options.updateTemplate(result.template);
       var inheritedLayouts = Object.create(null);
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ export function createSlideLayoutEditor(options) {
     var current = template();
     return { width: Number(current && current.canvas_size_width) || 1920, height: Number(current && current.canvas_size_height) || 1080 };
   }
-  function regions() { return template() && template().regions || []; }
+  function allRegions() { return template() && template().regions || []; }
+  function regions() { return allRegions().filter(function (region) { return !(region.read_only === true || Number(region.read_only) === 1); }); }
   function selected() {
     return regions().find(function (region) { return region.region_key === selectedKey; });
   }
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ export function createSlideLayoutEditor(options) {
   }
   function render() {
     openButton.disabled = active || !regions().length;
-    animationButton.disabled = active || !regions().length;
+    animationButton.disabled = active || !allRegions().length;
     if (!active || sharedSaving) return;
     if (!selected()) selectedKey = regions().length ? regions()[0].region_key : '';
     var region = selected();

src/web/public/js/templates/template-default-content-editor.js

@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+import { createSlideFormEditorController } from '/assets/js/slides/slide-form-editor.js';
+import { createSlideFormRegionHelpers } from '/assets/js/slides/slide-form-regions.js';
+
+(function () {
+  var host = document.getElementById('region-default-content-editor-host');
+  if (!host) return;
+  var previewStage = document.getElementById('region-default-content-preview-stage');
+  var previewWorkspace = document.querySelector('.template-default-content-workspace');
+  var previewFrame = document.getElementById('region-default-content-preview-frame');
+  var previewCanvas = document.getElementById('region-default-content-preview-canvas');
+  var previewBackground = document.getElementById('region-default-content-preview-background');
+  var previewEmpty = document.getElementById('region-default-content-preview-empty');
+  var templateRegions = [];
+  var previewResizeObserver = null;
+
+  var editorData = {};
+  try {
+    var dataElement = document.getElementById('template-region-editor-data');
+    editorData = JSON.parse((dataElement && dataElement.textContent) || '{}') || {};
+  } catch (_error) {
+    editorData = {};
+  }
+  try {
+    var templateDataElement = document.getElementById('template-editor-data');
+    templateRegions = JSON.parse((templateDataElement && templateDataElement.textContent) || '[]') || [];
+    if (!Array.isArray(templateRegions)) templateRegions = [];
+  } catch (_error) {
+    templateRegions = [];
+  }
+  window.pulseWeatherIconSets = Array.isArray(editorData.weatherIconSets) ? editorData.weatherIconSets : [];
+
+  var existingContent = {};
+  var activeRegion = null;
+  var activeContent = {};
+  var editorId = 900000000;
+  var getRegionTypeModule = function (type) {
+    return window.pulseRegionTypes && typeof window.pulseRegionTypes.get === 'function'
+      ? window.pulseRegionTypes.get(type)
+      : null;
+  };
+  var helpers = createSlideFormRegionHelpers({
+    templateFields: host,
+    existingContent: existingContent,
+    getRegionTypeModule: getRegionTypeModule,
+    defaultFontSize: 32,
+    fontStylesheetHref: editorData.fontLibrary && editorData.fontLibrary.stylesheetHref || '',
+    fontFamilyFormats: editorData.fontLibrary && editorData.fontLibrary.fontFamilyFormats || '',
+    rssFeeds: editorData.rssFeeds || [],
+    apiSources: editorData.apiSources || [],
+    timetableGroups: editorData.timetableGroups || [],
+    weatherLocations: editorData.weatherLocations || [],
+    mediaAssets: editorData.mediaAssets || [],
+    uploadMaxBytes: editorData.uploadLimits && editorData.uploadLimits.imageMaxBytes,
+    uploadVideoMaxBytes: editorData.uploadLimits && editorData.uploadLimits.videoMaxBytes,
+    uploadMaxLabel: editorData.uploadMaxLabel,
+    uploadVideoMaxLabel: editorData.uploadVideoMaxLabel,
+    uploadMimeTypes: editorData.uploadLimits && editorData.uploadLimits.allowedMimeTypes || []
+  });
+  var editor = createSlideFormEditorController({
+    templateFields: host,
+    getRegionTypeModule: getRegionTypeModule,
+    defaultFontSize: 32,
+    fontStylesheetHref: editorData.fontLibrary && editorData.fontLibrary.stylesheetHref || '',
+    fontFamilyFormats: editorData.fontLibrary && editorData.fontLibrary.fontFamilyFormats || '',
+    imageUploadMaxBytes: editorData.uploadLimits && editorData.uploadLimits.wysiwygImageMaxBytes,
+    imageUploadContext: 'wysiwyg',
+    markFormDirty: function () {},
+    requestPreviewRender: renderPreview,
+    getEditorBackgroundColor: function () {
+      var backgroundColorInput = document.getElementById('background-color');
+      return String(backgroundColorInput && backgroundColorInput.value || '#111111');
+    }
+  });
+
+  function cloneContent(value) {
+    if (!value || typeof value !== 'object' || Array.isArray(value)) return {};
+    return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(value));
+  }
+
+  function normalizeDefaultContent(value) {
+    var content = value;
+    if (typeof content === 'string') {
+      try { content = JSON.parse(content); } catch (_error) { content = {}; }
+    }
+    return cloneContent(content);
+  }
+
+  function cleanContent(value) {
+    var result = Object.assign({}, activeContent);
+    var transientFields = new Set([
+      'existingContent', 'sources', 'feeds', 'timetableGroups', 'weatherLocations', 'locations',
+      'style', 'sampleDataPreview', 'placeholderChips', 'placeholderFields', 'sourceOptions', 'feedOptions'
+    ]);
+    Object.keys(value && typeof value === 'object' ? value : {}).forEach(function (key) {
+      if (!transientFields.has(key)) result[key] = value[key];
+    });
+    if (value && value.style && typeof value.style === 'object') {
+      result.font_family = value.style.font_family || result.font_family;
+      result.font_size = value.style.font_size || result.font_size;
+      result.font_color = value.style.font_color || result.font_color;
+    }
+    result.type = activeRegion.region_type;
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  function renderPreview() {
+    if (!activeRegion || !previewStage || !previewFrame || !previewCanvas) return;
+    var card = host.querySelector('[data-region-id="' + activeRegion.id + '"]');
+    if (!card) return;
+    var sourceWidth = Math.max(1, Number((document.getElementById('canvas-width') || {}).value) || 1920);
+    var sourceHeight = Math.max(1, Number((document.getElementById('canvas-height') || {}).value) || 1080);
+    var workspaceBounds = (previewWorkspace || previewStage).getBoundingClientRect();
+    if (workspaceBounds.width < 2 || workspaceBounds.height < 2) return;
+    var scale = Math.min((workspaceBounds.width - 2) / sourceWidth, (workspaceBounds.height - 2) / sourceHeight);
+    if (!Number.isFinite(scale) || scale <= 0) return;
+    var previewWidth = Math.max(1, Math.round(sourceWidth * scale));
+    var previewHeight = Math.max(1, Math.round(sourceHeight * scale));
+    previewStage.style.setProperty('--template-preview-ratio', String(sourceWidth / sourceHeight));
+    previewStage.style.aspectRatio = sourceWidth + ' / ' + sourceHeight;
+    previewStage.style.width = previewWidth + 'px';
+    previewStage.style.height = previewHeight + 'px';
+    previewCanvas.style.width = sourceWidth + 'px';
+    previewCanvas.style.height = sourceHeight + 'px';
+    previewCanvas.style.transform = 'scale(' + scale + ')';
+    previewCanvas.style.transformOrigin = 'top left';
+    var backgroundColorInput = document.getElementById('background-color');
+    previewCanvas.style.backgroundColor = backgroundColorInput && backgroundColorInput.value || '#111111';
+    var gradientInput = document.getElementById('background-gradient');
+    try {
+      var gradient = JSON.parse(gradientInput && gradientInput.value || 'null');
+      if (gradient && Array.isArray(gradient.stops) && gradient.stops.length > 1) {
+        previewCanvas.style.backgroundImage = 'linear-gradient(' + (Number(gradient.angle) || 90) + 'deg,' + gradient.stops.map(function (stop) {
+          return String(stop.color || '#111111') + ' ' + Math.max(0, Math.min(100, Number(stop.position) || 0)) + '%';
+        }).join(',') + ')';
+      } else {
+        previewCanvas.style.backgroundImage = '';
+      }
+    } catch (_error) {
+      previewCanvas.style.backgroundImage = '';
+    }
+    var imagePathInput = document.getElementById('existing-background-image-path');
+    var backgroundPreview = document.getElementById('background-preview');
+    var imagePath = String(backgroundPreview && backgroundPreview.src && backgroundPreview.style.display !== 'none'
+      ? backgroundPreview.src
+      : imagePathInput && imagePathInput.value || '').trim();
+    if (previewBackground) {
+      previewBackground.hidden = !imagePath;
+      previewBackground.src = imagePath;
+      previewBackground.style.width = sourceWidth + 'px';
+      previewBackground.style.height = sourceHeight + 'px';
+      previewBackground.style.transform = 'scale(' + scale + ')';
+    }
+
+    previewCanvas.replaceChildren();
+    var hasContent = false;
+    templateRegions.forEach(function (region) {
+      var isActiveRegion = region.region_key === activeRegion.region_key;
+      var displayRegion = isActiveRegion ? activeRegion : region;
+      var content = isActiveRegion
+        ? helpers.getPreviewRegionContent(card, activeRegion)
+        : normalizeDefaultContent(region.default_content);
+      existingContent[region.region_key] = content;
+      var context = helpers.buildPreviewRenderContext(displayRegion, isActiveRegion ? card : null);
+      var module = getRegionTypeModule(displayRegion.region_type);
+      var html = module && typeof module.renderPreview === 'function'
+        ? module.renderPreview(displayRegion, context, context)
+        : helpers.renderPreviewTextRegion(displayRegion, context.value, context.style || {}, 1);
+      var regionElement = document.createElement('div');
+      regionElement.className = 'template-default-content-preview-region';
+      regionElement.dataset.regionKey = String(displayRegion.region_key || '');
+      regionElement.style.position = 'absolute';
+      regionElement.style.left = Math.max(0, Number(displayRegion.x) || 0) + 'px';
+      regionElement.style.top = Math.max(0, Number(displayRegion.y) || 0) + 'px';
+      regionElement.style.width = Math.max(1, Number(displayRegion.width) || 1) + 'px';
+      regionElement.style.height = Math.max(1, Number(displayRegion.height) || 1) + 'px';
+      regionElement.style.zIndex = Math.max(1, Number(displayRegion.z_index) || 1);
+      regionElement.style.overflow = 'hidden';
+      regionElement.innerHTML = html || '';
+      if (!html) {
+        regionElement.style.outline = isActiveRegion ? '2px dashed rgba(255,255,255,.9)' : '1px dashed rgba(255,255,255,.45)';
+        if (Number(displayRegion.height) >= 24 && Number(displayRegion.width) >= 80) {
+          var label = document.createElement('span');
+          label.className = 'template-default-content-preview-label';
+          label.textContent = String(displayRegion.label || displayRegion.region_key || 'Region');
+          regionElement.appendChild(label);
+        }
+      }
+      if (html) hasContent = true;
+      previewCanvas.appendChild(regionElement);
+    });
+    previewFrame.hidden = false;
+    if (previewEmpty) previewEmpty.hidden = hasContent;
+  }
+
+  window.pulseTemplateDefaultContentEditor = {
+    async open(region, content) {
+      await editor.destroyEditors();
+      host.replaceChildren();
+      activeContent = cloneContent(content);
+      activeRegion = Object.assign({}, region, { id: editorId++ });
+      templateRegions.forEach(function (templateRegion) {
+        existingContent[templateRegion.region_key] = normalizeDefaultContent(templateRegion.default_content);
+      });
+      existingContent[activeRegion.region_key] = activeContent;
+      host.innerHTML = helpers.getRegionEditorCardHtml(activeRegion);
+      helpers.bindRegionCards();
+      await editor.renderEditors();
+      renderPreview();
+    },
+    async read() {
+      if (!activeRegion) throw new Error('No region editor is open.');
+      await editor.syncEditors();
+      var card = host.querySelector('[data-region-id="' + activeRegion.id + '"]');
+      return cleanContent(helpers.getPreviewRegionContent(card, activeRegion));
+    },
+    async destroy() {
+      await editor.destroyEditors();
+      host.replaceChildren();
+      if (activeRegion) delete existingContent[activeRegion.region_key];
+      activeRegion = null;
+      activeContent = {};
+      if (previewCanvas) previewCanvas.replaceChildren();
+      if (previewEmpty) previewEmpty.hidden = true;
+    }
+  };
+  host.addEventListener('input', renderPreview);
+  host.addEventListener('change', renderPreview);
+  window.addEventListener('resize', renderPreview);
+  if (window.ResizeObserver && previewWorkspace) {
+    previewResizeObserver = new ResizeObserver(renderPreview);
+    previewResizeObserver.observe(previewWorkspace);
+  }
+}());

src/web/public/js/templates/template-designer-utils.js

@@ -263,11 +263,19 @@
 
   function readCard(card) {
     var name = getRegionName(card);
+    var defaultContentInput = card.querySelector('[data-region-default-content]');
+    var readOnlyInput = card.querySelector('[data-region-read-only]');
+    var defaultContent = {};
+    if (defaultContentInput) {
+      try { defaultContent = JSON.parse(defaultContentInput.value || '{}'); } catch (_error) { defaultContent = {}; }
+    }
     return {
       region_key: name,
       label: name,
       region_type: card.querySelector('[name="region_type[]"]').value,
       lock_ratio: normalizeLockRatio(card.querySelector('[name="region_lock_ratio[]"]').value),
+      default_content: defaultContent && typeof defaultContent === 'object' && !Array.isArray(defaultContent) ? defaultContent : {},
+      read_only: Boolean(readOnlyInput && readOnlyInput.checked),
       animation_json: getAnimationConfig(card),
       x: Number(card.querySelector('[name="region_x[]"]').value || 0),
       y: Number(card.querySelector('[name="region_y[]"]').value || 0),
@@ -287,6 +295,10 @@
     }
     if (values.region_type !== undefined) { card.querySelector('[name="region_type[]"]').value = values.region_type; }
     if (values.lock_ratio !== undefined) { card.querySelector('[name="region_lock_ratio[]"]').value = normalizeLockRatio(values.lock_ratio); }
+    var defaultContentInput = card.querySelector('[data-region-default-content]');
+    var readOnlyInput = card.querySelector('[data-region-read-only]');
+    if (defaultContentInput && values.default_content !== undefined) { defaultContentInput.value = JSON.stringify(values.default_content || {}, null, 2); }
+    if (readOnlyInput && values.read_only !== undefined) { readOnlyInput.checked = values.read_only === true || values.read_only === 1; }
     if (values.animation_json !== undefined) { writeAnimationConfig(card, values.animation_json); }
     if (values.x !== undefined) { card.querySelector('[name="region_x[]"]').value = Math.round(values.x); }
     if (values.y !== undefined) { card.querySelector('[name="region_y[]"]').value = Math.round(values.y); }

src/web/public/js/templates/template-designer.js

@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@
   var regionAddModal = document.getElementById('region-add-modal');
   var regionAddOptions = document.getElementById('region-add-options');
   var animationAdvancedModal = document.getElementById('animation-advanced-modal');
+  var defaultContentModal = document.getElementById('region-default-content-modal');
+  var defaultContentModalTitle = document.getElementById('region-default-content-modal-label');
+  var defaultContentEditorHost = document.getElementById('region-default-content-editor-host');
+  var defaultContentSaveButton = document.getElementById('region-default-content-save');
   var regionCardTemplate = document.getElementById('region-card-template');
   var regionsJsonInput = document.getElementById('regions-json');
   var templateForm = document.getElementById('template-form');
@@ -63,6 +67,7 @@
   var draft = null;
   var selectedIndex = -1;
   var activeAnimationCard = null;
+  var activeDefaultContentCard = null;
   var overlayRenderFrame = 0;
   var stageResizeObserver = null;
   var regionNameValidationToastShown = false;
@@ -830,6 +835,65 @@
     if (values.z_index !== undefined) { card.querySelector('[name="region_z[]"]').value = Math.max(1, Math.round(Number(values.z_index) || 1)); }
   }
 
+  function readDefaultContent(card) {
+    var input = card && card.querySelector('[data-region-default-content]');
+    if (!input) return {};
+    try {
+      var content = JSON.parse(input.value || '{}');
+      return content && typeof content === 'object' && !Array.isArray(content) ? content : {};
+    } catch (_error) {
+      return {};
+    }
+  }
+
+  function openDefaultContentEditor(card) {
+    if (!defaultContentModal || !card || !window.pulseModal) return;
+    activeDefaultContentCard = card;
+    var main = document.querySelector('.app-main');
+    var sidebarEdge = window.innerWidth >= 992 && main ? Math.max(0, main.getBoundingClientRect().left) : 0;
+    defaultContentModal.style.setProperty('--slide-layout-left', sidebarEdge + 'px');
+    var region = readCard(card);
+    var content = readDefaultContent(card);
+    if (defaultContentModalTitle) defaultContentModalTitle.textContent = 'Default content: ' + (region.region_name || region.region_key || 'Region');
+    if (defaultContentEditorHost) defaultContentEditorHost.replaceChildren();
+    if (defaultContentSaveButton) defaultContentSaveButton.disabled = true;
+    if (defaultContentModal) defaultContentModal.dataset.regionType = region.region_type;
+    window.pulseTemplateDefaultContentEditorContent = { region: region, content: content };
+    window.pulseModal.show(defaultContentModal);
+  }
+
+  if (defaultContentModal) {
+    defaultContentModal.addEventListener('shown.bs.modal', function () {
+      var state = window.pulseTemplateDefaultContentEditorContent;
+      if (!state || !window.pulseTemplateDefaultContentEditor || !defaultContentEditorHost) return;
+      window.pulseTemplateDefaultContentEditor.open(state.region, state.content, defaultContentEditorHost).then(function () {
+        if (defaultContentSaveButton) defaultContentSaveButton.disabled = false;
+      }).catch(function () {
+        if (typeof showToast === 'function') showToast('The region editor could not be loaded.', 'danger');
+      });
+    });
+    defaultContentModal.addEventListener('hidden.bs.modal', function () {
+      if (window.pulseTemplateDefaultContentEditor) window.pulseTemplateDefaultContentEditor.destroy();
+      window.pulseTemplateDefaultContentEditorContent = null;
+    });
+  }
+  if (defaultContentSaveButton) {
+    defaultContentSaveButton.addEventListener('click', async function () {
+      if (!activeDefaultContentCard || !window.pulseTemplateDefaultContentEditor) return;
+      try {
+        var region = readCard(activeDefaultContentCard);
+        var content = await window.pulseTemplateDefaultContentEditor.read();
+        content.type = region.region_type;
+        writeCard(activeDefaultContentCard, { default_content: content });
+        markTemplateFormDirty();
+        activeDefaultContentCard = null;
+        window.pulseModal.hide(defaultContentModal);
+      } catch (_error) {
+        if (typeof showToast === 'function') showToast('Unable to read region content.', 'danger');
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
   function getOverlayRect() {
     return utils.getOverlayRect ? utils.getOverlayRect(overlay) : overlay.getBoundingClientRect();
   }
@@ -1154,6 +1218,14 @@
     if (regionLabelInput) {
       regionLabelInput.value = region.label || region.region_key || '';
     }
+    var defaultContentInput = card.querySelector('[data-region-default-content]');
+    if (defaultContentInput) {
+      defaultContentInput.value = JSON.stringify(region.default_content || {});
+    }
+    var readOnlyInput = card.querySelector('[data-region-read-only]');
+    if (readOnlyInput) {
+      readOnlyInput.checked = region.read_only === true || Number(region.read_only) === 1;
+    }
     var regionLockRatioInput = card.querySelector('[name="region_lock_ratio[]"]');
     if (regionLockRatioInput) {
       regionLockRatioInput.value = normalizeLockRatio(region.lock_ratio || (String(region.region_type || '').trim() === 'qr-code' ? '1:1' : ''));
@@ -1211,6 +1283,7 @@
     var animationPresetInputs = card.querySelectorAll('[data-animation-preset]');
     var animationResetButtons = card.querySelectorAll('[data-animation-reset-button]');
     var animationAdvancedButton = card.querySelector('[data-animation-advanced-button]');
+    var defaultContentButton = card.querySelector('[data-region-default-content-button]');
     nameInput.addEventListener('input', function () {
       regionNameValidationToastShown = false;
       syncRegionIdentity(card, nameInput.value);
@@ -1219,6 +1292,9 @@
       renderRegionSidebar();
       renderOverlay();
     });
+    var readOnlyInput = card.querySelector('[data-region-read-only]');
+    if (defaultContentButton) defaultContentButton.addEventListener('click', function () { openDefaultContentEditor(card); });
+    if (readOnlyInput) readOnlyInput.addEventListener('change', markTemplateFormDirty);
     Array.prototype.forEach.call(animationPresetInputs, function (input) {
       input.addEventListener('change', function () {
         setAnimationPreset(card, input.getAttribute('data-animation-preset'), input.value);

src/web/routes/admin/content.js

@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ module.exports = function registerContentRoutes(app, deps) {
         region_type: region.region_type,
         label: region.label,
         lock_ratio: region.lock_ratio,
+        default_content: typeof region.default_content === 'string'
+          ? common.parseJsonSafe(region.default_content) || {}
+          : region.default_content || {},
+        read_only: Boolean(region.read_only),
         animation_json: animation,
         x: Number(region.x),
         y: Number(region.y),
@@ -64,8 +68,8 @@ module.exports = function registerContentRoutes(app, deps) {
     });
   }
 
-  async function fetchSlideFormData() {
+  async function fetchSlideFormData(includeTemplates) {
-    const data = await common.fetchTemplatesData(pool);
+    const data = includeTemplates === false ? {} : await common.fetchTemplatesData(pool);
     const rssData = await common.fetchRssFeedsData(pool);
     const apiData = typeof common.fetchApiSourcesData === 'function' ? await common.fetchApiSourcesData(pool) : { apiSources: [] };
     const timetableData = typeof common.fetchTimetablesData === 'function' ? await common.fetchTimetablesData(pool) : { timetableGroups: [] };
@@ -109,6 +113,19 @@ module.exports = function registerContentRoutes(app, deps) {
     });
   }
 
+  function pickTemplateRegionEditorData(data) {
+    return {
+      rssFeeds: data.rssFeeds || [],
+      apiSources: data.apiSources || [],
+      timetableGroups: data.timetableGroups || [],
+      weatherLocations: data.weatherLocations || [],
+      weatherIconSets: data.weatherIconSets || [],
+      mediaAssets: data.mediaAssets || [],
+      fontLibrary: data.fontLibrary || null,
+      uploadLimits: data.uploadLimits || {}
+    };
+  }
+
   if (!pool || !common || !pages || !upload || typeof fetchScreensBySlideId !== 'function' || typeof fetchScreensByTemplateId !== 'function' || typeof collectUploadReferencesFromSlide !== 'function' || typeof collectUploadReferencesFromTemplate !== 'function' || typeof collectUploadReferencesFromPayload !== 'function' || typeof removeUnusedUploadFiles !== 'function' || typeof syncPlaylistUploadsOnChange !== 'function' || typeof getAuditUserId !== 'function' || typeof redirectAfterSave !== 'function' || typeof notifyPlayerScreens !== 'function' || typeof broadcastDashboardState !== 'function' || typeof getSlideDeleteBlockMessage !== 'function' || typeof getTemplateDeleteBlockMessage !== 'function' || typeof getCanvasSizeDeleteBlockMessage !== 'function' || typeof hasAnyPermission !== 'function') {
     throw new Error('registerContentRoutes requires the content route dependencies.');
   }
@@ -693,11 +710,10 @@ module.exports = function registerContentRoutes(app, deps) {
 
   app.get('/templates/new', requirePermission('templates.create'), async function (req, res, next) {
     try {
-      const data = await common.fetchCanvasSizesData(pool);
+      const [data, slideEditorData] = await Promise.all([common.fetchCanvasSizesData(pool), fetchSlideFormData(false)]);
-      await syncMediaAssetsFromDirectory(pool, deps.uploadDir);
+      const regionEditorData = pickTemplateRegionEditorData(slideEditorData);
-      const mediaAssets = (await fetchMediaAssets(pool)).slice(0, 24);
+      const imageUploadMaxBytes = Number(regionEditorData.uploadLimits.imageMaxBytes) || IMAGE_UPLOAD_MAX_BYTES;
-      const settings = await fetchAppSettings(pool);
+      res.send(pages.renderTemplateAddPage(null, req.query.message ? String(req.query.message) : '', data.canvasSizes, req.currentUser, regionEditorData.mediaAssets, imageUploadMaxBytes, regionEditorData));
-      res.send(pages.renderTemplateAddPage(null, req.query.message ? String(req.query.message) : '', data.canvasSizes, req.currentUser, mediaAssets, Number(settings['uploads.image_max_bytes']) || IMAGE_UPLOAD_MAX_BYTES));
     } catch (error) {
       next(error);
     }
@@ -724,8 +740,8 @@ module.exports = function registerContentRoutes(app, deps) {
       for (let i = 0; i < payload.regions.length; i += 1) {
         const region = payload.regions[i];
         await pool.query(
-          'INSERT INTO c_template_regions (template_id, region_key, region_type, label, lock_ratio, animation_json, x, y, width, height, z_index, created_by, modified_by) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)',
+          'INSERT INTO c_template_regions (template_id, region_key, region_type, label, lock_ratio, animation_json, default_content_json, read_only, x, y, width, height, z_index, created_by, modified_by) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)',
-          [result.insertId, region.region_key, region.region_type, region.label, region.lock_ratio, JSON.stringify(region.animation_json || {}), region.x, region.y, region.width, region.height, region.z_index, actorId, actorId]
+          [result.insertId, region.region_key, region.region_type, region.label, region.lock_ratio, JSON.stringify(region.animation_json || {}), JSON.stringify(region.default_content || {}), region.read_only ? 1 : 0, region.x, region.y, region.width, region.height, region.z_index, actorId, actorId]
         );
       }
       await publishMediaAssets(pool, collectUploadReferencesFromPayload(payload));
@@ -755,11 +771,10 @@ module.exports = function registerContentRoutes(app, deps) {
       template.region_usage = await fetchTemplateRegionUsage(template);
       template.slide_count = (await fetchSlidesByTemplateId(template.id)).length;
       template.inUse = template.slide_count > 0;
-      const sizeData = await common.fetchCanvasSizesData(pool, template.canvas_size_id);
+      const [sizeData, slideEditorData] = await Promise.all([common.fetchCanvasSizesData(pool, template.canvas_size_id), fetchSlideFormData(false)]);
-      await syncMediaAssetsFromDirectory(pool, deps.uploadDir);
+      const regionEditorData = pickTemplateRegionEditorData(slideEditorData);
-      const mediaAssets = await fetchMediaAssets(pool);
+      const imageUploadMaxBytes = Number(regionEditorData.uploadLimits.imageMaxBytes) || IMAGE_UPLOAD_MAX_BYTES;
-      const settings = await fetchAppSettings(pool);
+      res.send(pages.renderTemplateEditPage(template, sizeData, req.query.message ? String(req.query.message) : '', req.currentUser, regionEditorData.mediaAssets, imageUploadMaxBytes, regionEditorData));
-      res.send(pages.renderTemplateEditPage(template, sizeData, req.query.message ? String(req.query.message) : '', req.currentUser, mediaAssets, Number(settings['uploads.image_max_bytes']) || IMAGE_UPLOAD_MAX_BYTES));
     } catch (error) {
       next(error);
     }
@@ -980,8 +995,8 @@ module.exports = function registerContentRoutes(app, deps) {
       for (let i = 0; i < payload.regions.length; i += 1) {
         const region = payload.regions[i];
         await pool.query(
-          'INSERT INTO c_template_regions (template_id, region_key, region_type, label, lock_ratio, animation_json, x, y, width, height, z_index, created_by, modified_by) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)',
+          'INSERT INTO c_template_regions (template_id, region_key, region_type, label, lock_ratio, animation_json, default_content_json, read_only, x, y, width, height, z_index, created_by, modified_by) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)',
-          [template.id, region.region_key, region.region_type, region.label, region.lock_ratio, JSON.stringify(region.animation_json || {}), region.x, region.y, region.width, region.height, region.z_index, actorId, actorId]
+          [template.id, region.region_key, region.region_type, region.label, region.lock_ratio, JSON.stringify(region.animation_json || {}), JSON.stringify(region.default_content || {}), region.read_only ? 1 : 0, region.x, region.y, region.width, region.height, region.z_index, actorId, actorId]
         );
       }
       await publishMediaAssets(pool, Array.from(new Set(Array.from(existingUploadRefs).concat(Array.from(nextUploadRefs)))));

src/web/routes/data-sources/rss-feeds/routes.js

@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ const { fetchAppSettings } = require('#src/data/app-settings');
 
 async function getDataSourceUsageMaps(pool, common) {
   const [slides] = await pool.query('SELECT content_json FROM c_slides WHERE content_json IS NOT NULL');
+  const [templateRegions] = await pool.query('SELECT default_content_json FROM c_template_regions WHERE default_content_json IS NOT NULL');
   const rssFeedIds = new Set();
 
-  for (let index = 0; index < slides.length; index += 1) {
+  function collectUsage(json) {
-    const content = typeof common.parseJsonSafe === 'function' ? common.parseJsonSafe(slides[index].content_json) : null;
+    const content = typeof common.parseJsonSafe === 'function' ? common.parseJsonSafe(json) : null;
     if (!content || typeof content !== 'object') {
-      continue;
+      return;
     }
 
     (function walk(value) {
@@ -40,6 +41,9 @@ async function getDataSourceUsageMaps(pool, common) {
     })(content);
   }
 
+  slides.forEach(function (slide) { collectUsage(slide.content_json); });
+  templateRegions.forEach(function (region) { collectUsage(region.default_content_json); });
+
   return rssFeedIds;
 }
 
@@ -119,32 +123,8 @@ module.exports = function registerRssFeedRoutes(app, deps) {
         return res.status(404).send('RSS feed not found');
       }
 
-      const [slides] = await pool.query('SELECT content_json FROM c_slides WHERE content_json IS NOT NULL');
+      const usageIds = await getDataSourceUsageMaps(pool, common);
-      const inUse = (slides || []).some(function (row) {
+      const inUse = usageIds.has(Number(rssFeed.id));
-        const content = typeof common.parseJsonSafe === 'function' ? common.parseJsonSafe(row.content_json) : null;
-        if (!content || typeof content !== 'object') {
-          return false;
-        }
-
-        const stack = [content];
-        while (stack.length) {
-          const value = stack.pop();
-          if (!value || typeof value !== 'object') {
-            continue;
-          }
-          if (Array.isArray(value)) {
-            value.forEach(function (item) { stack.push(item); });
-            continue;
-          }
-          if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(value, 'feed_id') && Number(value.feed_id) === Number(rssFeed.id)) {
-            return true;
-          }
-          Object.keys(value).forEach(function (key) {
-            stack.push(value[key]);
-          });
-        }
-        return false;
-      });
 
       const pulledItems = typeof common.fetchRssFeedItemsByFeedId === 'function'
         ? await common.fetchRssFeedItemsByFeedId(pool, rssFeed.id)
@@ -317,7 +297,7 @@ module.exports = function registerRssFeedRoutes(app, deps) {
       }
 
       if (await isRssFeedInUse(pool, common, rssFeed.id)) {
-        return res.redirect('/data-sources/rss-feeds?message=' + encodeURIComponent('This RSS feed is still used by one or more slides.'));
+        return res.redirect('/data-sources/rss-feeds?message=' + encodeURIComponent('This RSS feed is still used by slides or template defaults.'));
       }
 
       const connection = await pool.getConnection();
@@ -338,3 +318,5 @@ module.exports = function registerRssFeedRoutes(app, deps) {
     }
   });
 };
+
+module.exports.getDataSourceUsageMaps = getDataSourceUsageMaps;

src/web/routes/data-sources/timetables/routes.js

@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ const { buildDuplicateTimetableGroupName, buildDuplicateTimetableGroup, buildDup
 
 async function getDataSourceUsageMaps(pool, common) {
   const [slides] = await pool.query('SELECT content_json FROM c_slides WHERE content_json IS NOT NULL');
+  const [templateRegions] = await pool.query('SELECT default_content_json FROM c_template_regions WHERE default_content_json IS NOT NULL');
   const timetableGroupIds = new Set();
 
-  for (let index = 0; index < slides.length; index += 1) {
+  function collectUsage(json) {
-    const content = typeof common.parseJsonSafe === 'function' ? common.parseJsonSafe(slides[index].content_json) : null;
+    const content = typeof common.parseJsonSafe === 'function' ? common.parseJsonSafe(json) : null;
     if (!content || typeof content !== 'object') {
-      continue;
+      return;
     }
 
     (function walk(value) {
@@ -39,6 +40,9 @@ async function getDataSourceUsageMaps(pool, common) {
     })(content);
   }
 
+  slides.forEach(function (slide) { collectUsage(slide.content_json); });
+  templateRegions.forEach(function (region) { collectUsage(region.default_content_json); });
+
   return timetableGroupIds;
 }
 
@@ -324,7 +328,7 @@ module.exports = function registerTimetableRoutes(app, deps) {
 
       const usageIds = await getDataSourceUsageMaps(pool, common);
       if (usageIds.has(Number(timetableGroup.id))) {
-        return res.redirect('/data-sources/timetables?message=' + encodeURIComponent('This timetable group is still used by one or more slides.'));
+        return res.redirect('/data-sources/timetables?message=' + encodeURIComponent('This timetable group is still used by slides or template defaults.'));
       }
 
       const connection = await pool.getConnection();
@@ -344,3 +348,5 @@ module.exports = function registerTimetableRoutes(app, deps) {
     }
   });
 };
+
+module.exports.getDataSourceUsageMaps = getDataSourceUsageMaps;

src/web/routes/data-sources/weather.js

@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ const { buildAuditChanges } = require('#src/data/audit-log');
 
 async function getWeatherLocationUsageIds(pool, common) {
   const [slides] = await pool.query('SELECT content_json FROM c_slides WHERE content_json IS NOT NULL');
+  const [templateRegions] = await pool.query('SELECT default_content_json FROM c_template_regions WHERE default_content_json IS NOT NULL');
   const weatherLocationIds = new Set();
-  slides.forEach(function (slide) {
+  function collectUsage(json) {
-    const content = typeof common.parseJsonSafe === 'function' ? common.parseJsonSafe(slide.content_json) : null;
+    const content = typeof common.parseJsonSafe === 'function' ? common.parseJsonSafe(json) : null;
     if (!content || typeof content !== 'object') return;
     (function walk(value) {
       if (!value || typeof value !== 'object') return;
@@ -26,7 +27,9 @@ async function getWeatherLocationUsageIds(pool, common) {
       }
       Object.keys(value).forEach(function (key) { walk(value[key]); });
     }(content));
-  });
+  }
+  slides.forEach(function (slide) { collectUsage(slide.content_json); });
+  templateRegions.forEach(function (region) { collectUsage(region.default_content_json); });
   return weatherLocationIds;
 }
 
@@ -189,7 +192,7 @@ module.exports = function registerWeatherRoutes(app, deps) {
       const location = await common.fetchWeatherLocationById(pool, Number(req.params.id));
       if (!location) return res.status(404).send('Weather location not found');
       if (await isWeatherLocationInUse(pool, common, location.id)) {
-        return res.redirect('/data-sources/weather?message=' + encodeURIComponent('This weather location is still used by one or more slides.'));
+        return res.redirect('/data-sources/weather?message=' + encodeURIComponent('This weather location is still used by slides or template defaults.'));
       }
       await pool.query('DELETE FROM i_weather_locations WHERE id = ?', [location.id]);
       dataSourceTasks.removeRecurringRefresh('weather-location', location.id);
@@ -198,3 +201,5 @@ module.exports = function registerWeatherRoutes(app, deps) {
     } catch (error) { next(error); }
   });
 };
+
+module.exports.getWeatherLocationUsageIds = getWeatherLocationUsageIds;

src/web/routes/settings/fonts.js

@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ async function fetchUsedFontFamilies(pool, fonts) {
       'SELECT COUNT(*) AS match_count FROM c_slides WHERE LOCATE(LOWER(?), LOWER(COALESCE(content_json, ""))) > 0',
       [family]
     );
-    if (Number(rows && rows[0] && rows[0].match_count) > 0) {
+    const [templateRows] = await pool.query(
+      'SELECT COUNT(*) AS match_count FROM c_template_regions WHERE LOCATE(LOWER(?), LOWER(CAST(COALESCE(default_content_json, "") AS CHAR))) > 0',
+      [family]
+    );
+    if (Number(rows && rows[0] && rows[0].match_count) > 0 || Number(templateRows && templateRows[0] && templateRows[0].match_count) > 0) {
       usedFamilies.add(family);
     }
   }
@@ -43,8 +47,12 @@ async function isFontUsed(pool, family) {
     'SELECT COUNT(*) AS match_count FROM c_slides WHERE LOCATE(LOWER(?), LOWER(COALESCE(content_json, ""))) > 0',
     [normalizedFamily]
   );
+  const [templateRows] = await pool.query(
+    'SELECT COUNT(*) AS match_count FROM c_template_regions WHERE LOCATE(LOWER(?), LOWER(CAST(COALESCE(default_content_json, "") AS CHAR))) > 0',
+    [normalizedFamily]
+  );
 
-  return Number(rows && rows[0] && rows[0].match_count) > 0;
+  return Number(rows && rows[0] && rows[0].match_count) > 0 || Number(templateRows && templateRows[0] && templateRows[0].match_count) > 0;
 }
 
 async function buildFontsPageData(pool, uploadDir, req, common) {
@@ -230,7 +238,7 @@ module.exports = function registerFontRoutes(app, deps) {
       });
       const family = currentFont ? String(currentFont.family || currentFont.name || '').trim() : '';
       if (family && await isFontUsed(pool, family)) {
-        return res.redirect('/settings/fonts?message=' + encodeURIComponent('That font is still used by one or more slides.'));
+        return res.redirect('/settings/fonts?message=' + encodeURIComponent('That font is still used by slides or template defaults.'));
       }
 
       const removed = await fontLibrary.deleteFontFile(uploadDir, fontId);

src/web/routes/settings/weather-icons.js

@@ -5,6 +5,22 @@ const { fetchPlayerRegistrations } = require('#src/data/player-registry');
 const { buildPagination } = require('#src/web/lib/pagination');
 const { createSearchMatcher, getSearchQuery, getSortDirectionQuery, getSortQuery, parsePageNumber, sortRows } = require('#src/web/lib/list-query');
 
+async function isWeatherIconSetUsed(pool, iconSetId) {
+  const [slides] = await pool.query('SELECT content_json FROM c_slides');
+  const [templateRegions] = await pool.query('SELECT default_content_json FROM c_template_regions WHERE default_content_json IS NOT NULL');
+  function matches(value) {
+    let content = value;
+    if (typeof content === 'string') {
+      try { content = JSON.parse(content); } catch (_error) { content = null; }
+    }
+    if (!content || typeof content !== 'object') return false;
+    if (!Array.isArray(content) && String(content.weather_icon_set_id || '') === String(iconSetId)) return true;
+    return (Array.isArray(content) ? content : Object.values(content)).some(matches);
+  }
+  return slides.some(function (slide) { return matches(slide.content_json); })
+    || templateRegions.some(function (region) { return matches(region.default_content_json); });
+}
+
 module.exports = function registerWeatherIconRoutes(app, deps) {
   const recordRequestAuditEvent = deps.recordRequestAuditEvent;
   const upload = multer({ storage: multer.memoryStorage(), limits: { fileSize: 5 * 1024 * 1024, files: library.CONDITIONS.length * 2, fields: 2 } });
@@ -13,16 +29,22 @@ module.exports = function registerWeatherIconRoutes(app, deps) {
   });
   async function page(req, res, message, status) {
     const [slides] = await deps.pool.query('SELECT id, content_json FROM c_slides');
+    const [templateRegions] = await deps.pool.query('SELECT default_content_json FROM c_template_regions WHERE default_content_json IS NOT NULL');
     const search = getSearchQuery(req);
     const sort = getSortQuery(req);
     const direction = getSortDirectionQuery(req);
     const sets = sortRows(library.readWeatherIconSets(deps.mediaDir).map(function (set) {
-      const usageCount = slides.filter(function (slide) {
+      const slideUsageCount = slides.filter(function (slide) {
         const content = typeof slide.content_json === 'string' ? JSON.parse(slide.content_json || '{}') : slide.content_json || {};
         return Object.values(content).some(function (region) {
           return region && region.weather_icon_set_id === set.id;
         });
       }).length;
+      const templateUsageCount = templateRegions.filter(function (region) {
+        const content = typeof region.default_content_json === 'string' ? JSON.parse(region.default_content_json || '{}') : region.default_content_json || {};
+        return content && String(content.weather_icon_set_id || '') === String(set.id);
+      }).length;
+      const usageCount = slideUsageCount + templateUsageCount;
       return Object.assign({}, set, { usageCount: usageCount, conditions: library.CONDITIONS.map(function (condition) {
         return Object.assign({}, condition, { image: set.icons[condition.key], nightImage: (set.nightIcons || {})[condition.key], setId: set.id });
       }) });
@@ -97,14 +119,7 @@ module.exports = function registerWeatherIconRoutes(app, deps) {
   });
   app.post('/settings/weather-icons/:id/delete', deps.requirePermission('weather-icons.delete'), async function (req, res, next) {
     try {
-      const [slides] = await deps.pool.query('SELECT id, content_json FROM c_slides');
+      if (await isWeatherIconSetUsed(deps.pool, req.params.id)) return await page(req, res, 'That icon set is still used by slides or template defaults.', 400);
-      const used = slides.some(function (slide) {
-        const content = typeof slide.content_json === 'string' ? JSON.parse(slide.content_json || '{}') : slide.content_json || {};
-        return Object.values(content).some(function (region) {
-          return region && region.weather_icon_set_id === req.params.id;
-        });
-      });
-      if (used) return await page(req, res, 'That icon set is still used by one or more slides.', 400);
       const removed = library.deleteWeatherIconSet(deps.mediaDir, req.params.id);
       if (typeof recordRequestAuditEvent === 'function') {
         await recordRequestAuditEvent(deps.pool, req, {
@@ -118,3 +133,5 @@ module.exports = function registerWeatherIconRoutes(app, deps) {
     } catch (error) { next(error); }
   });
 };
+
+module.exports.isWeatherIconSetUsed = isWeatherIconSetUsed;

src/web/routes/signage/templates/add.js

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 const { renderView } = require('#src/web/view');
 const { buildTemplateFormViewModel } = require('#src/web/routes/signage/templates/form-view-model');
 
-module.exports = function renderTemplateAddPage(template, message, canvasSizes, currentUser, mediaAssets, imageUploadMaxBytes) {
+module.exports = function renderTemplateAddPage(template, message, canvasSizes, currentUser, mediaAssets, imageUploadMaxBytes, regionEditorData) {
-  return renderView('templates/form', buildTemplateFormViewModel(template, message, canvasSizes, currentUser, false, mediaAssets, imageUploadMaxBytes));
+  return renderView('templates/form', buildTemplateFormViewModel(template, message, canvasSizes, currentUser, false, mediaAssets, imageUploadMaxBytes, regionEditorData));
 };

src/web/routes/signage/templates/edit.js

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 const { renderView } = require('#src/web/view');
 const { buildTemplateFormViewModel } = require('#src/web/routes/signage/templates/form-view-model');
 
-module.exports = function renderTemplateEditPage(template, data, message, currentUser, mediaAssets, imageUploadMaxBytes) {
+module.exports = function renderTemplateEditPage(template, data, message, currentUser, mediaAssets, imageUploadMaxBytes, regionEditorData) {
-  return renderView('templates/form', buildTemplateFormViewModel(template, message, data && data.canvasSizes ? data.canvasSizes : [], currentUser, true, mediaAssets, imageUploadMaxBytes));
+  return renderView('templates/form', buildTemplateFormViewModel(template, message, data && data.canvasSizes ? data.canvasSizes : [], currentUser, true, mediaAssets, imageUploadMaxBytes, regionEditorData));
 };

src/web/routes/signage/templates/form-view-model.js

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ function resolveTemplateCanvasSize(template, canvasSizes) {
   });
 }
 
-function buildTemplateFormViewModel(template, message, canvasSizes, currentUser, isEdit, mediaAssets, imageUploadMaxBytes) {
+function buildTemplateFormViewModel(template, message, canvasSizes, currentUser, isEdit, mediaAssets, imageUploadMaxBytes, regionEditorData) {
   const current = resolveTemplateCanvasSize(template || buildDefaultTemplate(), canvasSizes || []);
   const assetVersion = Date.now().toString(36);
 
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ function buildTemplateFormViewModel(template, message, canvasSizes, currentUser,
     deleteConfirmMessage: isEdit ? 'Delete this template?' : '',
     canvasSizes: canvasSizes || [],
     mediaAssets: Array.isArray(mediaAssets) ? mediaAssets : [],
+    regionEditorData: regionEditorData || {},
     imageUploadMaxBytes: Number(imageUploadMaxBytes) || 100 * 1024 * 1024,
     animationPresets: animationPresets,
     scripts: ['js/lib/modal.js?v=' + assetVersion, 'js/shared/region-layout.js?v=' + assetVersion, 'js/templates/animation-presets.js?v=' + assetVersion, 'vendor/qr-code-styling/qr-code-styling-loader.js?v=' + assetVersion].concat(getRegionEditorScripts(assetVersion), ['js/templates/template-designer-utils.js?v=' + assetVersion, 'js/shared/region-animation-controls.js?v=' + assetVersion, 'js/templates/template-designer.js?v=' + assetVersion])

src/web/views/shared/media-picker-modal.hbs

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     </div>
   </div>
   <div class="modal-footer">
-    <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary" data-media-picker-cancel>Cancel</button>
     <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-media-picker-confirm>Confirm selection</button>
+    <button type="button" class="btn btn-warning" data-media-picker-cancel>Cancel</button>
   </div>
 {{/modal-shell}}

src/web/views/signage/playlists/form.hbs

@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@
   <div class="modal-footer justify-content-end">
     <div class="d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center justify-content-end gap-2 w-100">
       <div class="text-body-secondary small text-end" id="playlist-slide-picker-selected-count-wrap"><span id="playlist-slide-picker-selected-count">0</span> selected</div>
-      <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Cancel</button>
+      <button type="button" class="btn btn-success" id="playlist-confirm-add-slides" disabled>Add selected slides</button>
-      <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" id="playlist-confirm-add-slides" disabled>Add selected slides</button>
+      <button type="button" class="btn btn-warning" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Cancel</button>
     </div>
   </div>
 {{/modal-shell}}

src/web/views/signage/playlists/schedule-rule-card.hbs

@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
     <div class="d-flex align-items-center gap-4 ms-auto flex-shrink-0">
       <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-danger" data-remove-schedule-rule data-confirm-message="Remove this rule?">Remove</button>
       <button type="button" class="btn btn-tool p-0 text-body-secondary" data-lte-toggle="card-collapse" aria-expanded="{{#if isCollapsed}}false{{else}}true{{/if}}" aria-label="Collapse rule {{ruleIndex}}" title="Collapse rule {{ruleIndex}}">
-        <i class="bi {{#if isCollapsed}}bi-plus-lg{{else}}bi-dash-lg{{/if}}" aria-hidden="true" data-schedule-rule-collapse-icon></i>
+        <i class="bi bi-dash-lg" aria-hidden="true" data-lte-icon="collapse"></i>
+        <i class="bi bi-plus-lg" aria-hidden="true" data-lte-icon="expand"></i>
         <span class="visually-hidden">Collapse rule {{ruleIndex}}</span>
       </button>
     </div>

src/web/views/signage/playlists/slide-config.hbs

@@ -26,11 +26,9 @@
         {{> signage/playlists/schedule-rule-card ruleIndex=1 ruleSummary="" startDateTimeValue="" endDateTimeValue="" startTimeValue="" endTimeValue="" dayOptions=templateDayOptions isCollapsed=true}}
       </template>
     </div>
-    <div class="card-footer d-flex justify-content-end">
+    <div class="card-footer d-flex justify-content-end gap-2">
-      <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="Slide schedule actions">
+      <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Save schedule</button>
-        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Save schedule</button>
+      <button type="button" class="btn btn-warning" data-schedule-cancel data-confirm-unsaved="You have unsaved changes. Leave this page?">Cancel</button>
-        <button type="button" class="btn btn-warning" data-schedule-cancel data-confirm-unsaved="You have unsaved changes. Leave this page?">Cancel</button>
-      </div>
     </div>
   </form>
 </div>

src/web/views/signage/slides/form.hbs

@@ -20,8 +20,12 @@
             <input id="slide-title" name="title" class="form-control" value="{{slide.title}}" maxlength="128" data-limit-text-length required />
           </div>
           <div class="col-6">
-            <label for="template-select" class="form-label">Template</label>
+            <span id="template-select-label" class="form-label d-block">Template</span>
-            <select name="template_id" id="template-select" class="form-select">
+            <button type="button" id="template-picker-open" class="btn btn-outline-secondary w-100 d-flex align-items-center justify-content-between gap-2 text-start" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-controls="template-picker-modal" aria-labelledby="template-select-label template-picker-selected-name">
+              <span class="template-picker-current"><strong id="template-picker-selected-name">No template selected</strong></span>
+              <i class="bi bi-grid-3x3-gap flex-shrink-0" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+            </button>
+            <select name="template_id" id="template-select" class="visually-hidden" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true">
               <option value="">-- none --</option>
               {{#each templates}}
                 <option value="{{id}}" {{#if (eq ../slide.template_id id)}}selected{{/if}}>{{name}}</option>
@@ -79,6 +83,28 @@
   </div>
 </div>
 
+{{#> modal-shell modalId="template-picker-modal" modalLabelId="template-picker-modal-label" modalDialogClass="modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable template-picker-dialog"}}
+  <div class="modal-header">
+    <h2 class="modal-title fs-5" id="template-picker-modal-label">Choose a template</h2>
+    <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button>
+  </div>
+  <div class="modal-body">
+    <div class="template-picker-toolbar mb-3">
+      <label class="visually-hidden" for="template-picker-search">Search templates</label>
+      <input id="template-picker-search" type="search" class="form-control" placeholder="Search templates" autocomplete="off" />
+      <label class="visually-hidden" for="template-picker-canvas-size">Filter by canvas size</label>
+      <select id="template-picker-canvas-size" class="form-select" aria-label="Filter by canvas size">
+        <option value="">All canvas sizes</option>
+      </select>
+    </div>
+    <div id="template-picker-grid" class="template-picker-grid" role="listbox" aria-label="Templates"></div>
+    <p id="template-picker-empty" class="text-body-secondary text-center py-4" hidden>No templates match these filters.</p>
+  </div>
+    <div class="modal-footer">
+    <button type="button" class="btn btn-warning" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Cancel</button>
+  </div>
+{{/modal-shell}}
+
 {{#> modal-shell modalId="slide-layout-modal" modalLabelId="slide-layout-modal-label" modalDialogClass="modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable slide-layout-dialog"}}
   <div class="modal-header">
     <h2 class="modal-title fs-5" id="slide-layout-modal-label">Adjust layout <span class="text-body-secondary fs-6">This slide only</span></h2>

src/web/views/signage/templates/animation-advanced-modal.hbs

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
   <div class="modal-footer justify-content-between">
     <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary" data-animation-modal-reset>Reset to defaults</button>
     <div class="d-flex gap-2">
-      <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Cancel</button>
       <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-animation-modal-apply>Apply changes</button>
+      <button type="button" class="btn btn-warning" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Cancel</button>
     </div>
   </div>
 {{/modal-shell}}

src/web/views/signage/templates/form.hbs

@@ -169,7 +169,12 @@
       <input type="hidden" name="region_type[]" value="text" />
       <input type="hidden" name="region_key[]" value="" />
       <input type="hidden" name="region_label[]" value="" />
+      <input type="hidden" data-region-default-content value="{}" />
       {{> signage/templates/region-layout-fields}}
+      <div class="d-flex align-items-center gap-3 border-top pt-3 mt-1">
+        <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary flex-grow-1" data-region-default-content-button title="Edit template default content"><i class="bi bi-pencil-square me-1" aria-hidden="true"></i>Edit default</button>
+        <label class="form-check form-switch d-inline-flex align-items-center gap-2 mb-0 ps-0 text-nowrap flex-shrink-0" title="Hidden in the slide editor. Edit this content on the template."><input class="form-check-input m-0 flex-shrink-0" type="checkbox" data-region-read-only /><span class="form-check-label">Template-only</span></label>
+      </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
@@ -179,5 +184,33 @@
 
 {{> media-picker-modal mediaAssets=mediaAssets}}
 
+{{#> modal-shell modalId="region-default-content-modal" modalLabelId="region-default-content-modal-label" modalDialogClass="modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable template-default-content-dialog"}}
+  <div class="modal-header">
+    <h2 class="modal-title fs-5" id="region-default-content-modal-label">Default content</h2>
+    <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button>
+  </div>
+  <div class="modal-body slide-animation-body template-default-content-body">
+    <aside class="slide-animation-properties template-default-content-properties">
+      <div id="region-default-content-editor-host"></div>
+    </aside>
+    <section class="slide-animation-preview-panel template-default-content-workspace">
+      <div id="region-default-content-preview-stage" class="template-default-content-preview-stage">
+        <div id="region-default-content-preview-frame" class="template-default-content-preview-frame">
+          <img id="region-default-content-preview-background" class="template-default-content-preview-background" alt="" hidden />
+          <div id="region-default-content-preview-canvas" class="template-default-content-preview-canvas"></div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div id="region-default-content-preview-empty" class="text-body-secondary text-center py-2" hidden>No content yet. The preview shows the region's template position.</div>
+    </section>
+  </div>
+  <div class="modal-footer">
+    <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" id="region-default-content-save"><i class="bi bi-check-lg me-1" aria-hidden="true"></i>Apply content</button>
+    <button type="button" class="btn btn-warning" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Cancel</button>
+  </div>
+{{/modal-shell}}
+
 <textarea id="template-editor-data" hidden>{{json template.regions}}</textarea>
+<textarea id="template-region-editor-data" hidden>{{json regionEditorData}}</textarea>
+<script src="/assets/vendor/tinymce/tinymce.min.js"></script>
+<script type="module" src="/assets/js/templates/template-default-content-editor.js?v={{appVersion}}"></script>
 <script type="module" src="/assets/js/media-picker.js?v={{appVersion}}"></script>

test/action-buttons.test.js

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const test = require('node:test');
 const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
 const path = require('node:path');
+const fs = require('node:fs');
 const Handlebars = require('handlebars');
 
 const { registerHandlebars } = require('../src/web/handlebars');
@@ -70,3 +71,22 @@ test('save action buttons keep the new action wired for create pages', () => {
   assert.match(html, /name="save_action" value="new">Save and New<\/button>/);
   assert.match(html, /name="save_action" value="close">Save and Close<\/button>/);
 });
+
+test('playlist slide picker follows confirm then cancel button conventions', () => {
+  const source = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'src', 'web', 'views', 'signage', 'playlists', 'form.hbs'), 'utf8');
+
+  assert.match(source, /<button type="button" class="btn btn-success" id="playlist-confirm-add-slides" disabled>Add selected slides<\/button>\s*<button type="button" class="btn btn-warning" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Cancel<\/button>/);
+});
+
+test('playlist schedule actions are separate spaced buttons', () => {
+  const source = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'src', 'web', 'views', 'signage', 'playlists', 'slide-config.hbs'), 'utf8');
+
+  assert.match(source, /<div class="card-footer d-flex justify-content-end gap-2">\s*<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Save schedule<\/button>\s*<button type="button" class="btn btn-warning" data-schedule-cancel/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(source, /\bbtn-group\b/);
+});
+
+test('playlist schedule footer excludes the clearfix spacer from its flex actions', () => {
+  const source = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'src', 'web', 'public', 'css', 'theme-custom.css'), 'utf8');
+
+  assert.match(source, /^\.slide-schedule-card > form > \.card-footer::after\s*\{\s*content: none;\s*\}/m);
+});

test/api-source-groups.test.js

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ function payload(requests, auth) {
   return buildApiGroupPayload(Object.assign({ name: 'Tiltify', auth_method: 'none', requests_json: JSON.stringify(requests) }, auth));
 }
 
-function createPool(existing, slides, groupEnabled = 1) {
+function createPool(existing, slides, groupEnabled = 1, templateDefaults = []) {
   const calls = [];
   const connection = {
     async beginTransaction() { calls.push(['begin']); },
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ function createPool(existing, slides, groupEnabled = 1) {
       if (sql.includes('SELECT id, enabled FROM i_api_source_groups WHERE id')) return [[{ id: 5, enabled: groupEnabled }]];
       if (sql.includes('SELECT id FROM i_api_source_groups WHERE name')) return [[]];
       if (sql.includes('SELECT id FROM i_api_sources')) return [existing.map(id => ({ id }))];
+      if (sql.includes('SELECT default_content_json FROM c_template_regions')) return [templateDefaults.map(value => ({ default_content_json: value }))];
       if (sql.includes('SELECT content_json')) return [(slides || []).map(value => ({ content_json: value }))];
       if (sql.startsWith('INSERT INTO i_api_sources')) return [{ insertId: 99 }];
       if (sql.startsWith('INSERT INTO i_api_source_groups')) return [{ insertId: 10 }];
@@ -64,6 +65,9 @@ test('request ownership, slide usage, and delete permission are enforced before
   const used = createPool([5, 6], [JSON.stringify({ region: { type: 'api', source_id: 6 } })]);
   await assert.rejects(saveApiGroup(used, 5, payload([request]), 1, true), /still used/);
   assert.ok(!used.calls.some(([sql]) => sql.startsWith('UPDATE')));
+  const usedByTemplate = createPool([5, 6], [], 1, [JSON.stringify({ source_id: 6 })]);
+  await assert.rejects(saveApiGroup(usedByTemplate, 5, payload([request]), 1, true), /still used/);
+  assert.ok(!usedByTemplate.calls.some(([sql]) => sql.startsWith('UPDATE')));
   await assert.rejects(saveApiGroup(createPool([5, 6]), 5, payload([request]), 1, false), /permission/);
   const unused = createPool([5, 6]);
   const result = await saveApiGroup(unused, 5, payload([request]), 1, true);

test/fonts-routes.test.js

@@ -185,6 +185,43 @@ test('fonts route sorts by format and status', async () => {
   }
 });
 
+test('template default font references mark fonts in use and block deletion', async () => {
+  const originals = {
+    loadFontLibrary: fontLibrary.loadFontLibrary,
+    deleteFontFile: fontLibrary.deleteFontFile
+  };
+  const { app, handlers } = createHandlers();
+  const font = { id: 'alpha.woff2', family: 'Alpha Sans', name: 'Alpha Sans', fileName: 'alpha.woff2', format: 'woff2', enabled: true };
+  let deleteCount = 0;
+  fontLibrary.loadFontLibrary = function () { return { fonts: [font], stylesheetHref: '' }; };
+  fontLibrary.deleteFontFile = async function () { deleteCount += 1; return font; };
+  registerFontRoutes(app, {
+    pool: {
+      async query(sql) {
+        if (sql.includes('FROM c_template_regions')) return [[{ match_count: 1 }]];
+        return [[{ match_count: 0 }]];
+      }
+    },
+    pages: { renderFontsPage(data) { return JSON.stringify(data); } },
+    upload: { single() { return function (_req, _res, next) { next(); }; } },
+    uploadDir: 'unused',
+    backgroundTaskQueue: null
+  });
+
+  try {
+    const response = { body: '', send(value) { this.body = value; return this; }, redirect(value) { this.location = value; return this; } };
+    const req = { query: {}, currentUser: { permissions: ['fonts.read', 'fonts.delete'] }, params: { id: font.id } };
+    await handlers['GET /settings/fonts'][1](req, response, error => { throw error; });
+    assert.equal(JSON.parse(response.body).fonts[0].inUse, true);
+    await handlers['POST /settings/fonts/:id/delete'].at(-1)(req, response, error => { throw error; });
+    assert.match(decodeURIComponent(response.location), /font is still used by slides or template defaults/);
+    assert.equal(deleteCount, 0);
+  } finally {
+    fontLibrary.loadFontLibrary = originals.loadFontLibrary;
+    fontLibrary.deleteFontFile = originals.deleteFontFile;
+  }
+});
+
 test('fonts page renders the upload card above the table card', () => {
   const html = renderFontsPage({
     fonts: [

test/media-library.test.js

@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ test('media library backfills existing image and video uploads', async () => {
   }
 });
 
-test('media library counts slide and template references', async () => {
+test('media library counts slide, template background, and region default references', async () => {
   const queries = [];
   const pool = {
     async query(sql, params) {
@@ -174,16 +174,19 @@ test('media library counts slide and template references', async () => {
       if (sql.includes('FROM c_slides')) {
         return [[{ ref_count: 2 }]];
       }
-      return [[{ ref_count: 1 }]];
+      if (sql.includes('FROM c_templates')) return [[{ ref_count: 1 }]];
+      return [[{ ref_count: 3 }]];
     }
   };
 
-  assert.equal(await countMediaAssetReferences(pool, '/media/uploads/shared.png'), 3);
+  assert.equal(await countMediaAssetReferences(pool, '/media/uploads/shared.png'), 6);
-  assert.equal(queries.length, 2);
+  assert.equal(queries.length, 3);
   assert.equal(queries[0].params[0], '/media/uploads/shared.png');
   assert.equal(queries[1].params[0], '/media/uploads/shared.png');
+  assert.equal(queries[2].params[0], '/media/uploads/shared.png');
   assert.match(queries[0].sql, /LOCATE/);
   assert.match(queries[0].sql, /CAST\(COALESCE\(content_json, ''\) AS CHAR\)/);
+  assert.match(queries[2].sql, /default_content_json/);
 });
 
 test('media library upload and delete routes audit successful asset changes', async () => {

test/player-playlist.test.js

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ test('buildScreenPlaylist assembles slides, templates, and derived values', asyn
           id: 101,
           title: 'Intro',
           template_id: 33,
-          content_json: '{"videoRegion":{"type":"video","duration_seconds":12.3456},"backupVideo":{"type":"video","duration_seconds":20.1111},"textRegion":{"type":"text","value":"Hello"},"qrRegion":{"type":"qr-code","value":"https://example.com"}}',
+          content_json: '{"videoRegion":{"type":"video","duration_seconds":12.3456},"backupVideo":{"type":"video","duration_seconds":20.1111},"textRegion":{"type":"text","value":"Hello"},"brandTagline":{"type":"text","value":"Old slide value"},"qrRegion":{"type":"qr-code","value":"https://example.com"}}',
           modified_at: '2026-08-03T00:00:01.000Z',
           position: 1,
           duration_seconds: 9,
@@ -106,7 +106,10 @@ test('buildScreenPlaylist assembles slides, templates, and derived values', asyn
       }
       if (sql.includes('FROM c_template_regions')) {
         assert.deepEqual(params, [[33, 33]]);
-        return [[{ id: 900, template_id: 33, region_key: 'textRegion', region_type: 'text', label: 'Text Region', font_family: 'Arial', x: 10, y: 20, width: 300, height: 200, z_index: 1, modified_at: '2026-08-03T00:00:03.000Z' }]];
+        return [[
+          { id: 900, template_id: 33, region_key: 'textRegion', region_type: 'text', label: 'Text Region', font_family: 'Arial', x: 10, y: 20, width: 300, height: 200, z_index: 1, modified_at: '2026-08-03T00:00:03.000Z' },
+          { id: 901, template_id: 33, region_key: 'brandTagline', region_type: 'text', label: 'Brand tagline', default_content: { type: 'text', value: 'Template-owned value' }, read_only: 1, x: 10, y: 20, width: 300, height: 200, z_index: 2 }
+        ]];
       }
       throw new Error(`unexpected query: ${sql}`);
     }
@@ -136,6 +139,7 @@ test('buildScreenPlaylist assembles slides, templates, and derived values', asyn
     assert.equal(payload.slides[0].content.videoRegion.disable_audio, true);
     assert.equal(payload.slides[0].content.backupVideo.disable_audio, true);
     assert.equal(payload.slides[0].content.videoRegion.cache_bust, '2026-08-03T00:00:01.000Z');
+    assert.equal(payload.slides[0].content.brandTagline.value, 'Template-owned value');
     assert.equal(payload.slides[1].disable_audio, true);
     assert.equal(payload.slides[1].content.rtmpRegion.disable_audio, true);
     assert.equal(typeof payload.slides[0].content.qrRegion.qr_preview, 'string');

test/playlists-duplicate.test.js

@@ -105,6 +105,56 @@ test('playlist group colours differ, survive reorder, and clear on ungrouped sli
   assert.equal(firstMember.style['--playlist-group-bg'], undefined);
 });
 
+test('schedule rules use the same native AdminLTE icons as slide regions', () => {
+  const root = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'src', 'web');
+  const sources = [
+    fs.readFileSync(path.join(root, 'views', 'signage', 'playlists', 'schedule-rule-card.hbs'), 'utf8'),
+    fs.readFileSync(path.join(root, 'public', 'js', 'playlists', 'playlist-schedule.js'), 'utf8'),
+    fs.readFileSync(path.join(root, 'public', 'js', 'slides', 'slide-form-regions.js'), 'utf8')
+  ];
+  for (const source of sources) {
+    assert.match(source, /<i class="bi bi-dash-lg" aria-hidden="true" data-lte-icon="collapse"><\/i>/);
+    assert.match(source, /<i class="bi bi-plus-lg" aria-hidden="true" data-lte-icon="expand"><\/i>/);
+    assert.doesNotMatch(source, /data-schedule-rule-collapse-icon|getCollapseRuleIcon/);
+  }
+});
+
+test('schedule rule accessibility and drafts follow completed collapse and expand events', () => {
+  const source = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'src', 'web', 'public', 'js', 'playlists', 'playlist-schedule.js'), 'utf8');
+  const syncSource = source.match(/function syncRuleCollapseButtonState\(card\) \{[\s\S]*?\n    \}/)[0];
+  const handlerSource = source.match(/function handleRuleCollapseComplete\(event\) \{[\s\S]*?\n    \}/)[0];
+  const listeners = {};
+  const attributes = {};
+  const label = { textContent: '' };
+  const button = {
+    setAttribute(name, value) { attributes[name] = value; },
+    querySelector() { return label; }
+  };
+  let collapsed = false;
+  let persisted = 0;
+  const card = {
+    classList: { contains() { return collapsed; } },
+    closest() { return card; }
+  };
+  const sandbox = {
+    getCollapseRuleButton() { return button; },
+    getRuleNumberNode() { return { textContent: '1' }; },
+    persistScheduleDraft() { persisted += 1; },
+    scheduleRuleList: { addEventListener(name, handler) { listeners[name] = handler; } }
+  };
+  const registrations = source.match(/    scheduleRuleList.addEventListener\('collapsed\.lte\.card-widget'[^\n]+\n    scheduleRuleList.addEventListener\('expanded\.lte\.card-widget'[^\n]+/)[0];
+  require('node:vm').runInNewContext(syncSource + '\n' + handlerSource + '\n' + registrations, sandbox);
+
+  for (const isCollapsed of [true, false, true]) {
+    collapsed = isCollapsed;
+    listeners[isCollapsed ? 'collapsed.lte.card-widget' : 'expanded.lte.card-widget']({ target: card });
+    assert.equal(attributes['aria-expanded'], String(!isCollapsed));
+    assert.equal(attributes['aria-label'], (isCollapsed ? 'Expand' : 'Collapse') + ' rule 1');
+    assert.equal(label.textContent, attributes['aria-label']);
+  }
+  assert.equal(persisted, 3);
+});
+
 test('removing a playlist group removes all of its member rows', () => {
   const source = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'src', 'web', 'public', 'js', 'playlists', 'playlist-schedule.js'), 'utf8');
   const functionSource = source.match(/function removePlaylistGroup\(header\) \{[\s\S]*?\n    \}/)[0];

test/region-layout.test.js

@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ test('slide advanced popup applies changes, cancels drafts and preserves the par
       addEventListener(type, handler) { this.handlers[type] = handler; },
       querySelectorAll() { return []; }, replaceChildren() {}, appendChild() {}, focus() {},
       setAttribute() {}, removeAttribute() {},
-      style: { setProperty() {} }, classList: { add() {}, remove() {} } };
+      style: { setProperty() {}, removeProperty() {} }, classList: { add() {}, remove() {}, toggle() {} } };
   }
   const ids = Object.fromEntries([
     'slide-animation-modal', 'adjust-slide-animations', 'slide-animation-region',
@@ -344,7 +344,17 @@ test('slide advanced popup applies changes, cancels drafts and preserves the par
   const advanced = ids['animation-advanced-modal'];
   const advancedApply = element();
   const advancedReset = element();
+  const animationPreviewButtons = ['intro', 'outro', 'loop'].map(mode => Object.assign(element(), { dataset: { slideAnimationPreview: mode }, querySelector: () => element() }));
+  const readonlyPreviewRegion = element();
+  readonlyPreviewRegion.className = 'slide-preview-region';
+  readonlyPreviewRegion.dataset.regionKey = 'fixed_brand';
+  readonlyPreviewRegion.classList = {
+    add(...classNames) { readonlyPreviewRegion.className += ' ' + classNames.join(' '); },
+    remove(...classNames) { readonlyPreviewRegion.className = readonlyPreviewRegion.className.split(/\s+/).filter(name => !classNames.includes(name)).join(' '); }
+  };
   advanced.querySelectorAll = () => fields;
+  ids['slide-animation-modal'].querySelectorAll = selector => selector === '[data-slide-animation-preview]' ? animationPreviewButtons : [];
+  ids['slide-animation-preview'].querySelectorAll = () => [readonlyPreviewRegion];
   advanced.querySelector = selector => selector === '[data-animation-modal-apply]' ? advancedApply
     : selector === '[data-animation-modal-reset]' ? advancedReset : element();
   const hidden = { value: '{}' };
@@ -363,7 +373,7 @@ test('slide advanced popup applies changes, cancels drafts and preserves the par
   };
   const modalInstances = new Map();
   const scrollBarCalls = [];
-  const context = { window: { innerWidth: 1200, pulseModal: {
+  const context = { window: { innerWidth: 1200, setTimeout() { return 1; }, clearTimeout() {}, pulseModal: {
     show(modal) { this.getOrCreate(modal)._scrollBar.hide(); modal.shown = true; },
     hide(modal) { this.getOrCreate(modal)._scrollBar.reset(); modal.shown = false; modal.handlers['hidden.bs.modal'](); },
     getOrCreate(modal) {
@@ -387,12 +397,19 @@ test('slide advanced popup applies changes, cancels drafts and preserves the par
   vm.runInNewContext(source.replace('export function', 'function'), context);
   let applied;
   context.createSlideAnimationEditor({ stage: { parentNode: { insertBefore() {} }, nextSibling: null },
-    getTemplate() { return { regions: [{ region_key: 'hero', animation_json: { intro: { preset: 'bounceIn' }, outro: { preset: 'fadeOut' } } }] }; },
+    getTemplate() { return { regions: [
+      { region_key: 'hero', animation_json: { intro: { preset: 'bounceIn' }, outro: { preset: 'fadeOut' } } },
+      { region_key: 'fixed_brand', read_only: true, animation_json: { loop: { preset: 'pulse', duration_ms: 200, iterations: 1 } } }
+    ] }; },
     getAnimationOverrides() { return {}; }, requestPreviewRender() {}, markEdited() {},
     setAnimationOverrides(value) { applied = value; }
   });
   ids['slide-animation-region'].value = 'hero';
   ids['adjust-slide-animations'].handlers.click();
+  assert.equal(animationPreviewButtons[2].disabled, false);
+  animationPreviewButtons[2].handlers.click();
+  assert.match(readonlyPreviewRegion.className, /animate__pulse/);
+  animationPreviewButtons[2].handlers.click();
   const resetRegion = ids['slide-animation-reset-region'];
   const resetAll = ids['slide-animation-reset-all'];
   assert.equal(resetRegion.disabled, true);
@@ -438,6 +455,7 @@ test('slide advanced popup applies changes, cancels drafts and preserves the par
   assert.equal(JSON.parse(applied.hero).intro.preset, 'none');
   assert.equal(JSON.parse(applied.hero).outro.preset, 'fadeOut');
   assert.equal(JSON.parse(applied.hero).outro.duration_ms, 1500);
+  assert.equal(applied.fixed_brand, undefined);
   assert.deepEqual(scrollBarCalls, [
     ['hide', ids['slide-animation-modal']],
     ['reset', ids['slide-animation-modal']]
@@ -619,3 +637,54 @@ test('shared animation route is protected and updates template animations withou
   assert.ok(calls.some(call => call[0] === 'notify'));
   assert.ok(calls.some(call => call[0] === 'thumbnail'));
 });
+
+test('editable regions inherit template defaults until a slide supplies an override', async function () {
+  const pool = {
+    async query(sql) {
+      if (sql.includes('FROM c_templates')) return [[{ id: 7, canvas_size_width: 1920, canvas_size_height: 1080 }]];
+      if (sql.includes('FROM c_template_regions')) return [[{
+        id: 11, template_id: 7, region_key: 'hero', region_type: 'text', default_content: { type: 'text', value: 'Template default' }, read_only: 0,
+        x: 10, y: 20, width: 300, height: 100
+      }]];
+      throw new Error('Unexpected query: ' + sql);
+    }
+  };
+  const initial = await buildSlidePayload(pool, { body: { title: 'Example', template_id: '7' } }, null);
+  assert.equal(JSON.parse(initial.contentJson).hero.value, 'Template default');
+  const overridden = await buildSlidePayload(pool, { body: { title: 'Example', template_id: '7', region_text_11: 'Slide override' } }, null);
+  assert.equal(JSON.parse(overridden.contentJson).hero.value, 'Slide override');
+});
+
+test('read-only regions are excluded from slide content and layout overrides', async function () {
+  const pool = {
+    async query(sql) {
+      if (sql.includes('FROM c_templates')) return [[{ id: 7, canvas_size_width: 1920, canvas_size_height: 1080 }]];
+      if (sql.includes('FROM c_template_regions')) return [[{
+        id: 11, template_id: 7, region_key: 'brand', region_type: 'text', default_content: { type: 'text', value: 'Fixed brand' }, read_only: 1,
+        x: 10, y: 20, width: 300, height: 100
+      }]];
+      throw new Error('Unexpected query: ' + sql);
+    }
+  };
+  const result = await buildSlidePayload(pool, { body: {
+    title: 'Example', template_id: '7', region_text_11: 'Client override',
+    region_layouts_json: JSON.stringify({ brand: {
+      x: 100, y: 100, width: 200, height: 80,
+      animation_json: { intro: { preset: 'bounceIn' } }
+    } })
+  } }, null);
+  assert.deepEqual(JSON.parse(result.contentJson), {});
+});
+
+test('thumbnail markup uses template defaults for read-only regions', function () {
+  const html = buildThumbnailPreviewMarkup({
+    template: {
+      regions: [{ region_key: 'brand', region_type: 'image', read_only: 1, default_content: { value: '/media/brand.png' }, x: 0, y: 0, width: 100, height: 100 }],
+      canvas_size_width: 100,
+      canvas_size_height: 100
+    },
+    content: { brand: { value: '/media/old-brand.png' } }
+  }, 'http://localhost');
+  assert.match(html, /\/media\/brand\.png/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(html, /old-brand/);
+});

test/schema-update-log.test.js

@@ -204,3 +204,15 @@ test('a partial timetable schema does not fast-forward migration detection', asy
   assert.ok(pendingMigrations.some(function (migration) { return migration.version === '2.6.17'; }));
   assert.ok(pendingMigrations.some(function (migration) { return migration.version === '2.6.18'; }));
 });
+
+test('template region defaults migration upgrades a 2.17.5 installation', async () => {
+  const pool = createPool([]);
+  const pending = await getPendingMigrations(pool, { currentVersion: '2.17.5' });
+  const regionContentMigration = pending.find(migration => migration.version === '2.18.0');
+
+  assert.ok(regionContentMigration);
+  await regionContentMigration.run(pool);
+
+  assert.ok(pool.queries.some(([sql]) => String(sql).includes('ALTER TABLE c_template_regions ADD COLUMN default_content_json JSON NULL')));
+  assert.ok(pool.queries.some(([sql]) => String(sql).includes('ALTER TABLE c_template_regions ADD COLUMN read_only TINYINT(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0')));
+});

test/slide-form-editor.test.js

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const vm = require('node:vm');
 
 const slideFormEditorSource = fs.readFileSync(require.resolve('../src/web/public/js/slides/slide-form-editor.js'), 'utf8');
 const slideFormSource = fs.readFileSync(require.resolve('../src/web/public/js/slides/slide-form.js'), 'utf8');
+const slideFormTemplateSource = fs.readFileSync(require.resolve('../src/web/views/signage/slides/form.hbs'), 'utf8');
 const mediaPickerSource = fs.readFileSync(require.resolve('../src/web/public/js/media-picker.js'), 'utf8');
 const slideThumbnailPreviewSource = fs.readFileSync(require.resolve('../src/web/lib/media/slide-thumbnail-preview.js'), 'utf8');
 const slideThumbnailsSource = fs.readFileSync(require.resolve('../src/web/lib/media/slide-thumbnails.js'), 'utf8');
@@ -79,6 +80,12 @@ test('media library selections keep image and video remove controls', () => {
   assert.ok(mediaPickerSource.includes("var removeAction = isVideo ? 'region-video' : isQrImage ? 'region-qr-image' : 'region-image';"));
   assert.ok(mediaPickerSource.includes('data-remove-\' + removeAction'));
   assert.ok(mediaPickerSource.includes('slide-image-region-preview-remove'));
+  assert.ok(mediaPickerSource.includes("document.querySelectorAll('.modal.show')"));
+  assert.ok(mediaPickerSource.includes('nestedParentFocusTrap.deactivate()'));
+  assert.ok(mediaPickerSource.includes('pickerZIndex - 5'));
+  const pickerModal = fs.readFileSync(require.resolve('../src/web/views/shared/media-picker-modal.hbs'), 'utf8');
+  assert.ok(pickerModal.indexOf('data-media-picker-confirm') < pickerModal.indexOf('data-media-picker-cancel'));
+  assert.match(pickerModal, /class="btn btn-warning" data-media-picker-cancel>Cancel/);
 });
 
 test('slide thumbnail previews treat image-only text as visible content', () => {
@@ -147,3 +154,27 @@ test('HTML editor shares bounded size controls without changing its content', as
   assert.match(slideHtmlRegionSource, /style="resize:none;"/);
   assert.match(slideHtmlRegionSource, /sandboxed iframe preview\.<\/div>'\s*\+\s*'<div class="btn-group/);
 });
+
+test('slide template chooser searches and previews templates while preserving the submitted select', () => {
+  assert.equal((slideFormTemplateSource.match(/modalId="template-picker-modal"/g) || []).length, 1);
+  assert.match(slideFormTemplateSource, /name="template_id" id="template-select" class="visually-hidden"/);
+  assert.match(slideFormTemplateSource, /id="template-picker-open"/);
+  assert.match(slideFormTemplateSource, /template-picker-current"><strong id="template-picker-selected-name"/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(slideFormTemplateSource, /id="template-picker-selected-size"/);
+  assert.match(slideFormTemplateSource, /modalId="template-picker-modal"/);
+  assert.match(slideFormTemplateSource, /id="template-picker-search"/);
+  assert.match(slideFormTemplateSource, /id="template-picker-canvas-size"/);
+  assert.match(slideFormTemplateSource, /All canvas sizes/);
+  assert.match(slideFormTemplateSource, /id="template-picker-grid"/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(slideFormTemplateSource, /id="template-picker-none"|>No template<\/button>/);
+  assert.ok(slideFormSource.includes('function createTemplatePickerCard(template)'));
+  assert.ok(slideFormSource.includes('function populateTemplateCanvasSizes()'));
+  assert.doesNotMatch(slideFormSource, /createTemplatePickerCard\(null\)/);
+  assert.ok(slideFormSource.includes('function renderTemplatePicker()'));
+  assert.ok(slideFormSource.includes("templateSelect.dispatchEvent(new Event('change', { bubbles: true }))"));
+});
+
+test('popup preview is disabled and guarded until a template is selected', () => {
+  assert.match(slideFormSource, /if \(openPreviewPopupButton\) openPreviewPopupButton\.disabled = !template;/);
+  assert.match(slideFormSource, /function openPreviewPopup\(\) \{\s*if \(!getSelectedTemplate\(\)\)\s*\{\s*return;/);
+});

test/template-default-dependencies.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+const test = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+
+const { getDataSourceUsageMaps: getRssUsage } = require('../src/web/routes/data-sources/rss-feeds/routes');
+const { getDataSourceUsageMaps: getTimetableUsage } = require('../src/web/routes/data-sources/timetables/routes');
+const { getWeatherLocationUsageIds } = require('../src/web/routes/data-sources/weather');
+const { isWeatherIconSetUsed } = require('../src/web/routes/settings/weather-icons');
+
+function createPool(slideContent, templateContent) {
+  return {
+    async query(sql) {
+      if (sql.includes('FROM c_slides')) return [[{ content_json: JSON.stringify(slideContent) }]];
+      return [[{ default_content_json: JSON.stringify(templateContent) }]];
+    }
+  };
+}
+
+const common = {
+  parseJsonSafe(value) {
+    if (typeof value === 'string') return JSON.parse(value);
+    return value;
+  }
+};
+
+test('data-source and weather-icon usage includes template default content', async function () {
+  const pool = createPool(
+    { slide: { feed_id: 1, timetable_group_id: 3, weather_location_id: 5, weather_icon_set_id: 'classic' } },
+    { feed_id: 2, timetable_group_id: 4, weather_location_id: 6, weather_icon_set_id: 'template-icons' }
+  );
+
+  const rssUsage = await getRssUsage(pool, common);
+  const timetableUsage = await getTimetableUsage(pool, common);
+  const weatherUsage = await getWeatherLocationUsageIds(pool, common);
+
+  assert.deepEqual(Array.from(rssUsage).sort((a, b) => a - b), [1, 2]);
+  assert.deepEqual(Array.from(timetableUsage).sort((a, b) => a - b), [3, 4]);
+  assert.deepEqual(Array.from(weatherUsage).sort((a, b) => a - b), [5, 6]);
+  assert.equal(await isWeatherIconSetUsed(pool, 'classic'), true);
+  assert.equal(await isWeatherIconSetUsed(pool, 'template-icons'), true);
+  assert.equal(await isWeatherIconSetUsed(pool, 'unused'), false);
+});

test/templates.test.js

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ test('extractTemplateRegions normalizes JSON regions and filters invalid rows',
         region_name: 'Hero',
         region_type: 'TEXT',
         lock_ratio: '16 : 9',
+        default_content: '{"type":"text","value":"Template headline"}',
+        read_only: 'true',
         animation_json: '{"intro":{"preset":"fadeIn"},"out":{"preset":"bounceOut"}}',
         x: '10',
         y: '20',
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@ test('extractTemplateRegions normalizes JSON regions and filters invalid rows',
     region_type: 'TEXT',
     label: 'Hero',
     lock_ratio: '16:9',
+    default_content: { type: 'text', value: 'Template headline' },
+    read_only: true,
     animation_json: {
       intro: { preset: 'fadeIn' },
       outro: { preset: 'bounceOut' },
@@ -112,6 +116,8 @@ test('buildTemplatePayload resolves canvas size and rejects duplicate region nam
       region_type: 'text',
       label: 'Header',
       lock_ratio: '4:3',
+      default_content: {},
+      read_only: false,
       animation_json: {
         intro: { preset: 'none' },
         outro: { preset: 'none' },
@@ -198,6 +204,26 @@ test('template create page renders the background remove control', () => {
   assert.match(html, /data-media-picker-hidden="existing-background-image-path"/);
   assert.match(html, /data-media-picker-file-input="background-image"/);
   assert.match(html, /id="background-image"/);
+  assert.match(html, /data-region-default-content/);
+  assert.match(html, /data-region-default-content-button/);
+  assert.match(html, /data-region-read-only/);
+  assert.match(html, /form-check form-switch d-inline-flex align-items-center gap-2 mb-0 ps-0 text-nowrap flex-shrink-0/);
+  assert.match(html, /form-check-input m-0 flex-shrink-0/);
+  assert.match(html, /<span class="form-check-label">Template-only<\/span>/);
+  assert.match(html, /title="Hidden in the slide editor\. Edit this content on the template\."/);
+  assert.match(html, /title="Edit template default content"><i class="bi bi-pencil-square me-1" aria-hidden="true"><\/i>Edit default/);
+  assert.match(html, /id="region-default-content-modal"/);
+  assert.match(html, /modal-xl modal-dialog-centered modal-dialog-scrollable template-default-content-dialog/);
+  assert.match(html, /id="region-default-content-editor-host"/);
+  assert.match(html, /id="region-default-content-preview-canvas"/);
+  assert.match(html, /d-flex align-items-center gap-3 border-top/);
+  assert.ok(html.indexOf('id="region-default-content-editor-host"') < html.indexOf('id="region-default-content-preview-stage"'));
+  assert.ok(html.indexOf('id="region-default-content-save"') < html.lastIndexOf('>Cancel</button>'));
+  assert.match(html, /class="btn btn-warning" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Cancel<\/button>/);
+  assert.match(html, /template-default-content-editor\.js/);
+  assert.match(html, /id="template-region-editor-data"/);
+  assert.match(html, /vendor\/tinymce\/tinymce\.min\.js/);
+  assert.ok(html.indexOf('name="region_width[]"') < html.indexOf('data-region-default-content-button'));
   assert.match(html, /placeholder="type_1"/);
   assert.match(html, /name="region_z\[\]" min="1" step="1" value="1" required/);
   assert.match(html, /Save and Close/);
@@ -329,6 +355,8 @@ test('template animation durations use percent in the advanced modal', () => {
 
   assert.match(modal, /signage\/templates\/animation-advanced-fields/);
   assert.match(modal, /data-animation-modal-title>Advanced animations:/);
+  assert.ok(modal.indexOf('data-animation-modal-apply') < modal.lastIndexOf('>Cancel</button>'));
+  assert.match(modal, /class="btn btn-warning" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Cancel<\/button>/);
   assert.ok(script.includes("title.textContent = 'Advanced animations: ' + (label ? label.textContent : 'Region');"));
   assert.doesNotMatch(modal, /modalBackdropStatic=true/);
   assert.match(advancedFields, /Duration %/);
@@ -506,3 +534,54 @@ test('template snap toggle places its switch after the label', () => {
   assert.match(template, /class="form-check form-switch template-snap-control[^>]*"><label for="template-layout-snap"[^>]*>Snap to guides<\/label><input type="checkbox" id="template-layout-snap"/);
   assert.match(css, /\.template-snap-control \.form-check-input\s*\{[^}]*order:\s*2/);
 });
+
+test('template default content adapter reuses slide region helpers and TinyMCE controller', () => {
+  const source = fs.readFileSync(require.resolve('../src/web/public/js/templates/template-default-content-editor.js'), 'utf8');
+  assert.match(source, /createSlideFormRegionHelpers/);
+  assert.match(source, /getRegionEditorCardHtml/);
+  assert.match(source, /getPreviewRegionContent/);
+  assert.match(source, /template-default-content-preview-label/);
+  assert.match(source, /createSlideFormEditorController/);
+});
+
+test('template designer restores region default content and read-only state from saved data', () => {
+  const source = fs.readFileSync(require.resolve('../src/web/public/js/templates/template-designer.js'), 'utf8');
+  const match = source.match(/  function populateRegionCard\([^]*?\n  }/);
+  assert.ok(match);
+
+  const fields = {
+    '[data-region-chip]': {},
+    '[data-region-title]': {},
+    '[name="region_name[]"]': {},
+    '[name="region_type[]"]': {},
+    '[name="region_key[]"]': {},
+    '[name="region_label[]"]': {},
+    '[data-region-default-content]': {},
+    '[data-region-read-only]': {},
+    '[name="region_lock_ratio[]"]': {},
+    '[name="region_x[]"]': {},
+    '[name="region_y[]"]': {},
+    '[name="region_z[]"]': {},
+    '[name="region_width[]"]': {},
+    '[name="region_height[]"]': {}
+  };
+  const context = vm.createContext({
+    getRegionChipLabel: () => 'HTML',
+    normalizeLockRatio: value => value || '',
+    writeAnimationConfig() {},
+    valueOrDefault: (value, fallback) => value === undefined || value === null || value === '' ? fallback : value,
+    updateRegionLockRatioState() {},
+    updateRegionLockBadge() {}
+  });
+  vm.runInContext(match[0], context);
+  context.populateRegionCard({ querySelector: selector => fields[selector] || null }, {
+    region_key: 'brand_edge', region_type: 'html', label: 'brand_edge',
+    default_content: { type: 'html', value: '<div>Template-owned</div>' },
+    read_only: 1, x: 0, y: 0, width: 1920, height: 7, z_index: 1
+  });
+
+  assert.deepEqual(JSON.parse(fields['[data-region-default-content]'].value), {
+    type: 'html', value: '<div>Template-owned</div>'
+  });
+  assert.equal(fields['[data-region-read-only]'].checked, true);
+});

test/upload-sync.test.js

@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@ test('upload reference collection includes WYSIWYG images across slide regions',
         clock: { value: '<p><img src="http://localhost:8080/media/uploads/clock-image.png"></p>' },
         html: { value: '<p><img src="/media/uploads/html-image.png"></p>' },
         rss: { value: '<p><img src="/media/uploads/rss-image.png"></p>' }
-      })
+      }),
+      regions: [{ default_content: { value: '<p><img src="/media/uploads/template-image.png"></p>' } }]
     })).sort(),
     [
       '/media/uploads/clock-image.png',
       '/media/uploads/html-image.png',
-      '/media/uploads/rss-image.png'
+      '/media/uploads/rss-image.png',
+      '/media/uploads/template-image.png'
     ].sort()
   );
 });