diff --git a/.Rbuildignore b/.Rbuildignore
index f4e8e2ba..22ad5a67 100644
--- a/.Rbuildignore
+++ b/.Rbuildignore
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@
 ^pkgdown$
 ^.lintr$
 ^data-raw$
+^init_test$
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4841380b..b9be6031 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ google-analytics.html
 tests/testthat/google-analytics.html
 docs
 inst/doc
+init_test/
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 0e1b57cc..4c012760 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Depends:
     R (>= 2.10)
 Imports: 
     dplyr,
+    dfeR,
     checkmate,
     glue,
     htmltools,
diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index e8ffb6ea..c3125ecd 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -6,14 +6,18 @@ export(cookies_banner_server)
 export(cookies_banner_ui)
 export(cookies_panel_server)
 export(cookies_panel_ui)
+export(create_dashboard)
 export(custom_disconnect_message)
+export(dfe_content_links)
 export(dfe_cookies_script)
 export(dfe_reactable)
 export(external_link)
 export(header)
 export(init_analytics)
+export(init_commit_hooks)
 export(init_cookies)
 export(init_hooks)
+export(init_workflow)
 export(section_tags)
 export(set_bookmark_include)
 export(support_panel)
diff --git a/R/a11y_panel.R b/R/a11y_panel.R
index 0e4c1cd6..cc7015d2 100644
--- a/R/a11y_panel.R
+++ b/R/a11y_panel.R
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #' [GDS model accessibility statement](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/model-accessibility-statement)
 #'
 #' @param dashboard_title Title of the host dashboard
-#' @param dashboard_url URL for the host dashboard
 #' @param issues_contact URL for the GitHub Issues log or contact e-mail address
 #' for users to flag accessibility issues
 #' @param publication_name The parent publication name (optional)
@@ -23,6 +22,7 @@
 #' @param date_reviewed Date the statement was last reviewed
 #' @param date_template_reviewed Date the underlying template was reviewed
 #' (default: 12th March 2024)
+#' @inheritParams create_dashboard
 #'
 #' @return shiny$tags$div element containing the HTML tags and content for the standard
 #' accessibility statement
@@ -40,25 +40,26 @@
 #'   publication_name = "LA and school expenditure"
 #' )
 a11y_panel <- function(
-    dashboard_title,
-    dashboard_url,
-    date_tested,
-    date_prepared,
-    date_reviewed,
-    date_template_reviewed = "12 March 2024",
-    issues_contact = NULL,
-    publication_name = NULL,
-    publication_slug = NULL,
-    non_accessible_components = c(
-      "Keyboard navigation through the interactive charts is currently limited",
-      "Alternative text in interactive charts is limited to titles"
-    ),
-    specific_issues = c(
-      "Charts have non-accessible components that are inaccessible for keyboard users.",
-      "Chart tooltips are not compatible with screen reader use.",
-      "Some decorative images are not labelled appropriately as yet.",
-      "Some links are not appropriately labelled."
-    )) {
+  dashboard_title,
+  dashboard_url,
+  date_tested,
+  date_prepared,
+  date_reviewed,
+  date_template_reviewed = "12 March 2024",
+  issues_contact = NULL,
+  publication_name = NULL,
+  publication_slug = NULL,
+  non_accessible_components = c(
+    "Keyboard navigation through the interactive charts is currently limited",
+    "Alternative text in interactive charts is limited to titles"
+  ),
+  specific_issues = c(
+    "Charts have non-accessible components that are inaccessible for keyboard users.",
+    "Chart tooltips are not compatible with screen reader use.",
+    "Some decorative images are not labelled appropriately as yet.",
+    "Some links are not appropriately labelled."
+  )
+) {
   # Validate inputs
   date_tested <- validate_date(date_tested)
   date_prepared <- validate_date(date_prepared)
@@ -67,22 +68,31 @@ a11y_panel <- function(
   validate_dashboard_url(dashboard_url)
   if (
     lubridate::interval(
-      lubridate::dmy(date_prepared), lubridate::dmy(date_reviewed)
-    ) / lubridate::days(1) < 0
+      lubridate::dmy(date_prepared),
+      lubridate::dmy(date_reviewed)
+    ) /
+      lubridate::days(1) <
+      0
   ) {
     stop("date_reviewed should be later than date_prepared")
   }
   if (
     lubridate::interval(
-      lubridate::dmy(date_tested), lubridate::dmy(date_reviewed)
-    ) / lubridate::days(1) < 0
+      lubridate::dmy(date_tested),
+      lubridate::dmy(date_reviewed)
+    ) /
+      lubridate::days(1) <
+      0
   ) {
     stop("date_reviewed should be later than date_tested")
   }
   if (
     lubridate::interval(
-      lubridate::dmy(date_template_reviewed), lubridate::dmy(date_reviewed)
-    ) / lubridate::days(1) < 0
+      lubridate::dmy(date_template_reviewed),
+      lubridate::dmy(date_reviewed)
+    ) /
+      lubridate::days(1) <
+      0
   ) {
     warning(
       "The template has been through a review more recently than your dashboard, please get in ",
@@ -101,10 +111,14 @@ a11y_panel <- function(
     }
   }
   if (is.null(publication_name) && !is.null(publication_slug)) {
-    stop("Error: If publication_name is provided, then so should publication_slug.")
+    stop(
+      "Error: If publication_name is provided, then so should publication_slug."
+    )
   }
   if (!is.null(publication_name) && is.null(publication_slug)) {
-    stop("Error: If publication_slug is provided, then so should publication_name.")
+    stop(
+      "Error: If publication_slug is provided, then so should publication_name."
+    )
   }
   shiny::tags$div(
     style = "margin-top: 50px; margin-bottom: 50px",
@@ -140,17 +154,23 @@ a11y_panel <- function(
                     (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)"
       )
     )),
-    shiny::tags$p("We've also made the website text as simple as possible to understand."),
+    shiny::tags$p(
+      "We've also made the website text as simple as possible to understand."
+    ),
     shiny::tags$p(
       external_link(href = "https://mcmw.abilitynet.org.uk/", "AbilityNet"),
       " has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability."
     ),
     shiny::tags$h2("How accessible this website is"),
     if (all(is.null(non_accessible_components))) {
-      shiny::tags$p("This website is fully compliant with accessibility standards.")
+      shiny::tags$p(
+        "This website is fully compliant with accessibility standards."
+      )
     } else {
       shiny::tagList(
-        shiny::tags$p("We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:"),
+        shiny::tags$p(
+          "We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:"
+        ),
         shiny::tags$div(tags$ol(
           tagList(lapply(non_accessible_components, shiny::tags$li))
         ))
@@ -177,9 +197,11 @@ a11y_panel <- function(
         )
       )
     },
-    shiny::tags$p("We're always looking to improve the accessibility of this website.
+    shiny::tags$p(
+      "We're always looking to improve the accessibility of this website.
              If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we're not meeting
-             accessibility requirements, contact us:"),
+             accessibility requirements, contact us:"
+    ),
     shiny::tags$ul(tags$li(
       shiny::tags$a(
         href = "mailto:explore.statistics@education.gov.uk",
@@ -227,8 +249,10 @@ a11y_panel <- function(
           " due to the non-compliances listed below."
         ),
         shiny::tags$h3("Non accessible content"),
-        shiny::tags$p("The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
-             We will address these issues to ensure our content is accessible."),
+        shiny::tags$p(
+          "The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
+             We will address these issues to ensure our content is accessible."
+        ),
         shiny::tags$div(tags$ol(
           tagList(lapply(specific_issues, shiny::tags$li))
         ))
@@ -261,7 +285,9 @@ a11y_panel <- function(
       shiny::tags$li("charts, maps, and tables")
     )),
     shiny::tags$p(
-      "This specific website was was last tested on ", date_tested, " against ",
+      "This specific website was was last tested on ",
+      date_tested,
+      " against ",
       external_link(
         href = "https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/",
         "Accessibility Guidelines WCAG2.2"
diff --git a/R/analytics.R b/R/analytics.R
index c5238f2d..9c026f9f 100644
--- a/R/analytics.R
+++ b/R/analytics.R
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #' @param ga_code The Google Analytics code for the dashboard
 #' @param create_file Boolean TRUE or FALSE, default is TRUE, false will return
 #' the HTML in the console and is used mainly for testing or comparisons
+#' @inheritParams create_dashboard
 #'
 #' @importFrom magrittr %>%
 #' @return NULL
@@ -17,7 +18,11 @@
 #' if (interactive()) {
 #'   init_analytics(ga_code = "0123456789")
 #' }
-init_analytics <- function(ga_code, create_file = TRUE) {
+init_analytics <- function(
+  ga_code,
+  path = "./",
+  create_file = TRUE
+) {
   if (!is.logical(create_file)) {
     stop("create_file must always be TRUE or FALSE")
   }
@@ -117,8 +122,10 @@ dashboard.
   } else {
     if (file.exists("google-analytics.html")) {
       message("Analytics file already exists.")
-      message("If you have any customisations in that file, make sure you've
-    backed those up before over-writing.")
+      message(
+        "If you have any customisations in that file, make sure you've
+    backed those up before over-writing."
+      )
       user_input <- readline(
         prompt = "Are you happy to overwrite the existing analytics script (y/N) "
       ) |>
@@ -132,10 +139,16 @@ dashboard.
       write_out <- TRUE
     }
     if (write_out) {
-      cat(html_script_with_id, file = "google-analytics.html", sep = "\n")
+      cat(
+        html_script_with_id,
+        file = file.path(path, "google-analytics.html"),
+        sep = "\n"
+      )
       message("")
       message("Google analytics script created as google-analytics.html.")
-      message("You'll need to add the following line to your ui.R script to start using analytics:")
+      message(
+        "You'll need to add the following line to your ui.R script to start using analytics:"
+      )
       message("")
       message("tags$head(includeHTML((google-analytics.html))),")
     } else {
diff --git a/R/cookies.R b/R/cookies.R
index b2cacc55..c6058ad2 100644
--- a/R/cookies.R
+++ b/R/cookies.R
@@ -85,17 +85,25 @@ dfe_cookies_script <- function() {
 #'
 #' @param id Shiny tag shared with cookies_banner_server(), can be any string set
 #' by the user as long as it matches the id in the cookies_banner_server()
+#' @inheritParams create_dashboard
 #' @param name Name of the dashboard on which the cookie authorisation is being
-#' applied
+#' applied (deprecated, replaced by site_title)
 #'
 #' @family cookies
 #' @return shiny::tags$div()
 #' @export
 #' @inherit cookies examples
 cookies_banner_ui <- function(
-  id = "cookies_banner",
-  name = "DfE R-Shiny dashboard template"
-) {
+    id = "cookies_banner",
+    site_title = "DfE R-Shiny dashboard template",
+    name = NULL
+    ) {
+  if(!is.null(name) & site_title == "DfE R-Shiny dashboard template"){
+    warning(
+      "The use of name as a parameter in cookies_banner_ui is deprecated. Please use site_title."
+      )
+    site_title <- name
+  }
   # Attach CSS from inst/www/css/cookie-banner.css
   dependency <- htmltools::htmlDependency(
     name = "cookie-banner",
@@ -117,10 +125,10 @@ cookies_banner_ui <- function(
           class = "govuk-grid-column-two-thirds",
           shiny::tags$div(
             class = "govuk-cookie-banner__content",
-            shiny::tags$h2(
-              class = "govuk-cookie-banner__heading govuk-heading-m",
-              name
-            ),
+          shiny::tags$h2(
+            class = "govuk-cookie-banner__heading govuk-heading-m",
+            site_title
+          ),
             shiny::tags$p(
               class = "govuk-body",
               "We use some essential cookies to make this service work."
@@ -171,12 +179,11 @@ cookies_banner_ui <- function(
 #' be `reactive(input$cookies)`)
 #' @param parent_session This should be the R Shiny app session, expect it to
 #' always be `parent_session = session`
-#' @param google_analytics_key Provide the GA 10 digit key of the form
-#' "ABCDE12345"
 #' @param cookies_link_panel name of the navigation panel that the cookie banner
 #' provides a link to, usually "cookies_panel_ui"
 #' @param cookies_nav_id ID of the navigation panel the cookie panel page is
 #' within, defaults to "navlistPanel"
+#' @inheritParams create_dashboard
 #'
 #' @family cookies
 #' @return NULL
@@ -356,8 +363,7 @@ Shiny.addCustomMessageHandler('analytics-consent', function(msg){
 #'
 #' @param id Shiny tag shared with cookies_panel_server(), can be any string set by
 #' the user as long as it matches the id in the cookies_panel_server()
-#' @param google_analytics_key Provide the GA 10 digit key of the form
-#' "ABCDE12345"
+#' @inheritParams create_dashboard
 #'
 #' @family cookies
 #' @return a HTML div, containing standard cookies content for a public R
@@ -365,9 +371,9 @@ Shiny.addCustomMessageHandler('analytics-consent', function(msg){
 #' @export
 #' @inherit cookies examples
 cookies_panel_ui <- function(
-  id = "cookies_panel",
-  google_analytics_key = NULL
-) {
+    id = "cookies_panel",
+    google_analytics_key = NULL
+    ) {
   shiny::tags$div(
     style = "margin-top: 50px; margin-bottom: 50px;",
     shiny::tags$h1("Cookies"),
@@ -474,8 +480,7 @@ cookies_panel_ui <- function(
 #' the user as long as it matches the id in the cookies_panel_ui()
 #' @param input_cookies The cookie input passed from cookies.js (should always
 #' be `reactive(input$cookies)`)
-#' @param google_analytics_key Provide the GA 10 digit key of the form
-#' "ABCDE12345"
+#' @inheritParams create_dashboard
 #'
 #' @family cookies
 #' @export
diff --git a/R/create_dashboard.R b/R/create_dashboard.R
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7dbdbafb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/R/create_dashboard.R
@@ -0,0 +1,368 @@
+#' Initialize the DFE Shiny Template Setup
+#'
+#' This function sets up a complete DFE Shiny template by:
+#' 1. Cloning the Shiny template repository.
+#' 2. Installing a Git pre-commit hook.
+#' 3. Setting up a GitHub Actions workflow for deployment.
+#'
+#' @param path The root directory where the app should be created. String, default: `"."`.
+#' @param google_analytics_key 10 digit Google Analytics key if available. String, default:
+#' `"XXXXXXXXXX"`
+#' @param site_title Site title for the dashboard. String, default: `"dfeshiny template"`
+#' @param team_email Email address for support contact. String, default:
+#' `"explore.statistics@@education.gov.uk"`
+#' @param repo_name The repository URL, must be a valid URL for the dfe-analytical-services GitHub
+#' area or the dfe-gov-uk Azure DevOps. String, default:
+#' `"https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/dfeshiny"`
+#' @param form_url URL for a feedback form for the dashboard
+#' @param dashboard_url  URL for the host dashboard
+#' @param publication_name The parent publication name
+#' @param publication_link URL link to the parent publication
+#' @param verbose RUn in verbose mode
+#'
+#' @details This function runs `init_app()`, `init_commit_hooks()`, and
+#' `init_workflow()`
+#' in sequence to set up a working environment for a Shiny application.
+#'
+#' @return No return value. The function initializes the complete template.
+#' @examples
+#' \dontrun{
+#' create_dashboard()
+#' }
+#' @export
+create_dashboard <- function(
+  path = "./",
+  site_title = "dfeshiny template",
+  google_analytics_key = "XXXXXXXXXX",
+  dashboard_url = "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/dfeshiny-template/",
+  publication_name = "Publication name",
+  publication_link = paste0(
+    "https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/",
+    "publication-name"
+  ),
+  team_email = "explore.statistics@education.gov.uk",
+  repo_name = "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/dfeshiny",
+  form_url = "",
+  verbose = FALSE
+) {
+  message("Initializing the DFE Shiny template...")
+
+  # Set up basic app structure
+  init_base_app(
+    path = path,
+    google_analytics_key = google_analytics_key,
+    dashboard_url = dashboard_url,
+    site_title = site_title,
+    publication_name = publication_name,
+    publication_link = publication_link,
+    team_email = team_email,
+    repo_name = repo_name,
+    form_url = form_url,
+    verbose = verbose
+  )
+
+  # Install Git pre-commit hooks
+  init_commit_hooks(path = path)
+
+  # Set up GitHub Actions workflow
+  init_workflow(
+    path = path,
+    site_title = site_title
+  )
+
+  # Set up Google Analytics
+  init_analytics(
+    path = path,
+    ga_code = google_analytics_key
+  )
+
+  message("DFE Shiny template setup completed successfully.")
+}
+
+#' Initialize a Shiny App Project Structure
+#'
+#' Creates the basic file and directory structure for a Shiny application,
+#'  including:`global.R`, `ui.R`, `server.R`, a `data/` folder,
+#'  and a `tests/testthat/` folder.
+#'
+#' @inheritParams create_dashboard
+#'
+#' @return No return value. The function is called for
+#' its side effects (i.e., file and folder creation).
+#' @keywords internal
+#'
+#' @examples
+#' \dontrun{
+#' init_base_app()              # Creates structure in current directory
+#' }
+#'
+init_base_app <- function(
+  path = "./",
+  google_analytics_key = "XXXXXXXXX",
+  dashboard_url = "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/dashboard-name/",
+  site_title = "Dashboard name",
+  publication_name = "Publication name",
+  publication_link = paste0(
+    "https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/",
+    "publication-name"
+  ),
+  team_email = "team.name@education.gov.uk",
+  repo_name = "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/dashboard-name",
+  form_url = "",
+  verbose = FALSE
+) {
+  # Create directories
+  dirs <- c("data", "R/footer_pages", "tests/testthat")
+  for (dir in dirs) {
+    dir_path <- file.path(path, dir)
+    if (!dir.exists(dir_path)) {
+      dir.create(dir_path, recursive = TRUE)
+      dfeR::toggle_message("Created directory: ", dir_path, verbose = verbose)
+    } else {
+      dfeR::toggle_message(
+        "Directory already exists: ",
+        dir_path,
+        verbose = verbose
+      )
+    }
+  }
+
+  init_global(
+    path = path,
+    google_analytics_key = google_analytics_key,
+    dashboard_url = dashboard_url,
+    site_title = site_title,
+    publication_name = publication_name,
+    publication_link = publication_link,
+    team_email = team_email,
+    repo_name = repo_name,
+    form_url = form_url,
+    verbose = verbose
+  )
+  init_ui(
+    path = path,
+    verbose = verbose
+  )
+  init_server(
+    path = path,
+    verbose = verbose
+  )
+}
+
+#' Initialise global.R
+#'
+#' @inheritParams create_dashboard
+#'
+#' @returns NULL
+#' @keywords internal
+#'
+#' @examples
+#' \dontrun{
+#' init_global()
+#' }
+init_global <- function(
+  path = "./",
+  google_analytics_key = "XXXXXXXXX",
+  dashboard_url = "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/dashboard-name/",
+  site_title = "Dashboard name",
+  publication_name = "Publication name",
+  publication_link = paste0(
+    "https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/",
+    "publication-name"
+  ),
+  team_email = "team.name@education.gov.uk",
+  repo_name = "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/dashboard-name",
+  form_url = "",
+  verbose = FALSE
+) {
+  globalr_script <- paste(
+    c(
+      readLines("inst/global_template.r"),
+      paste0("site_title <- \"", site_title, "\""),
+      paste0("publication_name <- \"", publication_name, "\""),
+      paste0("publication_link <- \"", publication_link, "\""),
+      paste0("team_email <- \"", team_email, "\""),
+      paste0("repo_name <- \"", repo_name, "\""),
+      paste0("form_url <- \"", form_url, "\""),
+
+      "## Set the URLs that the site will be published to",
+      paste0("site_primary <- \"", dashboard_url, "\""),
+
+      ## Google Analytics tracking
+      paste0("google_analytics_key <- \"", google_analytics_key, "\"")
+    ),
+    collapse = "\n"
+  )
+  globalr_script |>
+    cat(file = file.path(path, "global.R"))
+  dfeR::toggle_message(
+    "create_dashboard: global.R created",
+    verbose = verbose
+  )
+  return(NULL)
+}
+
+#' Initialise ui.R
+#'
+#' @inheritParams create_dashboard
+#'
+#' @returns NULL
+#' @keywords internal
+#'
+#' @examples
+#' \dontrun{
+#' init_ui()
+#' }
+init_ui <- function(
+  path = ".",
+  verbose = FALSE
+) {
+  uir_script <- readLines("inst/ui_template.r") |>
+    paste(collapse = "\n")
+  uir_script |> cat(file = file.path(path, "ui.R"))
+  dfeR::toggle_message(
+    "create_dashboard: ui.R created",
+    verbose = verbose
+  )
+  return(NULL)
+}
+
+#' Initialise server.R
+#'
+#' @inheritParams create_dashboard
+#'
+#' @returns NULL
+#' @keywords internal
+#'
+#' @examples
+#' \dontrun{
+#' init_server()
+#' }
+init_server <- function(
+  path = ".",
+  verbose = FALSE
+) {
+  serverr_script <- readLines("inst/server_template.r") |>
+    paste(collapse = "\n")
+  serverr_script |> cat(file = file.path(path, "server.R"))
+  dfeR::toggle_message(
+    "create_dashboard: server.R created",
+    verbose = verbose
+  )
+  return(serverr_script)
+}
+
+
+#' Initialize Git Pre-Commit Hook for a Shiny App
+#'
+#' This function checks if the current directory is a Git repository, then
+#' downloads a pre-commit hook script from the
+#' "dfe-analytical-services/shiny-template" repository and
+#' places it in `.git/hooks/pre-commit`, overwriting if necessary.
+#'
+#' @details The function verifies that the working directory is part of a
+#' Git repository before proceeding. If Git is not installed or the directory
+#' is not a Git repository, it stops with an error message.
+#' The downloaded script ensures best practices before committing changes.
+#'
+#' @inheritParams create_dashboard
+#'
+#' @return No return value. The function installs the pre-commit hook.
+#' @examples
+#' \dontrun{
+#' init_commit_hooks()
+#' }
+#' @export
+init_commit_hooks <- function(path = "./") {
+  # Define the Git pre-commit hook file URL
+  hook_url <- "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dfe-analytical-services/shiny-template/main/.hooks/pre-commit.R"
+
+  # Check if this is a Git repository
+  if (system("git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree", intern = TRUE) != "true") {
+    stop(
+      "This is not a Git repository. Please initialize a Git repository first."
+    )
+  }
+
+  # Define the destination path for the pre-commit hook
+  hook_path <- file.path(path, ".git/hooks/pre-commit")
+  if (!dir.exists(hook_path)) {
+    dir.create(hook_path, recursive = TRUE)
+    message(hook_path, " directory created.")
+  }
+
+  # Download and write the file
+  tryCatch(
+    {
+      utils::download.file(hook_url, hook_path, mode = "wb")
+      Sys.chmod(hook_path, mode = "755") # Make it executable
+      message("Pre-commit hook installed successfully.")
+    },
+    error = function(e) {
+      stop("Failed to download and install the pre-commit hook: ", e$message)
+    }
+  )
+}
+
+#' Initialize GitHub Actions Workflow for Shiny App Deployment
+#'
+#' This function sets up a GitHub Actions workflow for deploying a Shiny app.
+#' It ensures that the `.github/workflows/` directory exists, downloads a
+#' deployment workflow file, and creates a configuration YAML file.
+#'
+#' @inheritParams create_dashboard
+#'
+#' @details If the `.github/workflows/` directory does not exist, it is created.
+#' The function then downloads the deployment workflow file and places it inside
+#' `.github/workflows/`. Additionally, it generates a YAML file containing
+#' deployment settings, allowing customization of the `dashboard_name`.
+#'
+#' @return No return value. The function sets up the workflow and configuration.
+#' @examples
+#' \dontrun{
+#' init_workflow()
+#' init_workflow(dashboard_name = "my-custom-dashboard")
+#' }
+#' @export
+init_workflow <- function(site_title, path = "./") {
+  # Define paths
+  workflows_dir <- file.path(path, ".github/workflows")
+  workflow_file <- file.path(workflows_dir, "deploy-shiny.yaml")
+  config_file <- file.path(path, "deployment-config.yaml")
+
+  # Define GitHub workflow file URL
+  workflow_url <- "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dfe-analytical-services/shiny-template/main/.github/workflows/deploy-shiny.yaml"
+
+  # Ensure the .github/workflows directory exists
+  if (!dir.exists(workflows_dir)) {
+    dir.create(workflows_dir, recursive = TRUE)
+    message(workflows_dir, " directory created.")
+  }
+
+  # Download and save the workflow file
+  tryCatch(
+    {
+      utils::download.file(workflow_url, workflow_file, mode = "wb")
+      message("GitHub Actions workflow file downloaded successfully.")
+    },
+    error = function(e) {
+      stop("Failed to download the workflow file: ", e$message)
+    }
+  )
+
+  # Create the deployment configuration YAML file
+  yaml_content <- sprintf(
+    "dashboard_name: %s\ndeploy_target: shinyapps\n",
+    site_title
+  )
+
+  tryCatch(
+    {
+      writeLines(yaml_content, config_file)
+      message("Deployment configuration file created successfully.")
+    },
+    error = function(e) {
+      stop("Failed to create the deployment configuration file: ", e$message)
+    }
+  )
+}
diff --git a/R/custom_disconnect_message.R b/R/custom_disconnect_message.R
index 43e569b2..fd5e1c52 100644
--- a/R/custom_disconnect_message.R
+++ b/R/custom_disconnect_message.R
@@ -51,24 +51,32 @@
 #'   custom_refresh = "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/my-dashboard"
 #' )
 custom_disconnect_message <- function(
-    refresh = "refresh page (attempting to keep your last known selections)",
-    reset = "reset page (removing any previous selections)",
-    dashboard_title = NULL,
-    links = NULL,
-    publication_name = NULL,
-    publication_link = NULL,
-    support_contact = "explore.statistics@education.gov.uk",
-    custom_refresh = NULL,
-    custom_reset = NULL) {
+  refresh = "refresh page (attempting to keep your last known selections)",
+  reset = "reset page (removing any previous selections)",
+  dashboard_title = NULL,
+  links = NULL,
+  publication_name = NULL,
+  publication_link = NULL,
+  support_contact = "explore.statistics@education.gov.uk",
+  custom_refresh = NULL,
+  custom_reset = NULL
+) {
   # Check links are valid
-  if (FALSE %in% validate_dashboard_url(links) ||
-    "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/" %in% links) { # nolint: [indentation_linter]
+  if (
+    FALSE %in%
+      validate_dashboard_url(links) ||
+      "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/" %in% links
+  ) {
+    # nolint: [indentation_linter]
     stop("You have entered an invalid site link in the links argument.")
   }
 
   if (!is.null(custom_refresh)) {
     is_valid_refresh <- function(refresh) {
-      startsWith(stringr::str_trim(refresh), "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/")
+      startsWith(
+        stringr::str_trim(refresh),
+        "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/"
+      )
     }
 
     if (is_valid_refresh(custom_refresh) == FALSE) {
@@ -83,7 +91,10 @@ custom_disconnect_message <- function(
 
   if (!is.null(custom_reset)) {
     is_valid_reset <- function(reset) {
-      startsWith(stringr::str_trim(reset), "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/")
+      startsWith(
+        stringr::str_trim(reset),
+        "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/"
+      )
     }
 
     if (is_valid_reset(custom_reset) == FALSE) {
@@ -109,10 +120,15 @@ custom_disconnect_message <- function(
       startsWith(stringr::str_trim(link), pub_prefix)
     }
 
-    if (TRUE %in% is_valid_publication_link(publication_link) == FALSE ||
-      publication_link %in% pub_prefix) { # nolint: [indentation_linter]
-      stop("You have entered an invalid publication link in the publication_link
-         argument.")
+    if (
+      TRUE %in% is_valid_publication_link(publication_link) == FALSE ||
+        publication_link %in% pub_prefix
+    ) {
+      # nolint: [indentation_linter]
+      stop(
+        "You have entered an invalid publication link in the publication_link
+         argument."
+      )
     }
   }
 
@@ -204,7 +220,10 @@ custom_disconnect_message <- function(
             ". Apologies for the inconvenience."
           )
         },
-        if (!is.null(publication_name) && grepl("explore-education-statistics", publication_link)) {
+        if (
+          !is.null(publication_name) &&
+            grepl("explore-education-statistics", publication_link)
+        ) {
           tags$p(
             "The data used in this dashboard can also be viewed or downloaded via the ",
             dfeshiny::external_link(
@@ -236,7 +255,8 @@ custom_disconnect_message <- function(
     tags$div(id = "ss-overlay", style = "display: none;"),
     tags$head(htmltools::tags$style(
       glue::glue(
-        .open = "{{", .close = "}}",
+        .open = "{{",
+        .close = "}}",
         "#custom-disconnect-dialog a {
              display: {{ if (refresh == '') 'none' else 'inline' }} !important;
              color: #1d70b8 !important;
diff --git a/R/dfe_content_links.R b/R/dfe_content_links.R
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6e60e06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/R/dfe_content_links.R
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#' Content links
+#'
+#' @description
+#' Content links for the right hand navigation list panel
+#'
+#' @param links_list List of links for the navigation panel
+#'
+#' @returns NULL
+#' @export
+#'
+#' @examples
+#' dfe_content_links(c("Data", "Information"))
+dfe_content_links <- function(links_list) {
+  # Add the HTML around the link and make an id by snake casing
+  create_sidelink <- function(link_text) {
+    tags$li(
+      "-",
+      shiny::actionLink(
+        tolower(gsub(" ", "_", link_text)),
+        link_text,
+        `data-value` = link_text,
+        class = "contents_link"
+      )
+    )
+  }
+
+  # The HTML div to be returned
+  tags$div(
+    style = "position: sticky; top: 0.5rem; padding: 0.25rem;", # Make it stick!
+    shiny::tags$h2("Contents"),
+    tags$ul(
+      id = "contents_links",
+      style = "list-style-type: none; padding-left: 0; font-size: 1rem;", # remove the circle bullets
+      lapply(links_list, create_sidelink)
+    )
+  )
+}
diff --git a/R/support_panel.R b/R/support_panel.R
index 97ee7368..50992a83 100644
--- a/R/support_panel.R
+++ b/R/support_panel.R
@@ -8,17 +8,16 @@
 #' dfe-analytical-services GitHub area or the dfe-gov-uk Azure DevOps
 #' @param ees_publication Whether the parent publication is hosted on Explore
 #' Education Statistics
-#' @param publication_name The parent publication name
 #' @param publication_slug The parent publication slug on Explore Education
 #' Statistics
 #' @param alt_href Alternative link to the parent publication (if not hosted on
 #' Explore Education Statistics)
-#' @param form_url URL for a feedback form for the dashboard
 #' @param custom_data_info A single text string or a `shiny::tagList()` object
 #'  for custom text to go under the "Find out more information on the data" heading.
 #' @param extra_text Add extra paragraphs to the page before the "Contact us" section.
 #' Use `dfeshiny::section_tags()` to specify the heading and body.
 #' Look at examples to see how to add one or multiple sections.
+#' @inheritParams create_dashboard
 #'
 #' @return a HTML div, containing standard support content for a public R Shiny
 #' dashboard in DfE
@@ -132,15 +131,16 @@
 #'   )
 #' )
 support_panel <- function(
-    team_email = "",
-    repo_name = "",
-    ees_publication = TRUE,
-    publication_name = NULL,
-    publication_slug = "",
-    alt_href = NULL,
-    form_url = NULL,
-    custom_data_info = NULL,
-    extra_text = NULL) {
+  team_email = "",
+  repo_name = "",
+  ees_publication = TRUE,
+  publication_name = NULL,
+  publication_slug = "",
+  alt_href = NULL,
+  form_url = NULL,
+  custom_data_info = NULL,
+  extra_text = NULL
+) {
   if (is_valid_dfe_email(team_email) == FALSE) {
     stop(
       "You have entered an invalid email in the team_email argument.
@@ -210,7 +210,8 @@ support_panel <- function(
           href = paste0("mailto:", team_email),
           link_text = team_email,
           add_warning = FALSE
-        ), "."
+        ),
+        "."
       )
     ),
     shiny::tags$h2("Find more information on the data"),
@@ -240,7 +241,8 @@ support_panel <- function(
           dfeshiny::external_link(
             href = paste0(
               "https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/", # nolint: [line_length_linter]
-              publication_slug, "/data-guidance"
+              publication_slug,
+              "/data-guidance"
             ),
             link_text = "data guidance"
           ),
@@ -248,7 +250,8 @@ support_panel <- function(
           dfeshiny::external_link(
             href = paste0(
               "https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/", # nolint: [line_length_linter]
-              publication_slug, "#explore-data-and-files"
+              publication_slug,
+              "#explore-data-and-files"
             ),
             link_text = "tools to access and interrogate the underlying data"
           ),
diff --git a/_pkgdown.yml b/_pkgdown.yml
index 41b467cb..e4ad0656 100644
--- a/_pkgdown.yml
+++ b/_pkgdown.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ template:
     pkgdown-nav-height: 81.4468px
 
 reference:
+- title: Creating a dashboard template
+  contents:
+  - create_dashboard
+  - starts_with("init")
 - title: Bookmarks
   contents:
   - set_bookmark_include
@@ -15,10 +19,6 @@ reference:
 - title: Connectivity
   contents:
   - custom_disconnect_message
-- title: Initialisation functions
-  desc: One time functions used to set up or update standardised scripts and workflows needed for your dashboard
-  contents:
-  - starts_with("init")
 - title: Links
   contents:
   - external_link
diff --git a/inst/global_template.r b/inst/global_template.r
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d89c8ffa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/global_template.r
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+# This is the global file.
+# Use it to store functions, library calls, source files etc.
+# Moving these out of the server file and into here improves performance as the
+# global file is run only once when the app launches and stays consistent
+# across users whereas the server and UI files are constantly interacting and
+# responsive to user input.
+# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+# Library calls ===============================================================
+shhh <- suppressPackageStartupMessages # It's a library, so shhh!
+
+## Core shiny and R packages --------------------------------------------------
+shhh(library(shiny))
+shhh(library(bslib))
+shhh(library(shinytitle))
+shhh(library(metathis))
+
+## Custom packages ------------------------------------------------------------
+shhh(library(dfeR))
+shhh(library(dfeshiny))
+shhh(library(shinyGovstyle))
+shhh(library(afcolours))
+
+## Creating charts and tables--------------------------------------------------
+shhh(library(ggplot2))
+shhh(library(ggiraph))
+
+## Data and string manipulation -----------------------------------------------
+shhh(library(dplyr))
+shhh(library(stringr))
+
+## Data downloads -------------------------------------------------------------
+shhh(library(data.table))
+
+## Testing dependencies -------------------------------------------------------
+# These are not needed for the app itself but including them here keeps them in
+# renv but avoids the app needlessly loading them, saving on load time.
+# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+if (FALSE) {
+  shhh(library(shinytest2))
+  shhh(library(testthat))
+  shhh(library(lintr))
+  shhh(library(styler))
+}
+
+# Source R scripts ============================================================
+# Source any scripts here. Scripts may be needed to process data before it gets
+# to the server file or to hold custom functions to keep the main files shorter.
+# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+lapply(list.files("R/footer_pages/", full.names = TRUE), source)
+
+# Set global variables ========================================================
diff --git a/inst/server_template.r b/inst/server_template.r
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e733a4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/server_template.r
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+# This is the server file.
+# Use it to create interactive elements like tables, charts and text for your
+# app.
+#
+# Anything you create in the server file won't appear in your app until you call
+# it in the UI file. This server script gives examples of plots and value boxes
+#
+# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+server <- function(input, output, session) {
+  # Manage cookie consent
+  output$cookies_status <- dfeshiny::cookies_banner_server(
+    input_cookies = shiny::reactive(input$cookies),
+    parent_session = session,
+    google_analytics_key = google_analytics_key
+  )
+
+  dfeshiny::cookies_panel_server(
+    input_cookies = shiny::reactive(input$cookies),
+    google_analytics_key = google_analytics_key
+  )
+
+  # Navigation ================================================================
+  ## Main content left navigation ---------------------------------------------
+  observeEvent(
+    input$panel_1,
+    nav_select("left_nav", "panel_1")
+  )
+  observeEvent(input$user_guide, nav_select("left_nav", "user_guide"))
+
+  ## Footer links -------------------------------------------------------------
+  observeEvent(input$dashboard, nav_select("pages", "dashboard"))
+  observeEvent(input$footnotes, nav_select("pages", "footnotes"))
+  observeEvent(input$support, nav_select("pages", "support"))
+  observeEvent(
+    input$accessibility_statement,
+    nav_select("pages", "accessibility_statement")
+  )
+  observeEvent(
+    input$cookies_statement,
+    nav_select("pages", "cookies_statement")
+  )
+
+  ## Back links to main dashboard ---------------------------------------------
+  observeEvent(input$footnotes_to_dashboard, nav_select("pages", "dashboard"))
+  observeEvent(input$support_to_dashboard, nav_select("pages", "dashboard"))
+  observeEvent(input$cookies_to_dashboard, nav_select("pages", "dashboard"))
+  observeEvent(
+    input$accessibility_to_dashboard,
+    nav_select("pages", "dashboard")
+  )
+
+  # Update title ==============================================================
+  # This changes the title based on the tab selections and is important for accessibility
+  # On the main dashboard it uses the active tab from left_nav, else it uses the page input
+  observe({
+    if (input$pages == "dashboard") {
+      change_window_title(
+        title = paste0(site_title, " - ", gsub("_", " ", input$left_nav))
+      )
+    } else {
+      change_window_title(
+        title = paste0(site_title, " - ", gsub("_", " ", input$pages))
+      )
+    }
+  })
+}
diff --git a/inst/ui_template.r b/inst/ui_template.r
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1fcc622a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/ui_template.r
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+# This is the ui file. Use it to call elements created in your server file into
+# the app, and define where they are placed, and define any user inputs.
+#
+# Other elements like charts, navigation bars etc. are completely up to you to
+# decide what goes in. However, every element should meet accessibility
+# requirements and user needs.
+#
+# This is the user-interface definition of a Shiny web application. You can
+# run the application by clicking 'Run App' above.
+#
+# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+ui <- function(input, output, session) {
+  page_fluid(
+    # Metadata for app ========================================================
+    tags$html(lang = "en"),
+    tags$head(HTML(paste0("<title>", site_title, "</title>"))), # set in global.R
+    tags$head(tags$link(rel = "shortcut icon", href = "dfefavicon.png")),
+    # Add meta description for search engines
+    metathis::meta() %>%
+      meta_general(
+        application_name = site_title,
+        description = "Interactive tool for exploring data",
+        robots = "index,follow",
+        generator = "R Shiny",
+        subject = "education",
+        rating = "General",
+        referrer = "no-referrer"
+      ),
+
+    # Required to make the title update based on tab changes
+    shinytitle::use_shiny_title(),
+
+    ## Custom CSS -------------------------------------------------------------
+    tags$head(
+      tags$link(
+        rel = "stylesheet",
+        type = "text/css",
+        href = "dfe_shiny_gov_style.css"
+      )
+    ),
+
+    ## Custom disconnect function ---------------------------------------------
+    dfeshiny::custom_disconnect_message(
+      links = site_primary,
+      publication_name = parent_pub_name,
+      publication_link = parent_publication
+    ),
+    tags$head(includeHTML(("google-analytics.html"))),
+    shinyjs::useShinyjs(),
+    dfeshiny::dfe_cookies_script(),
+    dfeshiny::cookies_banner_ui(
+      name = site_title
+    ),
+
+    ## Header -----------------------------------------------------------------
+    dfeshiny::header(
+      header = site_title
+    ),
+
+    ## Beta banner ------------------------------------------------------------
+    shinyGovstyle::banner(
+      "gds_phase_banner",
+      "Alpha",
+      paste0(
+        "This dashboard is being developed, contact",
+        team_email,
+        " with any feedback"
+      )
+    ),
+
+    # Page navigation =========================================================
+    # This switches between the supporting pages in the footer and the main dashboard
+    gov_main_layout(
+      bslib::navset_hidden(
+        id = "pages",
+        nav_panel(
+          "dashboard",
+          ## Main dashboard ---------------------------------------------------
+          layout_columns(
+            # Override default wrapping breakpoints to avoid text overlap
+            col_widths = breakpoints(sm = c(4, 8), md = c(3, 9), lg = c(2, 9)),
+            ## Left navigation ------------------------------------------------
+            dfe_content_links(
+              links_list = c(
+                "Panel 1",
+                "User guide"
+              )
+            ),
+            ## Dashboard panels -----------------------------------------------
+            bslib::navset_hidden(
+              id = "left_nav",
+              nav_panel(
+                "panel_1",
+                dashboard_page(id = "panel_1")
+              ),
+              nav_panel("user_guide", user_guide())
+            )
+          )
+        ),
+        ## Footer pages -------------------------------------------------------
+        nav_panel("footnotes", footnotes_page()),
+        nav_panel("support", support_page()),
+        nav_panel("accessibility_statement", accessibility_page()),
+        nav_panel("cookies_statement", cookies_page())
+      )
+    ),
+
+    # Footer ==================================================================
+    dfe_footer(
+      links_list = c(
+        "Footnotes",
+        "Support",
+        "Accessibility statement",
+        "Cookies statement"
+      )
+    )
+  )
+}
diff --git a/man/cookies_banner_server.Rd b/man/cookies_banner_server.Rd
index 52188cd0..fac4b95c 100644
--- a/man/cookies_banner_server.Rd
+++ b/man/cookies_banner_server.Rd
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ be \code{reactive(input$cookies)})}
 \item{parent_session}{This should be the R Shiny app session, expect it to
 always be \code{parent_session = session}}
 
-\item{google_analytics_key}{Provide the GA 10 digit key of the form
-"ABCDE12345"}
+\item{google_analytics_key}{10 digit Google Analytics key if available. String, default:
+\code{"XXXXXXXXXX"}}
 
 \item{cookies_link_panel}{name of the navigation panel that the cookie banner
 provides a link to, usually "cookies_panel_ui"}
diff --git a/man/cookies_banner_ui.Rd b/man/cookies_banner_ui.Rd
index cbae8af7..c06e69ba 100644
--- a/man/cookies_banner_ui.Rd
+++ b/man/cookies_banner_ui.Rd
@@ -6,15 +6,18 @@
 \usage{
 cookies_banner_ui(
   id = "cookies_banner",
-  name = "DfE R-Shiny dashboard template"
+  site_title = "DfE R-Shiny dashboard template",
+  name = NULL
 )
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{id}{Shiny tag shared with cookies_banner_server(), can be any string set
 by the user as long as it matches the id in the cookies_banner_server()}
 
+\item{site_title}{Site title for the dashboard. String, default: \code{"dfeshiny template"}}
+
 \item{name}{Name of the dashboard on which the cookie authorisation is being
-applied}
+applied (deprecated, replaced by site_title)}
 }
 \value{
 shiny::tags$div()
diff --git a/man/cookies_panel_server.Rd b/man/cookies_panel_server.Rd
index 223b7206..43879b04 100644
--- a/man/cookies_panel_server.Rd
+++ b/man/cookies_panel_server.Rd
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ the user as long as it matches the id in the cookies_panel_ui()}
 \item{input_cookies}{The cookie input passed from cookies.js (should always
 be \code{reactive(input$cookies)})}
 
-\item{google_analytics_key}{Provide the GA 10 digit key of the form
-"ABCDE12345"}
+\item{google_analytics_key}{10 digit Google Analytics key if available. String, default:
+\code{"XXXXXXXXXX"}}
 }
 \description{
 Create the server module of DfE R-Shiny cookies dashboard panel to be used
diff --git a/man/cookies_panel_ui.Rd b/man/cookies_panel_ui.Rd
index 11345b9f..03c7cfbd 100644
--- a/man/cookies_panel_ui.Rd
+++ b/man/cookies_panel_ui.Rd
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ cookies_panel_ui(id = "cookies_panel", google_analytics_key = NULL)
 \item{id}{Shiny tag shared with cookies_panel_server(), can be any string set by
 the user as long as it matches the id in the cookies_panel_server()}
 
-\item{google_analytics_key}{Provide the GA 10 digit key of the form
-"ABCDE12345"}
+\item{google_analytics_key}{10 digit Google Analytics key if available. String, default:
+\code{"XXXXXXXXXX"}}
 }
 \value{
 a HTML div, containing standard cookies content for a public R
diff --git a/man/create_dashboard.Rd b/man/create_dashboard.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..56c7ebba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/create_dashboard.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/create_dashboard.R
+\name{create_dashboard}
+\alias{create_dashboard}
+\title{Initialize the DFE Shiny Template Setup}
+\usage{
+create_dashboard(
+  path = "./",
+  site_title = "dfeshiny template",
+  google_analytics_key = "XXXXXXXXXX",
+  dashboard_url = "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/dfeshiny-template/",
+  publication_name = "Publication name",
+  publication_link =
+    paste0("https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/",
+    "publication-name"),
+  team_email = "explore.statistics@education.gov.uk",
+  repo_name = "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/dfeshiny",
+  form_url = "",
+  verbose = FALSE
+)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{path}{The root directory where the app should be created. String, default: \code{"."}.}
+
+\item{site_title}{Site title for the dashboard. String, default: \code{"dfeshiny template"}}
+
+\item{google_analytics_key}{10 digit Google Analytics key if available. String, default:
+\code{"XXXXXXXXXX"}}
+
+\item{dashboard_url}{URL for the host dashboard}
+
+\item{publication_name}{The parent publication name}
+
+\item{publication_link}{URL link to the parent publication}
+
+\item{team_email}{Email address for support contact. String, default:
+\code{"explore.statistics@education.gov.uk"}}
+
+\item{repo_name}{The repository URL, must be a valid URL for the dfe-analytical-services GitHub
+area or the dfe-gov-uk Azure DevOps. String, default:
+\code{"https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/dfeshiny"}}
+
+\item{form_url}{URL for a feedback form for the dashboard}
+
+\item{verbose}{RUn in verbose mode}
+}
+\value{
+No return value. The function initializes the complete template.
+}
+\description{
+This function sets up a complete DFE Shiny template by:
+\enumerate{
+\item Cloning the Shiny template repository.
+\item Installing a Git pre-commit hook.
+\item Setting up a GitHub Actions workflow for deployment.
+}
+}
+\details{
+This function runs \code{init_app()}, \code{init_commit_hooks()}, and
+\code{init_workflow()}
+in sequence to set up a working environment for a Shiny application.
+}
+\examples{
+\dontrun{
+create_dashboard()
+}
+}
diff --git a/man/dfe_content_links.Rd b/man/dfe_content_links.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..593daf19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/dfe_content_links.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/dfe_content_links.R
+\name{dfe_content_links}
+\alias{dfe_content_links}
+\title{Content links}
+\usage{
+dfe_content_links(links_list)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{links_list}{List of links for the navigation panel}
+}
+\description{
+Content links for the right hand navigation list panel
+}
+\examples{
+dfe_content_links(c("Data", "Information"))
+}
diff --git a/man/init_analytics.Rd b/man/init_analytics.Rd
index 01dcdc05..e0bb219f 100644
--- a/man/init_analytics.Rd
+++ b/man/init_analytics.Rd
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
 \alias{init_analytics}
 \title{init_analytics}
 \usage{
-init_analytics(ga_code, create_file = TRUE)
+init_analytics(ga_code, path = "./", create_file = TRUE)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{ga_code}{The Google Analytics code for the dashboard}
 
+\item{path}{The root directory where the app should be created. String, default: \code{"."}.}
+
 \item{create_file}{Boolean TRUE or FALSE, default is TRUE, false will return
 the HTML in the console and is used mainly for testing or comparisons}
 }
diff --git a/man/init_base_app.Rd b/man/init_base_app.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d0bb0de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/init_base_app.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/create_dashboard.R
+\name{init_base_app}
+\alias{init_base_app}
+\title{Initialize a Shiny App Project Structure}
+\usage{
+init_base_app(
+  path = "./",
+  google_analytics_key = "XXXXXXXXX",
+  dashboard_url = "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/dashboard-name/",
+  site_title = "Dashboard name",
+  publication_name = "Publication name",
+  publication_link =
+    paste0("https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/",
+    "publication-name"),
+  team_email = "team.name@education.gov.uk",
+  repo_name = "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/dashboard-name",
+  form_url = "",
+  verbose = FALSE
+)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{path}{The root directory where the app should be created. String, default: \code{"."}.}
+
+\item{google_analytics_key}{10 digit Google Analytics key if available. String, default:
+\code{"XXXXXXXXXX"}}
+
+\item{dashboard_url}{URL for the host dashboard}
+
+\item{site_title}{Site title for the dashboard. String, default: \code{"dfeshiny template"}}
+
+\item{publication_name}{The parent publication name}
+
+\item{publication_link}{URL link to the parent publication}
+
+\item{team_email}{Email address for support contact. String, default:
+\code{"explore.statistics@education.gov.uk"}}
+
+\item{repo_name}{The repository URL, must be a valid URL for the dfe-analytical-services GitHub
+area or the dfe-gov-uk Azure DevOps. String, default:
+\code{"https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/dfeshiny"}}
+
+\item{form_url}{URL for a feedback form for the dashboard}
+
+\item{verbose}{RUn in verbose mode}
+}
+\value{
+No return value. The function is called for
+its side effects (i.e., file and folder creation).
+}
+\description{
+Creates the basic file and directory structure for a Shiny application,
+including:\code{global.R}, \code{ui.R}, \code{server.R}, a \verb{data/} folder,
+and a \verb{tests/testthat/} folder.
+}
+\examples{
+\dontrun{
+init_base_app()              # Creates structure in current directory
+}
+
+}
+\keyword{internal}
diff --git a/man/init_commit_hooks.Rd b/man/init_commit_hooks.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7417e94d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/init_commit_hooks.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/create_dashboard.R
+\name{init_commit_hooks}
+\alias{init_commit_hooks}
+\title{Initialize Git Pre-Commit Hook for a Shiny App}
+\usage{
+init_commit_hooks(path = "./")
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{path}{The root directory where the app should be created. String, default: \code{"."}.}
+}
+\value{
+No return value. The function installs the pre-commit hook.
+}
+\description{
+This function checks if the current directory is a Git repository, then
+downloads a pre-commit hook script from the
+"dfe-analytical-services/shiny-template" repository and
+places it in \code{.git/hooks/pre-commit}, overwriting if necessary.
+}
+\details{
+The function verifies that the working directory is part of a
+Git repository before proceeding. If Git is not installed or the directory
+is not a Git repository, it stops with an error message.
+The downloaded script ensures best practices before committing changes.
+}
+\examples{
+\dontrun{
+init_commit_hooks()
+}
+}
diff --git a/man/init_global.Rd b/man/init_global.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..509f25a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/init_global.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/create_dashboard.R
+\name{init_global}
+\alias{init_global}
+\title{Initialise global.R}
+\usage{
+init_global(
+  path = "./",
+  google_analytics_key = "XXXXXXXXX",
+  dashboard_url = "https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/dashboard-name/",
+  site_title = "Dashboard name",
+  publication_name = "Publication name",
+  publication_link =
+    paste0("https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/",
+    "publication-name"),
+  team_email = "team.name@education.gov.uk",
+  repo_name = "https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/dashboard-name",
+  form_url = "",
+  verbose = FALSE
+)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{path}{The root directory where the app should be created. String, default: \code{"."}.}
+
+\item{google_analytics_key}{10 digit Google Analytics key if available. String, default:
+\code{"XXXXXXXXXX"}}
+
+\item{dashboard_url}{URL for the host dashboard}
+
+\item{site_title}{Site title for the dashboard. String, default: \code{"dfeshiny template"}}
+
+\item{publication_name}{The parent publication name}
+
+\item{publication_link}{URL link to the parent publication}
+
+\item{team_email}{Email address for support contact. String, default:
+\code{"explore.statistics@education.gov.uk"}}
+
+\item{repo_name}{The repository URL, must be a valid URL for the dfe-analytical-services GitHub
+area or the dfe-gov-uk Azure DevOps. String, default:
+\code{"https://github.com/dfe-analytical-services/dfeshiny"}}
+
+\item{form_url}{URL for a feedback form for the dashboard}
+
+\item{verbose}{RUn in verbose mode}
+}
+\description{
+Initialise global.R
+}
+\examples{
+\dontrun{
+init_global()
+}
+}
+\keyword{internal}
diff --git a/man/init_server.Rd b/man/init_server.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4c50a576
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/init_server.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/create_dashboard.R
+\name{init_server}
+\alias{init_server}
+\title{Initialise server.R}
+\usage{
+init_server(path = ".", verbose = FALSE)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{path}{The root directory where the app should be created. String, default: \code{"."}.}
+
+\item{verbose}{RUn in verbose mode}
+}
+\description{
+Initialise server.R
+}
+\examples{
+\dontrun{
+init_server()
+}
+}
+\keyword{internal}
diff --git a/man/init_ui.Rd b/man/init_ui.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..baebaae1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/init_ui.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/create_dashboard.R
+\name{init_ui}
+\alias{init_ui}
+\title{Initialise ui.R}
+\usage{
+init_ui(path = ".", verbose = FALSE)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{path}{The root directory where the app should be created. String, default: \code{"."}.}
+
+\item{verbose}{RUn in verbose mode}
+}
+\description{
+Initialise ui.R
+}
+\examples{
+\dontrun{
+init_ui()
+}
+}
+\keyword{internal}
diff --git a/man/init_workflow.Rd b/man/init_workflow.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..afca33ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/init_workflow.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/create_dashboard.R
+\name{init_workflow}
+\alias{init_workflow}
+\title{Initialize GitHub Actions Workflow for Shiny App Deployment}
+\usage{
+init_workflow(site_title, path = "./")
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{site_title}{Site title for the dashboard. String, default: \code{"dfeshiny template"}}
+
+\item{path}{The root directory where the app should be created. String, default: \code{"."}.}
+}
+\value{
+No return value. The function sets up the workflow and configuration.
+}
+\description{
+This function sets up a GitHub Actions workflow for deploying a Shiny app.
+It ensures that the \verb{.github/workflows/} directory exists, downloads a
+deployment workflow file, and creates a configuration YAML file.
+}
+\details{
+If the \verb{.github/workflows/} directory does not exist, it is created.
+The function then downloads the deployment workflow file and places it inside
+\verb{.github/workflows/}. Additionally, it generates a YAML file containing
+deployment settings, allowing customization of the \code{dashboard_name}.
+}
+\examples{
+\dontrun{
+init_workflow()
+init_workflow(dashboard_name = "my-custom-dashboard")
+}
+}