Tired of rebuilding the same settings menu, update check and feedback button every time you start a new shortcut? This template gives you that scaffolding ready-made, so a new project starts with the boring parts already working.
What it actually does
It’s a starting point for shortcut builders rather than a tool you run for its own sake. Duplicate it, rename it, and drop your own actions into the space provided. Around your code sits a working main menu and a settings screen with seven options:
- Check for Updates, wired to an update kit so your users can pull new versions.
- Open Shortcut Folder, for the files your shortcut stores.
- Reset Settings, which restores defaults.
- Format All Data, which wipes stored data but keeps settings.
- Give Feedback and Report Bugs, so users can reach you.
- View All Shortcuts, which lists the other shortcuts you’ve published.
Storage choices are set as variables at the top, so you decide where data lives in one place. Recent versions added ready-made Telegram API code and a setup check for the Actions app, useful if your shortcut depends on it.
Installing it
Duplicate it before editing, so you always have a clean copy for your next project.
Putting it to work
The template keeps its configuration in a dictionary, and the author is specific about what to touch. Change only three values there: Name, version and the routinhub entry pointing at your listing. Leave the rest of the dictionary alone unless you understand what it does, because the update and feedback features read from it.
Your own logic goes in the menu at the bottom. You’re free to add new menu options there, but two things must stay as they are: the settings and exit options, and the Back option inside menus. Breaking those tends to break navigation in ways that are annoying to debug.
A sensible workflow is to build your feature in a separate test shortcut first, then paste the working actions into the template once you’re happy with them.
Use cases
- Starting a shortcut you plan to share publicly and keep updated.
- Giving a personal toolbox shortcut a consistent settings menu.
- Learning how update checks and settings menus are put together by reading working examples.
Limits
The update and listing features assume you publish on RoutineHub. If you share shortcuts some other way, you’ll need to strip or rewrite those parts.
Quick answers
Do I have to credit the template?
It isn’t a condition of use. Crediting templates in your description is a common courtesy in the shortcut community, though.
Can I remove the Telegram code if I don’t need it?
Since it lives in its own part of the template, you can delete it. Test the menus afterwards to make sure nothing else pointed at it.
What’s the difference between Reset Settings and Format All Data?
Reset Settings puts preferences back to default. Format All Data clears stored data while keeping your settings.
Shortcuts Template with Menu & Update Kit – Routinehub
Version 26.7
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