diff --git a/app/admin/actions.ts b/app/admin/actions.ts
index 71fdc47..e85c033 100644
--- a/app/admin/actions.ts
+++ b/app/admin/actions.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ import {
   savePageDraft,
 } from "@/lib/content/mutations";
 import { dataSourceSnapshotSchema } from "@/lib/content/data-source";
+import { slugSchema } from "@/lib/content/lifecycle";
 import type { DataSourceSnapshot, PageSnapshot } from "@/lib/content/types";
 import { requireAdmin } from "@/lib/auth/server";
+import { builtInTemplates } from "@/lib/templates";
+import { persistTemplateApplication } from "@/lib/templates/persist";
 
 const serializedBlockSchema = z.strictObject({
   id: z.string().uuid(),
@@ -132,3 +135,56 @@ export async function createEditorRevision(
   const id = await createNamedRevision(parsed.data, safeLabel.data, admin.user.id);
   return id ? { status: "saved", id } : { status: "error" };
 }
+
+const templateApplicationSchema = z.strictObject({
+  templateSlug: z.string().min(1).max(120),
+  characterSlug: slugSchema,
+  nameTh: z.string().trim().min(1).max(160),
+  nameEn: z.string().trim().max(160).optional(),
+  description: z.string().trim().max(2_000).optional(),
+});
+
+export async function applyEditorTemplate(input: unknown): Promise<
+  | { status: "created"; location: string }
+  | { status: "validation-error"; issues: string[] }
+  | { status: "error"; message: string }
+> {
+  const admin = await requireAdmin();
+  const parsed = templateApplicationSchema.safeParse(input);
+  if (!parsed.success) {
+    return {
+      status: "validation-error",
+      issues: parsed.error.issues.map((issue) => issue.message),
+    };
+  }
+  const template = builtInTemplates.find(
+    (candidate) => candidate.slug === parsed.data.templateSlug,
+  );
+  if (!template) {
+    return { status: "validation-error", issues: ["ไม่พบเทมเพลต"] };
+  }
+  if (process.env.BUZZ_DEMO_MODE === "true") {
+    return { status: "created", location: "/admin/astra/info" };
+  }
+  try {
+    const applied = await persistTemplateApplication(
+      template,
+      {
+        slug: parsed.data.characterSlug,
+        nameTh: parsed.data.nameTh,
+        nameEn: parsed.data.nameEn,
+        description: parsed.data.description,
+      },
+      admin.user.id,
+    );
+    return {
+      status: "created",
+      location: `/admin/${applied.characterSlug}/${applied.firstPageSlug}`,
+    };
+  } catch (cause) {
+    return {
+      status: "error",
+      message: cause instanceof Error ? cause.message : "สร้างคู่มือไม่สำเร็จ",
+    };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/admin/templates/page.tsx b/app/admin/templates/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea5f381
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/admin/templates/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
+import { connection } from "next/server";
+
+import { AdminSidebar } from "@/components/admin/admin-sidebar";
+import { TemplateGallery } from "@/components/admin/template-gallery";
+import { SidebarInset, SidebarProvider, SidebarTrigger } from "@/components/ui/sidebar";
+import { getAdminSession } from "@/lib/auth/server";
+import { loadAdminNavigation } from "@/lib/content/loaders";
+import { builtInTemplates } from "@/lib/templates";
+
+export default async function TemplatesPage() {
+  await connection();
+  if (!(await getAdminSession())) redirect("/admin/login");
+  const navigation = await loadAdminNavigation();
+
+  return (
+    <SidebarProvider>
+      <AdminSidebar navigation={navigation} />
+      <SidebarInset>
+        <header className="flex min-h-14 items-center gap-3 border-b px-4">
+          <SidebarTrigger />
+          <div>
+            <h1 className="font-heading font-semibold">เทมเพลตคู่มือ</h1>
+            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">โครงสร้างเริ่มต้นที่คัดมาจากรูปแบบคู่มือทั้งห้า</p>
+          </div>
+        </header>
+        <main className="mx-auto w-full max-w-6xl p-4 sm:p-6 lg:p-8">
+          <TemplateGallery templates={builtInTemplates} />
+        </main>
+      </SidebarInset>
+    </SidebarProvider>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/components/admin/template-gallery.tsx b/components/admin/template-gallery.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15879b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/admin/template-gallery.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { LayoutTemplateIcon } from "lucide-react";
+import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
+import { useState, useTransition } from "react";
+import { toast } from "sonner";
+
+import { applyEditorTemplate } from "@/app/admin/actions";
+import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import {
+  Card,
+  CardContent,
+  CardDescription,
+  CardFooter,
+  CardHeader,
+  CardTitle,
+} from "@/components/ui/card";
+import {
+  Dialog,
+  DialogContent,
+  DialogDescription,
+  DialogFooter,
+  DialogHeader,
+  DialogTitle,
+} from "@/components/ui/dialog";
+import { Field, FieldDescription, FieldGroup, FieldLabel } from "@/components/ui/field";
+import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
+import { Spinner } from "@/components/ui/spinner";
+import { Textarea } from "@/components/ui/textarea";
+import type { TemplateBlueprint } from "@/lib/templates";
+
+export function TemplateGallery({ templates }: { templates: readonly TemplateBlueprint[] }) {
+  const router = useRouter();
+  const [selected, setSelected] = useState<TemplateBlueprint | null>(null);
+  const [pending, startTransition] = useTransition();
+
+  function submit(formData: FormData) {
+    if (!selected) return;
+    startTransition(async () => {
+      const result = await applyEditorTemplate({
+        templateSlug: selected.slug,
+        characterSlug: String(formData.get("slug") ?? ""),
+        nameTh: String(formData.get("nameTh") ?? ""),
+        nameEn: String(formData.get("nameEn") ?? ""),
+        description: String(formData.get("description") ?? ""),
+      });
+      if (result.status === "created") {
+        toast.success("สร้างคู่มือจากเทมเพลตแล้ว");
+        router.push(result.location);
+        router.refresh();
+      } else if (result.status === "validation-error") {
+        toast.error(result.issues[0] ?? "ข้อมูลไม่ถูกต้อง");
+      } else {
+        toast.error("สร้างคู่มือไม่สำเร็จ โปรดตรวจสอบ slug ที่ซ้ำกัน");
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <div className="grid gap-4 md:grid-cols-2 xl:grid-cols-3">
+        {templates.map((template) => (
+          <Card key={template.slug}>
+            <CardHeader>
+              <div className="mb-2 grid size-9 place-items-center rounded-lg bg-primary/15 text-primary"><LayoutTemplateIcon /></div>
+              <CardTitle>{template.name}</CardTitle>
+              <CardDescription>{template.description}</CardDescription>
+            </CardHeader>
+            <CardContent className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+              <Badge variant="outline">{template.pages.length} หน้า</Badge>
+              <Badge variant="outline">{template.dataSources.length} แหล่งข้อมูล</Badge>
+              <Badge variant="secondary">{template.category}</Badge>
+            </CardContent>
+            <CardFooter>
+              <Button className="w-full" onClick={() => setSelected(template)}>ใช้เทมเพลต</Button>
+            </CardFooter>
+          </Card>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+
+      <Dialog open={Boolean(selected)} onOpenChange={(open) => { if (!open) setSelected(null); }}>
+        <DialogContent>
+          <DialogHeader>
+            <DialogTitle>สร้างจาก {selected?.name}</DialogTitle>
+            <DialogDescription>ระบบจะสร้างตัวละคร หน้า บล็อก และแหล่งข้อมูลแยกอิสระ โดยเริ่มต้นในสถานะซ่อน</DialogDescription>
+          </DialogHeader>
+          <form action={submit} className="space-y-5">
+            <FieldGroup>
+              <Field><FieldLabel htmlFor="template-name-th">ชื่อภาษาไทย</FieldLabel><Input id="template-name-th" name="nameTh" required /></Field>
+              <Field><FieldLabel htmlFor="template-name-en">ชื่อภาษาอังกฤษ</FieldLabel><Input id="template-name-en" name="nameEn" /></Field>
+              <Field><FieldLabel htmlFor="template-slug">Slug</FieldLabel><Input id="template-slug" name="slug" required pattern="[A-Za-z0-9]+(?:-[A-Za-z0-9]+)*" placeholder="character-name" /><FieldDescription>ใช้ใน URL และเปลี่ยนภายหลังได้โดยลิงก์เดิมยังเปลี่ยนเส้นทางให้</FieldDescription></Field>
+              <Field><FieldLabel htmlFor="template-description">คำอธิบาย</FieldLabel><Textarea id="template-description" name="description" /></Field>
+            </FieldGroup>
+            <DialogFooter>
+              <Button type="button" variant="outline" onClick={() => setSelected(null)}>ยกเลิก</Button>
+              <Button type="submit" disabled={pending}>{pending ? <Spinner /> : null}{pending ? "กำลังสร้าง…" : "สร้างคู่มือ"}</Button>
+            </DialogFooter>
+          </form>
+        </DialogContent>
+      </Dialog>
+    </>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/lib/templates/persist.ts b/lib/templates/persist.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77c9104
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/templates/persist.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+import "server-only";
+
+import { getDb } from "@/db";
+import {
+  blocks,
+  characters,
+  dataSources,
+  dataSourceVersions,
+  outboxEvents,
+  pageDataSources,
+  pages,
+} from "@/db/schema";
+import { evaluateDataSource } from "@/lib/content/data-source";
+import { applyTemplate, type TemplateBlueprint } from "@/lib/templates";
+
+export interface NewTemplateCharacter {
+  slug: string;
+  nameTh: string;
+  nameEn?: string | null;
+  description?: string | null;
+  element?: string | null;
+  role?: string | null;
+  rarity?: number | null;
+}
+
+function collectSourceIds(value: unknown, result = new Set<string>()): Set<string> {
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+    for (const item of value) collectSourceIds(item, result);
+  } else if (value && typeof value === "object") {
+    for (const [key, item] of Object.entries(value)) {
+      if (key === "dataSourceId" && typeof item === "string") result.add(item);
+      collectSourceIds(item, result);
+    }
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+export async function persistTemplateApplication(
+  template: TemplateBlueprint,
+  identity: NewTemplateCharacter,
+  authorId: string,
+): Promise<{ characterId: string; characterSlug: string; firstPageSlug: string }> {
+  const characterId = crypto.randomUUID();
+  const applied = applyTemplate(template, characterId);
+  const db = getDb();
+
+  await db.transaction(async (tx) => {
+    await tx.insert(characters).values({
+      id: characterId,
+      slug: identity.slug,
+      nameTh: identity.nameTh,
+      nameEn: identity.nameEn?.trim() || null,
+      description: identity.description?.trim() || null,
+      element: identity.element?.trim() || null,
+      role: identity.role?.trim() || null,
+      rarity: identity.rarity ?? null,
+      visible: false,
+    });
+
+    for (const source of applied.dataSources) {
+      const snapshot = {
+        id: source.id,
+        name: source.name,
+        version: 1,
+        fields: source.fields,
+        rows: source.rows,
+      };
+      await tx.insert(dataSources).values({
+        id: source.id,
+        name: source.name,
+        description: source.description,
+        fields: source.fields,
+        currentVersion: 1,
+      });
+      await tx.insert(dataSourceVersions).values({
+        dataSourceId: source.id,
+        version: 1,
+        rows: source.rows,
+        evaluation: evaluateDataSource(snapshot) as unknown as Record<string, unknown>,
+        createdById: authorId,
+      });
+    }
+
+    for (const page of applied.pages) {
+      await tx.insert(pages).values({
+        id: page.id,
+        characterId,
+        slug: page.slug,
+        title: page.title,
+        publicNote: page.publicNote,
+        navOrder: page.navOrder,
+        visible: false,
+        version: 1,
+      });
+      if (page.blocks.length > 0) {
+        await tx.insert(blocks).values(
+          page.blocks.map((block) => ({
+            ...block,
+            pageId: page.id,
+          })),
+        );
+      }
+      const dependencies = [
+        ...collectSourceIds(page.blocks.map((block) => block.config)),
+      ];
+      if (dependencies.length > 0) {
+        await tx.insert(pageDataSources).values(
+          dependencies.map((dataSourceId) => ({
+            pageId: page.id,
+            dataSourceId,
+            pinnedVersion: null,
+          })),
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    await tx.insert(outboxEvents).values([
+      {
+        topic: "directory",
+        aggregateId: characterId,
+        eventType: "directory.updated",
+        payload: { id: characterId, version: 1 },
+      },
+      {
+        topic: "admin",
+        aggregateId: characterId,
+        eventType: "admin.updated",
+        payload: { id: characterId, version: 1 },
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  return {
+    characterId,
+    characterSlug: identity.slug,
+    firstPageSlug: applied.pages[0].slug,
+  };
+}