Short answer, it is the preferred way, yes.

Longer answer:

• For unpublish you can only use the ITransportHandler.

• For publish you can use both the RenderedItem.AddInstruction and ITransportHandler, but it's better to use the AddInstruction because it's an API call and not direct XML manipulation. Note that you can use the RenderedItem.AddInstruction from two places: Templating, or from a Custom Renderer. Again it depends on your needs.

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Short answer: it is the preferred way, yes.

Longer answer:

• For unpublish you can only use the ITransportHandler.

• For publish you can use both the RenderedItem.AddInstruction and ITransportHandler, but it's better to use the AddInstruction because it's an API call and not direct XML manipulation. Note that you can use the RenderedItem.AddInstruction from two places: Templating, or from a Custom Renderer. It depends on your needs.

PS. Some shameless self promoting, but feel free to see my talk from this year's TDS. It's related to your question.

It is.

Note that, you can use the RenderedItem.AddInstruction from Templating or from a Custom Renderer. Second note, you can use the ITransportHandler also for publish, not just unpublish.

PS. Some shameless self promoting, but feel free to see my talk at this year's TDS. It's related to your question.

Short answer, it is the preferred way, yes.

Longer answer:

• For unpublish you can only use the ITransportHandler.

• For publish you can use both the RenderedItem.AddInstruction and ITransportHandler, but it's better to use the AddInstruction because it's an API call and not direct XML manipulation. Note that you can use the RenderedItem.AddInstruction from two places: Templating, or from a Custom Renderer. Again it depends on your needs.

PS. Some shameless self promoting, but feel free to see my talk at this year's TDS. It's related to your question.