Questions tagged [templating]
for questions about Page or Component Templates and Template Building Blocks (TBBs)
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DD4T - Generate DD4T.Templates.merged.dll using ILMerge manually
I modified the code of DD4T Templates projects and I generated all the dll files.
The next step is to join it in DD4T.Templates.merged.dll using ILMerge.
I see in the project a file to build the ...
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Getting additional keyword information from item Xml?
I have a very generic "GetItemXml" template building block that basically reads the current item being rendered and outputs the item's xml to the delivery tier.
Component component = (Component)...
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What are the best practices to manage the sitemap for a Tridion website?
As a general requirement some/almost all of our clients require the website’s sitemap to publish automatically whenever a page gets created and published. Generally we implement this functionality ...
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"Unable to get template type with legacy id" error
I am working with the XPM in Tridion 2013 at the moment. I want to change the page template of one of my pages but when I click on the drop-down, there is an error notification popping up. It says:
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How to determine if publishing to SiteEditable/XPM-enabled site?
How can one determine if the Template is being published to a site with SiteEdit/XPM enabled?
When Experience Manager is installed, Publication Target in the CME has a flag "Enable for inline editing"...
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DWT Page Template Title Syntax
An easy few points for someone, I hope!
I want to get the Page Template title in my DWT template. I could knock up a quick C# TBB, but it seems like I should be able to do it without.
I have tried:
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Accessing page object in C# TBB used in the component template
Is there a way to access page metadata schema value or structure group metadata value holding that page from the C# Code fragment which is used in the component template?
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TcmUploadAssembly tool throws error while uploading dll
I have a base project deployed to GAC that implements the ITemplate interface.
e.g) class PageRenderMaster : ITemplate
public void Transform(Engine engine, Package package) {}
I have domain ...
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How to check publishing or rendering context using TOM.NET in the new publishing framework
With regards to publishing and rendering in TOM.NET, I know the following is true for the legacy publishing framework (pre Web 8):
Template Builder
PublicationTarget is null, RenderMode is ...
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How to retrieve the component presentations using DWT in Page Template templating?
How to retrieve the component presentation using DWT in a Page Template where the component have neither content nor any fields in it.The component is a dummy component created using empty schema ...
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Step to overide publishing page url using deployer extension
Anybody knows how to create deployer extension to change publishing page URL before inserting to broker database?
We are trying to modify the page URL because we will be using keyword key value in ...
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Ordinal position of a Component Presentation in a DWT
I am looking for a way to generate a CSS Id for a Component Presentation, which is guaranteed to be unique within the scope of the page. My initial thought is to make use of the ordinal position of ...
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Are there any sources of good study materials for SDL Tridion 2011 templating?
I have been working in SDL Tridion 2011 writing C# Template Building Blogs and Dream Weaver Templates.
So far, everything I have learned has been either with help from more senior developers OR by ...
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Templates not readily available in Tridion Content Manager
When I create a new page template it doesn’t seem to be available in Tridion straight away. That is, if I go to a page I can’t assign my new page template straight away. It does become available after ...
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Component Templates - Creating using the Output format 'XML Document'
I was just creating a new compound component template today, when selecting the output type I found/noticed something that I've not seen before.
If you select the type 'XML Document' a new tab is ...
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Publish Binary File in a MM Link Field
I try to think about what is the best practice of publishing binary file in a MM link field without coding like in the DW Template.
The background of this question is that I have a couple of on/off ...
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How to include partial (unbalanced) html in a Razor Mediator if statement?
When saving a Razor Mediator Template it fails anytime that I have an if statement with unbalanced html tags in side of it.
@if (Fields.subtitle != null)
{
<div class="subtitleColor"...
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How do I determine if a Component is Published based on the current TargetType
I'm using Component.IsPublishedInContext to determine if the Component is published but the value returns true irrespective of the current TargetType where the Component is being published to.
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What is the best way to manage Javascript and CSS withTridion (2011/2013)?
I've always wondered if there's a "preferred" way to manage CSS and Javascript files in Tridion. I have mine (do whatever is best for the customer's requirement) but maybe there's some kind of "best ...
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DW Template for Multi Embedded Multi Component Link Field
I'M trying to implement DW Template using the Useful TBB("Get Linked Component") found the following URL.
https://sdltridionworld.com/community/2011_extensions/generic-2011-tbbs.aspx
This TBB have ...
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XPM inline editing of Multi-valued field inside a multi-valued embedded field
I have a schema with a multi-valued embedded field, which further have multi-valued text field. Need to loop through the embedded field first and then loop through the multi-valued text field - using ...
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DW Template for implementing multiple text field in component link field
I'd like to know how to implement multiple text field in component link field.
My situation is
Component A has a single component link field "Note1".
"Note1" field has a value of a Note Component.
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Component Template - Parameter Schemas (2011 SP1 HR1)
Couldn't find an explanation in the online documentation but the Parameter Schemas option on Component Templates - can this actually be used the same way parameters are used on TBBs?
After adding a ...
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Link Resolving with Razor Mediator
I am pretty new with Razor Mediator and of course having some issues while testing my TBBs. I am writing a TBB that renders HTML for HTML5 videos like this.
<h2>@Fields.title</h2>
<...
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Event code error - only in Template Builder
Firstly, this is an 8.5 instance, upgraded from 2013, upgraded from 2011. We have Audience Manager installed (and working well) and outbound email.
I have a set of custom events that subscribe (when ...
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Preview a Component Presentation from TBB code
I wish to preview a component presentation and get the rendered content from within another Component Template. I can call engine.RenderComponentPresentation() to get the rendered content, however I ...
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How can I debug Tridion Templates locally without connecting to TcmTemplateDebugHost?
Everyone might be facing the same problem with debugging Tridion templates: How to debug Tridion Templates locally without connecting to the remote TcmTemplateDebugHost.exe
Is there way to debug ...
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Modifying Templates for Hebrew and Arabic
We use Tridion (2009) for our different country sites that have left to right languages such as French, English, and Chinese. We now need to modify our existing templates for Hebrew and Arabic, ...
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Is it possible to assign or change the value of a component Field during templating?
I was wondering if it is possible to assign or change the value of a Component Field during templating? Is there any way to accomplish this?
Say for eg :
List<ItemFields> fieldslist = (List<...
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Publish Multimedia to sub folder with dynamic Component Template
We have a dynamic Component Template for publishing Multimedia Components. The dynamic Component Template redirects the multimedia binaries to a XYZ target Structure Group (in Default Finish Actions). ...
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Error on previewing an ECL Component
I'm trying to implement Bart's Flickr ECL provider to get content from Flickr. Successfully configured to Tridion, Flickr images are now exposed to Tridion. I'm testing on how ECL Components rendering ...
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Special Characters not rendering properly on live website
I am facing issue with production website which is displaying some special characters as black diamond shape with a question mark inside, on multiple browsers .However, the QA website is displaying ...
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Render component template from link to component field [tridion 2009]
In the schema of a component A, there is a "link to component B" field. I want to retrieve the template of that component B in my component A template.
I tried the following but it does not work:
<...
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Outputting SVG image assets inline - can it be done?
We are using SVG images more and more and I would like to put some of these inline using the <svg>...</svg> code directly in the markup. I've done this successfully when the image is ...
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How to retrieve component by specific Schema?
I have a schema id. based on that schema id i want to retrieve all components modified date (created by that schema).
How to resolve it?
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Unable to save c# TBBS using visual studio
I m getting this error while saving c# template using visual studio i m using sdl tridion 2013.i increase the timeout of database query and also maintenance(updating index and shrinking files) has ...
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Is there any way to determine from an event system and/or a template whether it is being called from Experience Manager or somewhere else?
I am trying to identify in my Event System and in my Templates when the rendering (template) or the action (event system) is being triggered from either Experience Manager or somewhere else in the ...
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