Help: Article Template
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The following template variables are available for article templates.
- new.template
- Articles have the special ability to change their template so that you can allow users to see different views of the article. You do this by creating a link with a URL like this (replace 999 with the template Id you wish to use):
<a href="<tmpl_var new.template>999">Read more...</a>
- description
- The paginated description.
- description.full
- The full description without any pagination.
- description.first.100words
- The first 100 words in the description. Words are defined as characters separated by whitespace, so HTML entities and tags count as words.
- description.first.75words
- The first 75 words in the description. Words are defined as characters separated by whitespace, so HTML entities and tags count as words.
- description.first.50words
- The first 50 words in the description. Words are defined as characters separated by whitespace, so HTML entities and tags count as words.
- description.first.25words
- The first 25 words in the description. Words are defined as characters separated by whitespace, so HTML entities and tags count as words.
- description.first.10words
- The first 10 words in the description. Words are defined as characters separated by whitespace, so HTML entities and tags count as words.
- description.first.paragraph
- The first paragraph of the description. The first paragraph is determined by the first carriage return found in the text.
- description.first.2paragraphs
- The first two paragraphs of the description. A paragraph is determined by counting the carriage returns found in the text.
- description.first.sentence
- The first sentence in the description. A sentence is determined by counting the periods found in the text.
- description.first.2sentences
- The first two sentences in the description. A sentence is determined by counting the periods found in the text.
- description.first.3sentences
- The first three sentences in the description. A sentence is determined by counting the periods found in the text.
- description.first.4sentences
- The first four sentences in the description. A sentence is determined by counting the periods found in the text.
- attachment.icon
- The URL to the icon image for this attachment type.
- attachment.name
- The filename for this attachment.
- attachment.url
- The URL to download this attachment.
- image.thumbnail
- The URL to the thumbnail for the attached image.
- image.url
- The URL to the attached image.
- attachment_loop
- A loop containing all the attachments.
- filename
- The name of the file.
- url
- The url to download the file.
- thumbnailUrl
- The url of the thumbnail of this file.
- iconUrl
- The url to the file type icon of this file.
- isImage
- A boolean indicating whether this is an image or not.
- linkTitle
- The title of the link added to the article.
- linkURL
- The URL for the link added to the article.
- cacheTimeout
- The amount of time this article will be cached.
- templateId
- The Id of the template used to display this Asset.
- storageId
- The Id of the storage object for this Asset that is used to store any attachments.
- displayTitle
- A conditional variable for whether or not the title should be displayed.
- description
- The description of this wobject.
- styleTemplateId
- The assetId of the template for displaying the Asset.
- printableStyleTemplateId
- The assetId of the template for displaying the Asset for printing.
- assetId
- The unique identifier for this Asset, in base64 encoding.
- assetIdHex
- The unique identifier for this Asset, in hexadecimal format.
- title
- The title of the Asset
- menuTitle
- The title of the Asset used in Navigations.
- url
- The Asset's URL.
- isHidden
- A boolean that will be true if this Asset is set not be displayed in Navigations.
- newWindow
- A boolean that will be true if this Asset is set open in a new browser window.
- encryptPage
- A boolean that will be true if this Asset is set to be served over SSL.
- ownerUserId
- The ID of the user who owns this Asset.
- groupIdView
- The ID of the group that is allowed to view this Asset.
- groupIdEdit
- The ID of the group that is allowed to edit this Asset.
- synopsis
- A short description of the contents of the Asset.
- extraHeadTags
- Extra tags that will be added to the header of the page containing the Asset. These will be included by default so you do not need to add them youself, unless you want them to be in there twice.
- isPackage
- A boolean that will be true if this Asset is set to be a Package.
- isPrototype
- A boolean that will be true if this Asset is set to be a prototype.
- status
- With respect to version control, the status of this Asset. Typically these are the English strings "approved", "pending", "committed".
- assetSize
- How big this asset is in bytes. The sum of all database fields and attachments.
- keywords
- This will be a string with the keywords for this asset. Individual keywords will be joined with spaces, unless the keyword contains spaces, in which case it will be quoted.
- webgui.version
- The version of WebGUI on your site.
- webgui.status
- The release status for this version of WebGUI (stable, beta, gamma, etc.)
- session.user.username
- The current user's username.
- session.user.firstDayOfWeek
- From the current user's profile, the day they selected to be the first day of the week.
- session.config.extrasurl
- From the WebGUI config, the URL for the extras directory.
- session.var.adminOn
- This variable will be true if the user is in Admin mode.
- session.setting.companyName
- From the WebGUI settings, the company name.
- session.setting.anonymousRegistration
- From the WebGUI settings, whether or not anonymous registration has been enabled.
- session form variables
- Session Form Variables
Any form variables will be available in the template with this syntax:
<tmpl_var session.form.variable>
If there is more than 1 value in a form variable, only the last will be returned. - session scratch variables
- Session Scratch Variables
Any scratch variables will be available in the template with this syntax:
<tmpl_var session.scratch.variable>
- controls
- These are the icons and URLs that allow editing, cutting, copying, deleting and reordering the Asset.
- pagination.firstPage
- A link to the first page in the paginator.
- pagination.firstPageUrl
- The url component of pagination.firstPage broken out.
- pagination.firstPageText
- The text component of pagination.firstPage broken out.
- pagination.isFirstPage
- A boolean indicating whether the current page is the first page.
- pagination.lastPage
- A link to the last page in the paginator.
- pagination.lastPageUrl
- The url component of pagination.lastPage broken out.
- pagination.lastPageText
- The text component of pagination.lastPage broken out.
- pagination.isLastPage
- A boolean indicating whether the current page is the last page.
- pagination.nextPage
- A link to the next page in the paginator relative to the current page.
- pagination.nextPageUrl
- The url component of pagination.nextPage broken out.
- pagination.nextPageText
- The text component of pagination.nextPage broken out.
- pagination.previousPage
- A link to the previous page in the paginator relative to the current page.
- pagination.previousPageUrl
- The url component of pagination.previousPage broken out.
- pagination.previousPageText
- The text component of pagination.previousPage broken out.
- pagination.pageNumber
- The current page number.
- pagination.pageCount
- The total number of pages.
- pagination.pageCount.isMultiple
- A boolean indicating whether there is more than one page.
- pagination.pageList
- A list of links to every page in the paginator.
- pagination.pageLoop
- Same as pagination.pageList except broken into individual elements.
- pagination.url
- The URL of a page in the page loop.
- pagination.text
- The number of a page in the page loop.
- pagination.range
- Displays the range of available pages, in a start - end format.
- pagination.activePage
- A boolean which will be true if the this page in the pageLoop is the currently viewed page.
- pagination.pageList.upTo20
- A list of links to the 20 nearest in the paginator relative to the current page. So if you're on page 60, you'll see links for 50-70.
- pagination.pageLoop.upTo20
- Same as pagination.pageList.upTo20 except broken into individual elements.
- pagination.url
- The URL of a page in the page loop.
- pagination.text
- The number of a page in the page loop.
- pagination.range
- Displays the range of available pages, in a start - end format.
- pagination.activePage
- A boolean which will be true if the this page in the pageLoop is the currently viewed page.
- pagination.pageList.upTo10
- A list of links to the 10 nearest in the paginator relative to the current page. So if you're on page 20, you'll see links for 15-25.
- pagination.pageLoop.upTo10
- Same as pagination.pageList.upTo10 except broken into individual elements.
- pagination.url
- The URL of a page in the page loop.
- pagination.text
- The number of a page in the page loop.
- pagination.range
- Displays the range of available pages, in a start - end format.
- pagination.activePage
- A boolean which will be true if the this page in the pageLoop is the currently viewed page.
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