Mapping External Template in Sitefinity with the API
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Stanislav Velikov
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August 05, 2013
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The ability to map external templates to different Sitefinity widgets is performed in the backend UI from Administration->Settings->Advanced->Controls->View Map.
To perform the mapping of a template trough code refer to the sample below:
The highlighted part of the code contains the required values for mapping a template, those are the host control type and a path to the mapped template.
Host:
Layout Template:
Additional approaches in mapping external templates are described in this blog post.
To perform the mapping of a template trough code refer to the sample below:
var configManager = ConfigManager.GetManager(); var viewMap = configManager.GetSection<ControlsConfig>(); ConfigProperty property; var viewMapValue = viewMap.Properties.TryGetValue("viewMap", out property); string[][] bag = new string[4][]; bag[0] = new string[2] { "Value", "Telerik.Sitefinity.Web.UI.NavigationControls.SiteMapNavigations.SiteMapNavigationTabStrip, Telerik.Sitefinity" }; bag[1] = new string[2] { "Key", "HostType" }; bag[2] = new string[2] { "Value", "~/CustomNavigationTemplate.ascx" }; bag[3] = new string[2] { "Key", "LayoutTemplatePath" }; var ConfigSectionItems = new ConfigSectionItems(); ConfigSectionItems.SaveBatchConfigSection(bag, "ViewMap_0,controlsConfig_0", "", "", null, "New", "");Host:
Telerik.Sitefinity.Web.UI.NavigationControls.SiteMapNavigations.SiteMapNavigationTabStripLayout Template:
~/CustomNavigationTemplate.ascxAdditional approaches in mapping external templates are described in this blog post.
Stanislav Velikov
Stanislav Velikov is a Tech Support Engineer at Telerik. He joined the Sitefinity Support team in April 2011.
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