Customize the label of the search button: Dynamically set the label of the search button
You can also set the labels of the search button on each site dynamically, via the Labels & Messages page.
To do this, for each site, you must create one resource class to hold the label.
Perform the following:
- Open your project in Visual Studio.
- Add and register a user widget, following procedure Tutorial: Customize the label of the search button in a multiple site project.
- In SietfinityWebApp, create two resource classes.
Perform the following:
- Install Sitefinity CMS VSIX.
For more information, see Sitefinity CMS VSIX.
- In the context menu of SitefinityWebApp, click Add » Sitefinity » Add new Resource package.
- Name the first class SiteSpecificSearchButtonResources2.cs
- Create another resource class and name it SiteSpecificSearchButtonResources3.cs
- Open SiteSpecificSearchButtonResources2.cs and enter the following code:
- Open SiteSpecificSearchButtonResources3.cs and enter the following code:
- Register the custom resource classes in the Global.asax file.
The file must look in the following way:
NOTE: If you do not have a Global.asax file added to your project, you can add it by opening the context menu of SitefinityWebApp and clicking Add » New Item… » Visual C# » Web » Global Application Class.
If you already have a Global.asax file, you must merge it with the one above.
- Build your solution and restart the application.
- In the backend, click Administration » Labels & Messages.
- Search for SearchBoxText2 and enter Search2
- Search for SearchBoxText3 and enter Search3
When you place the standard Search widget on a page from FirstSite, it displayes label Search; when you place it on a page from SecondSite, it displayes label Search2; when you place it on ThirdSite, it displayes label Search3.