Re: Help needed to create a customized template with jahia

Hi,

The directory shared_templates is read once at startup. It contains  
all the templates that are shared between sites, but it concerns only  
site creation. Then, the template package is copied into the  
"TOMCAT_HOME/webapps/jahia/jsp/jahia/templates/siteName/ 
templatePackageName", and only modifications in this very directory  
will affect the given site.
The directory new_templates is for hotdeploying JARs into an existing  
site. Just put a JAR file in it, and the file will be expanded and  
moved into "TOMCAT_HOME/webapps/jahia/jsp/jahia/templates/siteName/ 
templatePackageName". The file template.xml contained in the JAR will  
be read in this case, allowing the deployment of several templates at  
once without using the administration panel.
That is if the "Automatic Deployment Mode" option has been checked (it  
is by default) in the Templates management options (Administation ->  
Site settings -> Manage templates. Otherwise, if the JAR is still  
present in the new_templates folder, it should appear in the "Deploy  
new templates" section.

I hope everything's clear :)

Cheers,

Romain

Le 24 juil. 08 à 15:02, Nitin Aggarwal a écrit :

>
> Hi,
>
> Thanks that's really helpful.
> It does not completely solve my issue though that was another  
> challenge i
> was facing. which now i got resolved thanks to the elaboration  
> provided by
> you.
>
> Well this is one way to add a custom jsp template.
>
> i mean here we are editing the default corporate_portal_templates_v2
>
> But, i am more concerned how do i completely personalise my template.
> i want that i load the template initially when i create a new site.
> Which location do i need to place it for that?
> I am confused between
> Tomcat_home\webapps\jahia\WEB-INF\var\new_templates
> and Tomcat_home\webapps\jahia\WEB-INF\var\shared_templates
> or is it some other directory.
>
>
> Romain Felden wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> You can't just add new templates in the template.xml file because it
>> is read only at deployment, when expanding files from the JAR lying  
>> in
>> "TOMCAT_HOME/webapps/jahia/WEB-INF/var/shared_templates". To  
>> include a
>> new template file into an existing set already deployed in Jahia, you
>> have to register the template using Administration -> Site settings  
>> ->
>> Manage templates.
>> There you can manually add a new template file that you created  
>> inside
>> the existing template directory for the appropriate site.
>>
>> Here is an example :
>> Supposed you've created a site called "mySite" using the default
>> templates packaged with Jahia 5 (the package name is
>> "corporate_portal_templates_v2"), you should have this directory :
>> "TOMCAT_HOME/webapps/jahia/jsp/jahia/templates/mySite/
>> corporate_portal_templates_v2"
>> Into this directory, you can add JSP files that will be used as
>> templates but only if you add them manually using the site
>> administration (see above).
>> So for example, if you want to add the file "newTemplate.jsp" to the
>> template set for the site mySite, just fill the fields using these
>> values :
>> Template name : New Template
>> Template Folder : /corporate_portal_templates_v2
>> File Name : newTemplate.jsp
>> Don't forget to check "Available to users" as well.
>>
>> Then press "Save" and you should get a successful deployment message.
>>
>> Don't forget that any change made this way won't impact the template
>> JAR file lying in TOMCAT_HOME/webapps/jahia/WEB-INF/var/
>> shared_templates, and therefore any other site using the same  
>> template
>> set won't have the new templates you added for the site "mySite".
>>
>> I hope this is enough, don't hesitate to ask if you have further
>> questions.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Romain
>>
>>
>> Le 22 juil. 08 à 15:22, Nitin Aggarwal a écrit :
>>
>>>
>>> thanks Manish,
>>>
>>> I was going through the template guide given on jahia site..
>>> but i am unable to understand where i can try out the changes i am
>>> trying to
>>> make going through the tutorial.
>>>
>>> I have created a sample template copying the default template and
>>> making a
>>> few changes in that according to my org.
>>> but the main problem is if i add a new entry in the templates.xml
>>>
>>> <template browsable="1" visible="1">
>>> 		<parameter name="name">gat</parameter>
>>> 		<parameter name="filename">gat.jsp</parameter>
>>> 		<parameter name="display-name">Gat</parameter>
>>> 	</template>
>>>
>>> and added a new folder in the templates home directory named
>>>
>>> mytemplate-->gat.jsp
>>>                   gat-->gat.jsp
>>>                       -->definitions.inc
>>>                       -->eventlistner.inc
>>>
>>> it has 3 files gat.jsp
>>> definitions.inc
>>> and eventlistner.inc
>>>
>>> where do i add stuff in order to try my new fields and containers
>>> which i
>>> want to add.
>>>
>>> if i add them in definitions.inc i am unable to see them...
>>>
>>> my major concern is how do i test things so that i can understand
>>> what i am
>>> doing.
>>>
>>> can any one through some light ?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Manish Gupta III wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Read these document this will help you to create this template.
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: [email protected]
>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nitin  
>>>> Aggarwal
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 3:22 PM
>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>> Subject: [template_list] Help needed to create a customized  
>>>> template
>>>> with jahia
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I am pretty new to jahia  and i have to create a template as per  
>>>> this
>>>> image.
>>>> http://www.nabble.com/file/p18585942/GAT.bmp
>>>>
>>>> Can any one help with this.
>>>>
>>>> I would like to take up the taglib approach in order to create  
>>>> this.
>>>>
>>>> what all changes i have to make and where.
>>>>
>>>> and early response will be highly appreciated
>>>>
>>>> regards
>>>> Nitin Aggarwal
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