I have what seems to me to be a very simple task to complete and so far I have not managed it. I want to have a Master Template with a single ContentPlaceholder. I then want to be able to choose one of two (or more when I get it to work) child templates. This is simplicity itself with std .Net master pages. So I have: Master Template: html etc.. <div class="container_12"> <asp:ContentPlaceHolder Id="GridLayout" runat="server"/> </div> end html etc..
The two child templates are then: Template 1 <asp:Content ContentPlaceHolderId="GridLayout" runat="server"> <div class="grid_12"> <umbraco:Item field="bodyText" useIfEmpty="contents" textIfEmpty="error if no text" runat="server" /> </div> </asp:Content>
Seems pretty straightforward? N.B. I've missed out the masterpage directives for brevity.
When I create a content page and choose Template 2 (which is a child of the MasterTemplate) to enter content, I only see one (rich)text area to add content.
Can someone explain the explicit steps to achieve this or can it not be done for some reason?
Wierdly I now have been able to do this but don't yet know why previous attempts have failed. The onlydifference this time was that I went for a completly new install and just created the three docTypes and Templates without all the niceties (meta tags, css etc..).
Previously I have used existing installations and modified templates to convert from one master to master-child so maybe that is where the problems lie. It may also be to do with renaming templates/docTypes or something. This is another of those cases where now I have done an install from scratch that worked I might not encounter this problem again but it would be useful to know what was causing the problems before.
Ithink I have found the problem. When creating a page I get the option to choose a Template.
On the clean install the Template structure I have is:
MyMaster -- 12 Columns -- 6 and 6 Columns
When I set up a page as say 12 Columns and save, I cannot then later change to 6 and 6 Columns because I don't get the option in the Template dropdown.
In the old install I have what LOOKS like the same structure and I can change the Template but it does not change the docType, is that usual or a bug?
Child master pages
I have what seems to me to be a very simple task to complete and so far I have not managed it.
I want to have a Master Template with a single ContentPlaceholder.
I then want to be able to choose one of two (or more when I get it to work) child templates. This is simplicity itself with std .Net master pages.
So I have:
Master Template:
html etc..
<div class="container_12">
<asp:ContentPlaceHolder Id="GridLayout" runat="server"/>
</div>
end html etc..
The two child templates are then:
Template 1
<asp:Content ContentPlaceHolderId="GridLayout" runat="server">
<div class="grid_12">
<umbraco:Item field="bodyText" useIfEmpty="contents" textIfEmpty="error if no text" runat="server" />
</div>
</asp:Content>
Template 2
<asp:Content ContentPlaceHolderId="GridLayout" runat="server">
<div class="grid_6">
<umbraco:Item field="col1Text" runat="server" />
</div>
<div class="grid_6">
<umbraco:Item field="col2Text" runat="server" />
</div>
</asp:Content>
Seems pretty straightforward?
N.B. I've missed out the masterpage directives for brevity.
When I create a content page and choose Template 2 (which is a child of the MasterTemplate) to enter content, I only see one (rich)text area to add content.
Can someone explain the explicit steps to achieve this or can it not be done for some reason?
Wierdly I now have been able to do this but don't yet know why previous attempts have failed. The onlydifference this time was that I went for a completly new install and just created the three docTypes and Templates without all the niceties (meta tags, css etc..).
Previously I have used existing installations and modified templates to convert from one master to master-child so maybe that is where the problems lie. It may also be to do with renaming templates/docTypes or something. This is another of those cases where now I have done an install from scratch that worked I might not encounter this problem again but it would be useful to know what was causing the problems before.
Any thoughts?
Ithink I have found the problem. When creating a page I get the option to choose a Template.
On the clean install the Template structure I have is:
MyMaster
-- 12 Columns
-- 6 and 6 Columns
When I set up a page as say 12 Columns and save, I cannot then later change to 6 and 6 Columns because I don't get the option in the Template dropdown.
In the old install I have what LOOKS like the same structure and I can change the Template but it does not change the docType, is that usual or a bug?
Or maybe I am missing something?
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