[Neos] How to select different page templates

Aske Ertmann aske at moc.net
Tue Sep 10 11:29:23 CEST 2013 

Hey Nick

You might use the eel expression wrong, we have it working like this:
templatePath = ${q(node).property('pageTemplate') == null ? 'resource://Moc.Net/Private/Templates/Page/Subpage.html' : q(node).property('pageTemplate')}

Hope that helps

/Aske

On 10/09/2013, at 10.57, Nick wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I am really sorry to keep on but would very much appreciate your thoughts.
> 
> I have set a new string property on the TYPO3.Neos:Page Node, in my project Notypes.yaml, which I can set via the Neos UI.
> 
> I then wish to select the fluid template used to render a Page basd on this property.
> 
> so I have assumed that in my project Roots.ts2 i can acces this property like this:
> 
>   layoutType = ${q(node).property('layoutType')}
> 
> Which i think should return a string.
> 
> Then I wish to select the fluid template based on this:
> 
> so i in my Roots.ts2 have tried
> 
> page.body{
> 
> ...
> 
> templatePath = ${layoutType !='home' ? 'resource://reroot.DemoSiteReroot/Private/Templates/Page/Default.html': 'resource://reroot.DemoSiteReroot/Private/Templates/Page/Home.html'}
> 
> ...
> 
> }
> 
> But I always get the default template.
> 
> I am not quite sure where I am going wrong as I am not very confident with Typoscript and in fact if this is something that can be done?
> 
> Any ideas pointers most appreciated
> 
> Many thanks
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
> 
> On 10/09/2013 00:43, Nick wrote:
>> Ok just for the record I have answered my second question
>> ./flow flow:cache:flush --force
>> 
>> but I am stuck on the first !
>> 
>> Many thanks
>> 
>> Nick :(
>> 
>> On 10/09/2013 00:15, Nick wrote:
>>> I thought I was making pretty good progress on this :
>>> 
>>> On Mattias suggestion I created the a NodeTypes.yamlfile in
>>> mySite/Configuration to add a new property to TYPO3.Neos.Page with the
>>> following:
>>> 
>>> ## YAML Template.
>>> # add a field to the page properties
>>> 'TYPO3.Neos:Page':
>>>   superTypes: ['TYPO3.Neos:Document']
>>>   ui:
>>>     inspector:
>>>       groups:
>>>         pageLayout:
>>>           label: 'Page Layout Info'
>>>   properties:
>>>     layoutType:
>>>           type: string
>>>           ui:
>>>             label: 'layoutType'
>>>             reloadIfChanged: TRUE
>>>             inspector:
>>>               group: 'pageLayout'
>>> 
>>> This worked a dream and the option appeared in the Neos Inspector window.
>>> 
>>> For Step 2 I tried adding the following to the Roots.ts2 file in mySites
>>> (Resources/Private...) to use the new property to select the appropriate
>>> Fluid template:
>>> 
>>> page.body{
>>>   ...
>>> 
>>>   layoutType = ${q(node).property('layoutType')}
>>> 
>>>   templatePath = ${layoutType !='home' ?
>>> 'resource://reroot.DemoSiteReroot/Private/Templates/Page/Default.html':
>>> 'resource://reroot.DemoSiteReroot/Private/Templates/Page/Home.html'}
>>> 
>>> ...
>>> }
>>> 
>>> Now adding this into the Roots.ts2 at first threw an exception then when
>>> trying to work out what I got wrong and after a couple of reload
>>> attempts whilst logged into the back end(first getting an exception
>>> thrown) I ended up whith a white screen not my test website! This is now
>>> the case when I either just connect to the site (after flushing flow
>>> cache and shutting down apache) or after logging in to backend!
>>> 
>>> I am left with two questions: First what did I do wrong? Second is it
>>> possible to recover the site in such a white out?
>>> 
>>> Many thanks
>>> 
>>> Nick
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 08/09/2013 15:56, Nick wrote:
>>>> Hi Mattias,
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for your reply, this would be a really useful feature for the
>>>> release.
>>>> 
>>>> I also would really appreciate a bit more help with trying to implement
>>>> this as I am not quite sure how I would achieve this, I am still trying
>>>> to get an understanding of how things work with Neos.
>>>> 
>>>> Your help would be appreciated
>>>> 
>>>> Nick
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 08/09/2013 14:39, Mattias Nilsson wrote:
>>>>> Hi Nick,
>>>>> 
>>>>> There is currently no possibility to change a page template in the UI.
>>>>> But
>>>>> this is something is going to be implemented before the release of
>>>>> version
>>>>> 1.0.
>>>>> 
>>>>> You can also make your own page template selector by defining an extra
>>>>> property for TYPO3.Neos:Page inside YAML. Then you can use this
>>>>> property to
>>>>> assign the chosen value to which page template it should match using
>>>>> TypoScript.
>>>>> 
>>>>> If you need more help let me know and I will make a more detail
>>>>> version for
>>>>> you :)
>>>>> 
>>>>> /Mattias
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Sat, Sep 7, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Nick <nick at jamalade.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I am a neewbie to using Neos, so please forgive me for my questions,
>>>>>> but
>>>>>> have been following its progress from afar for a while now.
>>>>>> I have been thinking/toying with the idea of using Neos for a new
>>>>>> project.
>>>>>> With that in mind I have been playing around with the demo site as per
>>>>>> release alpha 5.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> First up I am a little confused as to how to get the homepage to
>>>>>> display a
>>>>>> different view (fluid template) from another page on a site.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I can see in the NeosDemoTypo3Org site that there are a couple of
>>>>>> typoscript files one for the homepage and a default one one for the
>>>>>> rest of
>>>>>> the site:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> ~/TYPO3-Neos-1.0-alpha5/Packages/Sites/TYPO3.NeosDemoTypo3Org/Resources/Private/TypoScripts/Nodes/Homepage/Home.ts2
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> this defines the page.body.templatePath =
>>>>>> 'resource://TYPO3.NeosDemoTypo3Org/Private/Templates/Page/Home.html
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Looking at the fluid template pointed to here, I can see that on the
>>>>>> home
>>>>>> page the "teaser" content should be displayed above the "main" content
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The default can be found in :
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> ~/TYPO3-Neos-1.0-alpha5/Packages/Sites/TYPO3.NeosDemoTypo3Org/Resources/Private/TypoScripts/Library/Root.ts2
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> this defines the page.body.templatePath =
>>>>>> 'resource://TYPO3.NeosDemoTypo3Org/Private/Templates/Page/Default.html
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> In this fluid template the teaser isn't rendered.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> However when I actually go to the home page i.e. http://neos.demo/ I
>>>>>> can
>>>>>> see that the Default.html  is rendered not the Home.html fluid
>>>>>> template.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I am wondering how then you actually select the Home.html template
>>>>>> for the
>>>>>> home page, if not with the typoscript files as above?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> This would be an essential feature for me as for the project I am
>>>>>> working
>>>>>> on there are several different page templates required for different
>>>>>> parts
>>>>>> of the site.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Many thanks in advance
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Nikos
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>>>> 
>>> 
>> 
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