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Caution: This documentation is for eZ Publish legacy, from version 3.x to 5.x.

Template override conditions

This section contains an overview of the override conditions that can be used to override the system templates.

Override example

[magic_pockets]                (1)
Source=node/view/full.tpl      (2)
MatchFile=magic_pocket.tpl     (3)
Subdir=templates               (4)
Match[class_identifier]=pocket (5)
Match[section]=34              (6)
...                            ...
  1.  The name of the override.
  2.  The template that should be overridden.
  3.  The alternate template that should be used.
  4.  The location of the override templates.
  5.  Match condition #1
  6.  Match condition #2

List of possible match conditions:

Condition

Description

class

Matches the ID number of the class.

object

Matches the ID number of class group.

class_identifier

Matches the identifier of the class (for example "folder").

section

Matches the number of the section in which the search was conducted.

section_id

Matches the number of the section which the object belongs to.

section_identifier

Matches the identifier of the section which the object belongs to. Available since eZ Publish 4.4.

node

Matches the ID number of the node.

parent_node

Matches the ID number of the parent node.

view_offset

Matches the offset view parameter.

depth

Matches the depth of the node. The depth of a top level node is 1.

navigation_part_identifier

Matches the identifier of the navigation part.

url_alias

Matches the virtual URL of the node.

attribute_identifier

Matches the identifier of the attribute.

class_group

Matches the ID number of the group that the class which the object is an instance of belongs to.

remote_id

Matches the remote ID number of the object.

state

Matches the content object state id.

state_identifier

Matches the content object state identifier.

layout

Matches the name of the layout (for example "print", "fullpage", etc.).

viewmode

Matches the name of the view mode (full, line, etc.)

parent_class

Matches the ID number of the parent class.

parent_class_identifier

Matches the identifier of the parent class.

persistent_variable

Matches the value of the persistent variable if the "view" view of the "content" module was executed. (The persistent variable should be set in the "node/view/<view_mode>.tpl" template that was used by this view.)

error_number

Matches kernel errors. Note that some kind of errors, i.e. database errors, may prevent the overriding.

workflow

Matches the ID number of the workflow.

workflowgroup

Matches the ID number of the workflow group.

Please find below a list of examples of match conditions.

class/edit.tpl

Module/view: class / edit

Condition

Description

class

Matches the ID number of the class.

class/groupedit.tpl

Module/view: class / groupedit

Condition

Description

object

Matches the ID number of class group.

class/view.tpl

Module/view: class / view

Condition

Description

class

Matches the ID number of the class.

class_identifier

Matches the identifier of the class (for example "folder").

content/advancedsearch.tpl

Module/view: content / advancedsearch

Condition

Description

section

Matches the number of the section in which the search was conducted.

section_identifier

Matches the identifier of the section which the object belongs to. Available since eZ Publish 4.4.

content/browse.tpl

Module/view: content / browse

Condition

Description

object

Matches the ID number of the object.

node

Matches the ID number of the node.

parent_node

Matches the ID number of the parent node.

class

Matches the ID number of the class which the object is an instance of.

class_identifier

Matches the identifier of the class which the object is an instance of.

view_offset

Matches the offset view parameter.

depth

Matches the depth of the node. The depth of a top level node is 1.

navigation_part_identifier

Matches the identifier of the navigation part.

url_alias

Matches the virtual URL of the node.

content/collectedinfo/*.tpl

Module/view: content / collectinformation

Condition

Description

object

Matches the ID number of the object.

node

Matches the ID number of the node.

parent_node

Matches the ID number of the parent node.

class

Matches the ID number of the class which the object is an instance of.

class_identifier

Matches the identifier of the class which the object is an instance of.

depth

Matches the depth of the node. The depth of a top level node is 1.

navigation_part_identifier

Matches the identifier of the navigation part.

url_alias

Matches the virtual URL of the node.

content/collectedinfo/*.tpl

Module/view: content / collectedinfo

Condition

Description

object

Matches the ID number of the object.

node

Matches the ID number of the node.

parent_node

Matches the ID number of the parent node.

class

Matches the ID number of the class which the object is an instance of.

depth

Matches the depth of the node. The depth of a top level node is 1.

navigation_part_identifier

Matches the identifier of the navigation part.

url_alias

Matches the virtual URL of the node.

content/collectedinfomail/*.tpl

Module/view: content / collectinformation

Condition

Description

object

Matches the ID number of the object.

node

Matches the ID number of the node.

parent_node

Matches the ID number of the parent node.

class

Matches the ID number of the class which the object is an instance of.

class_identifier

Matches the identifier of the class which the object is an instance of.

depth

Matches the depth of the node. The depth of a top level node is 1.

navigation_part_identifier

Matches the identifier of the navigation part.

url_alias

Matches the virtual URL of the node.

content/datatype/edit/*.tpl

Module/view: none.

Condition

Description

class_identifier

Matches the identifier of the class.

attribute_identifier

Matches the identifier of the attribute.

content/datatype/view/*.tpl

Module/view: none.

Condition

Description

class_identifier

Matches the identifier of the class.

attribute_identifier

Matches the identifier of the attribute.

content/edit.tpl

Module/view: content / edit

Condition

Description

object

Matches the ID number of the object.

class

Matches the ID number of the class which the object is an instance of.

class_identifier

Matches the identifier of the class which the object is an instance of.

section

Matches the number of the section which the object belongs to.

section_identifier

Matches the identifier of the section which the object belongs to. Available since eZ Publish 4.4.

class_group

Matches the ID number of the group that the class which the object is an instance of belongs to.

content/history.tpl

Module/view: content / history

Condition

Description

object

Matches the ID number of the object.

class

Matches the ID number of the class which the object is an instance of.

class_identifier

Matches the identifier of the class which the object is an instance of.

section

Matches the number of the section which the object belongs to.

section_identifier

Matches the identifier of the section which the object belongs to. Available since eZ Publish 4.4.

content/queued.tpl

Module/view: none.

Condition

Description

object

Matches the content ID number of the object.

remote_id

Matches the remote ID number of the object.

class

Matches the ID number of the content class which the object is an instance of.

class_identifier

Matches the identifier of the content class which the object is an instance of.

class_group

Matches the identifier of the class group which the content class is an instance of.

state

Matches the content object state id.

state_identifier

Matches the content object state identifier.

section

Matches the section ID.

section_identifier

Matches the section identifier

content/search.tpl

Module/view: content / search

Condition

Description

section

Matches the number of the section in which the search was conducted.

section_identifier

Matches the identifier of the section which the object belongs to. Available since eZ Publish 4.4

content/tipafriend.tpl

Module/view: content / tipafriend

Condition

Description

object

Matches the ID number of the object.

class

Matches the ID number of the class which the object is an instance of.

class_identifier

Matches the identifier of the class which the object is an instance of.

class_group

Matches the ID number of the group that the class which the object is an instance of belongs to.

section

Matches the number of the section which the object belongs to.

section_identifier

Matches the identifier of the section which the object belongs to. Available since eZ Publish 4.4.

node

Matches the ID number of the node.

parent_node

Matches the ID number of the parent node.

depth

Matches the depth of the node. The depth of a top level node is 1.

url_alias

Matches the virtual URL of the node.

content/tipafriendmail.tpl

Module/view: none.

Condition

Description

object

Matches the ID number of the object.

class

Matches the ID number of the class which the object is an instance of.

class_identifier

Matches the identifier of the class which the object is an instance of.

class_group

Matches the ID number of the group that the class which the object is an instance of belongs to.

section

Matches the number of the section which the object belongs to.

section_identifier

Matches the identifier of the section which the object belongs to. Available since eZ Publish 4.4.

node

Matches the ID number of the node.

parent_node

Matches the ID number of the parent node.

depth

Matches the depth of the node. The depth of a top level node is 1.

url_alias

Matches the virtual URL of the node.

content/versions.tpl

Module/view: content / versions

Condition

Description

object

Matches the ID number of the object.

class

Matches the ID number of the class which the object is an instance of.

class_identifier

Matches the identifier of the class which the object is an instance of.

section_id

Matches the number of the section which the object belongs to.

content/versionview.tpl

Module/view: content / versionview

Condition

Description

navigation_part_identifier

Matches the identifier of the navigation part.

content/view/*.tpl

Module/view: content / view

Condition

Description

object

Matches the ID number of the object.

class

Matches the ID number of the class which the object is an instance of.

class_identifier

Matches the identifier of the class which the object is an instance of.

section

Matches the number of the section which the object belongs to.

section_identifier

Matches the identifier of the section which the object belongs to. Available since eZ Publish 4.4.

class_group

Matches the ID number of the group that the class which the object is an instance of belongs to.

layout/set.tpl

Module/view: layout / set

Condition

Description

layout

Matches the name of the layout (for example "print", "fullpage", etc.).

node/view/*.tpl

Module/view: content / view

Condition

Description

object

Matches the ID number of the object.

node

Matches the ID number of the node.

parent_node

Matches the ID number of the parent node.

class

Matches the ID number of the class which the object is an instance of.

class_identifier

Matches the identifier of the class which the object is an instance of.

view_offset

Matches the offset view parameter.

depth

Matches the depth of the node. The depth of a top level node is 1.

section

Matches the number of the section which the object belongs to.

section_identifier

Matches the identifier of the section which the object belongs to. Available since eZ Publish 4.4.

navigation_part_identifier

Matches the identifier of the navigation part.

viewmode

Matches the name of the view mode (full, line, etc.)

url_alias

Matches the virtual URL of the node.

class_group

Matches the ID number of the group that the class which the object is an instance of belongs to.

parent_class

Matches the ID number of the parent class.

parent_class_identifier

Matches the identifier of the parent class.

node/view/pdf.tpl

Module/view: content / pdf

Condition

Description

object

Matches the ID number of the object.

node

Matches the ID number of the node.

parent_node

Matches the ID number of the parent node.

class

Matches the ID number of the class which the object is an instance of.

class_identifier

Matches the identifier of the class which the object is an instance of.

depth

Matches the depth of the node. The depth of a top level node is 1.

url_alias

Matches the virtual URL of the node.

class_group

Matches the ID number of the group that the class which the object is an instance of belongs to.

pagelayout.tpl

Module/view: none.

Condition

Description

persistent_variable

Matches the value of the persistent variable if the "view" view of the "content" module was executed. (The persistent variable should be set in the "node/view/<view_mode>.tpl" template that was used by this view.)

error_number

Matches kernel errors. Note that some kind of errors, i.e. database errors, may prevent the overriding.

[any]

The pagelayout may be overridden using the same keys that are available for the view which was used within the request. For example, if the "view" view of the "content" module was accessed, then the override conditions of that view will be matched. This makes it possible to create a pagelayout override that will be triggered when, for example, nodes referencing objects that belong to a certain section are requested.

workflow/edit.tpl

Module/view: workflow / edit

Condition

Description

workflow

Matches the ID number of the workflow.

workflow/groupedit.tpl

Module/view: workflow / groupedit

Condition

Description

workflowgroup

Matches the ID number of the workflow group.

workflow/view.tpl

Module/view: workflow / view

Condition

Description

workflow

Matches the ID number of the workflow.

Balazs Halasy (09/03/2005 8:41 am)

Andrea Melo (05/12/2012 4:56 pm)

Balazs Halasy, Andrea Melo


Comments

  • OR conditions

    Is there a way to specify OR conditions ? ie : node 43 OR node 56 ?
    • Re: OR conditions

      No, but you can place 2 groups in override.ini(.append.php) like in the following example:

      [magic_pockets_43]
      Source=node/view/full.tpl
      MatchFile=magic_pocket.tpl
      Subdir=templates
      Match[node]=43

      [magic_pockets_56]
      Source=node/view/full.tpl
      MatchFile=magic_pocket.tpl
      Subdir=templates
      Match[node]=56

      (Note that the group name must be diffent.)

      If you have set of many such nodes, you may consider creating a special class for those nodes or place them in special section (do not forget on permission settings in this case).
  • Override a pagelayout_bodycontent

    Suppose pagelayout.tpl as follows:

    "--------
    <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
    <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="{$site.http_equiv.Content-language|wash}" lang="{$site.http_equiv.Content-language|wash}">

    <head>

    {include uri="design:pagelayout_style.tpl"}
    {include uri="design:pagelayout_javascript.tpl"}

    {literal}
    <!--[if lt IE 6.0]>
    <style>
    div#maincontent-design { width: 100%; } /* This is needed to avoid width bug in IE 5.5 */
    </style>
    <![endif]-->
    {/literal}

    {include uri="design:page_head.tpl"}

    </head>
    <body>

    <div id="allcontent">

    <div id="topcontent">
    {include uri="design:pagelayout_topcontent.tpl"}
    </div>{* id="topcontent" *}

    <hr class="hide" />

    {include uri="design:pagelayout_topmenu.tpl"}

    <hr class="hide" />

    {include uri="design:pagelayout_path.tpl"}

    {include uri="design:pagelayout_bodycontent.tpl"}

    <hr class="hide" />

    {include uri="design:pagelayout_toolbarbottom.tpl"}

    {include uri="design:pagelayout_footer.tpl"}

    <div class="break"></div>
    </div>{* id="allcontent" *}

    <!--DEBUG_REPORT-->

    </body>
    </html>

    -------"

    I "override" pagelayout_bodycontent.tpl as follows:

    1. Put a new template in "frontpage/pagelayout_bodycontent.tpl".
    2. Write into override.ini.append.php
    [pagelayout_bodycontent_frontpage]
    Source=pagelayout_bodycontent.tpl
    MatchFile=frontpage/pagelayout_bodycontent.tpl
    Subdir=templates
    Match[node]=2

    But the result is not OK. The override pagelayout_bodycontent.tpl not run.
    • Re: Override a pagelayout_bodycontent

      try:
      [pagelayout_bodycontent_frontpage]
      Source=pagelayout.tpl
      MatchFile=frontpage/pagelayout_bodycontent.tpl
      Subdir=templates
      Match[node]=2
      
  • match condition on url_alias

    Hi,

    Just to mention that match on url_alias is recursive.

    Match[url_alias]=my_folder
    will override not only my_folder content, but also all its children
    (tried with pagelayout override).
    It's a good idea, to avoid use of section, but it's not really told in the doc.
    • Re: match condition on url_alias

      Also note that it is case sensitive, so when you upgrade to 3.10 or 4.0 you need to change all rules that use url_alias if you change url_alias format (it changes to a new format by default).
  • note on persistent_variable as override

    Note that it dosn't make sense to use persistent_variable as a override for node/view/* templates (since it is generated during the prossing of the node/view/* template), what it is ment for is to be able to override the pagelayout based on the persistent_variable..

    Basicly you can have something like this in a node template:
    {if $some_value|eq( 'something' )}
    {set scope=global persistent_variable='caramba'}
    {/if}
    


    And then have a override rule for your page layout like this:
    [test_side_layout]
    Source=pagelayout.tpl
    MatchFile=pagelayout_caramba.tpl
    Subdir=templates
    Match[persistent_variable]=caramba
    

  • the template layout/set.tpl is nowhere to be found

    Despite being mentioned here, it is not part of eZ Publish 4 or 3.9 (it makes sense after all, since you can define layouts to be used in layout.ini)
  • node_view_gui and parent_class_identifier

    Note that parent_class_identifier match case is not properly working with node_view_gui.

    In fact, the parent_class_identifier used is the parent class of the currently node (in view full) that includes the node_view_gui call.

    Fell free to have a look at this issue for more information and for a patch : http://issues.ez.no/IssueView.php?Id=11499&activeItem=1

    A similar problems occurs with attribute_view_gui and class_identifier. A patch is included within the issue tracker.

    Jérôme Cohonner - Cosmosbay ~ Vectis

    • Re: node_view_gui and parent_class_identifier

      Hi

      The issue with class_identifier override condition for attribute_view_gui template function was already fixed for next subreleases (4.0.1, 3.10.1, 3.9.5), see http://issues.ez.no/11898. We'll try to have a look at the other issue in the near future.
  • content/browse.tpl

    Note that for ez 4.2 it is

    Match[class_id]=agenda_stage instead of class_identifier

    I lost 45 minutes on it!
  • Override pagelayout.tpl by Subtree

    Suppose that you need display a different overall design for a given part of your content tree, there is a way to specify an override for the pagelayout by subtree?

    You can achieve such functionality using an override by section or url_alias instead by subtree, but it's kinda clunky approach, because the section adds a lot more functionality for the content that you don't want to deal with, and the url_alias can change with the content edition.

  • Notice to use Match[class_group] in override.ini

    You have to enable override for class_group in content.ini :

    [ContentOverrideSettings]
    EnableClassGroupOverride=true
  • pagelayout.tpl [any] override

    Can someone provide an example of the [any] override for pagelayouts. I'm not sure I understand the description.
  • How do you override the pagelayout of /notification/settings?

    I would like to change the pagelayout of the Notifications settings page.

    The template path is
    /design/ezwebin/templates/notification/handler/ezsubtree/settings/edit.tpl
    



    What is the override match condition for /notification/settings? They are not content nodes...
  • Override content/view/embed.tpl by classification

    The documentation page is missing the override condition 'classification', which allows to override content/view/embed.tpl based on the classification of the embedded object.

    Classifications can be defined in content.ini and are set in the insert object dialog of the online editor. This allows for example, automatic lists of subitems of an object, highlighted objects etc.