Add an HTML element to a template

We add an HTML element to an authoring template when we want the HTML element to be used by a set of items using the same authoring template.

1. Open or create an authoring template.

2. Click Manage Elements.

3. Select HTML as the element type.

4. Enter a name. Do not use double-byte and non-ASCII characters.

5. Enter a display title to use as the title of the element displayed indexes and forms.

6. If we have created a text provider plug-in for a multi-locale site, we can also select the text provider and enter a key to look up a string from the selected text provider. The text provider displays a different display title for each language it has been configured for. The text entered in the Display Title field is only used if an appropriate display title is not available from the selected text provider, or if the text provider is not available.

7. Click OK. The HTML element is added to the form.

8. Go to the Default Content tab.

9. Go to the HTML element we added.

10. Enter HTML in the HTML field, or do nothing if we want your content creators to enter the HTML.

11. Click

    to open the display properties of the element. This is where we define how the element is displayed on the item form.

    1. To display the element as a required field select Identify this as a required field.

    2. To hide a field on the content form from all users select Hide field. Specify a default value if the field is a required field.

       Administrators and managers can choose to display hidden fields and elements in an item by clicking Show hidden fields.

    3. Type the number of characters to use in Field Width to set the size of the displayed field. If we leave this blank, the default field size is used.

    4. Type a number into the maximum or minimum characters or words fields to set limits on the number of characters or words a user can enter in a field.

    5. Select the users or groups to grant edit access to a field or element by clicking Add Editors.

    6. Select the users or groups to grant view access to a field or element by clicking Add Viewers.

    7. Type field-specific help into Field help text. This displays with the element in the content form.

       If we have created a text provider plug-in for a multi-locale site, we can also select the text provider and enter a key to look up a string from the selected text provider. The text provider displays a different help text for each language it has been configured for. The text entered in the Field help field is only used if an appropriate help text is not available from the selected text provider, or if the text provider is not available.

    8. We can also select to use either the default HTML editor of the authoring portlet, or a third-party HTML editor for the HTML element:

       Portlet default editor

       If selected, the default HTML editor of the current authoring portlet is used. If the default editor is not available, the standard HTML editor is used.

       Custom

       Select Custom allows us to use a 3rd-party HTML editor for the HTML element. Before using a compatible third-party HTML editor, we should read the installation and configuration instructions of the third-party HTML editor. These should include instructions for enabling the third-party HTML editor to be used in a Web Content Manager solution.

       When configuring a third-party HTML editor, we need to copy a JSP file supplied by the third-party HTML editor. This is used to launch the third-party HTML editor.

       If the third-party HTML editor is not available, the default HTML editor of the authoring portlet is used. If the default editor is not available, the standard HTML editor is used.

       JSP files are stored within a web application that runs on the portal. To reference a JSP file in another web application, use the following path: contextPath;jspPath. For example: /wps/customapplication;/jsp/jspFilename.jsp.

       A dynamic context path value can be defined by adding a token to the context path that corresponds to a key and value pair to the WCM configuration service environment provider. When this key is used as the token in the jsp value field, it is replaced dynamically at render time. For example: [my.custom.key];myfile where my.custom.key is a constant within the WCM configuration service.

12. Save the authoring template.

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