Access web content via a servlet

Overview

Users can access content displayed via the Web Content Manager servlet by connecting to a URL. A servlet delivered website should be used when you don't need to use any WebSphere Portal based features such as authoring tools.

Access a web page using a servlet

The following URL structure is used to connect to a web page:

http://[HOST]:[PORT]/wps/connect/[PATH]?srv=

Non-ascii characters can not be used in the query string section of URLs. For this reason, it is best not to name Web Content Manager items using Non-ascii characters if you plan to use URLs to call Web Content Manager items.

• [PATH] can be the path to a site area or content item. This must be entered for all types of content including components. In the case of components, this is the path to the site area or content item that the component is displayed with.

• srv= is either cmpnt or page.

Service option	Details
srv=cmpnt	Retrieve a component from either the component library or from a site area or content item. You must also specify the following: source= This determines where the component is being sourced from. This is either: library sitearea content cmpntname=[componentname] This is the name of the component being retrieved.
srv=page	Retrieve a content item. As srv=page is returned as default, this can be omitted from the URL. The presentation template to use when displaying this content is specified by adding: presentationtemplate=library/presentationtemplatename

Examples:

URL to content:

http://[HOST]:[PORT]/wps/connect/[PATH]

Examples:

• http://host:10039/wps/connect/sitearea/content
• http://host/wps/wcm/myconnect/path/?contentIDR=xyz

contentIDR equals content UUID and can can be found by opening content item and showing hidden fields.

URL to content with a presentation template defined:

http://[HOST]:[PORT]/wps/connect/[PATH]?presentationtemplate=[libraryname/presentationtemplatename]

Example:

http://host:10039/wps/connect/sitearea/content?presentationtemplate=library/presentationtemplate

URL to a library component:

http://[HOST]:[PORT]/wps/connect/[PATH]?srv=cmpnt&source=library&cmpntname=[componentname]

Example:

http://host:10039/wps/connect/sitearea/content?srv=cmpnt&source=library&cmpntname=component

URL to a content component:

http://[HOST]:[PORT]/wps/connect/[PATH]?srv=cmpnt&source=content&cmpntname=[componentname]

Example:

http://host:10039/wps/connect/sitearea/content?srv=cmpnt&source=content&cmpntname=component

Apply custom caching and expiring parameters

Like any other URL request made to a Web Content Manager Server, custom caching and expiring parameters can be added to a request.

Example:

http://[HOST]:[PORT]/wps/connect/[PATH]?CACHE=SITE&EXPIRES=REL+9000s

In this example, the content being retrieved via URL will be saved in the Basic Site Cache, and expired after 9000 seconds (two and half hours).

Parent: Deliver web content