Customize the portlet title

We can customize the portlet window title to be the same as the default portlet title, the title of the first selected feed, or a custom title specified in the portlet configuration panel.

The IBM Syndicated Feed portlet provides dynamic window title support that implements the request attribute,

com.ibm.portal.portlet.Constants.DYNAMIC_TITLE

WebSphere Portal defines the title bar for portlets in control.jsp. To add dynamic title support for the IBM Syndicated Feed portlet, deploy the dynamic window title support and update control.jsp.

Because the PORTAL_HOME directory is read only, we cannot modify the window title support libraries, control.jsp, or other theme files in this directory. You should include these files as part of a custom theme or deploy the files as a separate WAR.

Customize the portlet title

1. Deploy the dynamic window title support with the custom WAR.

   1. cd PORTAL_HOME/bp/wp.bp.feedspace/installableApps

      If you downloaded the IBM Syndicated Feed portlet from the IBM Business Solutions Catalog, the required files are available in the root directory of the archive.

   2. Locate and copy the following files to a work directory:
      • dynamicWindowTitle.jar
      • dynamicWindowTitle.tld

   3. Copy dynamicWindowTitle.jar to...
      Custom_WAR/WEB-INF/lib

   4. Copy the file dynamicWindowTitle.tld to...
      Custom_WAR/WEB-INF/tld

2. For each skin you plan to use with the IBM Syndicated Feed portlet...

   1. Locate control.jsp in the skin directory of the WAR file.

   2. Locate the last taglib definition in the file.

      For example,

      <%@ taglib uri="/WEB-INF/tld/dnd.tld" prefix="dnd" %>
      

   3. Insert the following string aftethat tag:

      <%@ taglib uri="/WEB-INF/tld/dynamicWindowTitle.tld" prefix="dwt" %>
      

   4. Locate the following string:

      <portal-skin:portletTitle>
      

      If the file does not contain this string, insert it after the last taglib definition.

   5. Insert the following string before this tag:

      <dwt:renderTitle windowId="<%=myPortletID%>">
      

   6. Locate </portal-skin:portletTitle>.

   7. Insert the following string after this tag:

      </dwt:renderTitle>
      

   8. Add the following tag to the end:

      <dwt:setTitle windowId="<%=myPortletID%>"/>
      

   9. Save and close Control.jsp. The changes made to Control.jsp should be similar to the following:

      <%@ taglib uri="/WEB-INF/tld/dnd.tld" prefix="dnd" %> 
      <%@ taglib uri="/WEB-INF/tld/dynamicWindowTitle.tld" prefix="dwt" %>
      ::::::::::::
      ::::::::::::
      <dwt:renderTitle windowId="<%=myPortletID%>">
      <portal-skin:portletTitle>
      <portal-fmt:problem bundle="nls.problem"/>
      </portal-skin:portletTitle>
      </dwt:renderTitle>
      <img  style="border:0; text-align: <%= bidiAlignRight %>;" 
      width="1" height="22" 
      src='<portal-logic:urlFindInSkin file="title_minheight.gif"/>'>
      </div></dnd:dragHandle></td>
      <td class="wpsPortletIcons">
      <%-- Do not include 'Skip to next portlet' link in --%> 
      <%-- standalone window or solo mode --%> 
      
      <%if(isJSAvail){%> 
      :::::::::::::::::::::::
      :::::::::::::::::::::::
      
      <dwt:setTitle windowId="<%=myPortletID%>" />
      

We can now use the dynamic portlet window title customization option with all IBM Syndicated Feed portlet instances inside the skins you customized.

The IBM Syndicated Feed portlet disables the portlet window title customization options in the Personalize/Edit Shared Settings/Configure modes when the portlet detects that it is displayed in a skin that does not support the dynamic window title features. The IBM Syndicated Feed portlet also disables these options if an administrator locks the window title features.

For more information, see Tip: Changing a portlet title at run time in WebSphere Portal V6.

Parent: IBM Syndicated Feed Portlet for WebSphere Portal
Related:
Additional information for using IBM Syndicated Feed Portlet
Client side aggregation (CSA) rendering in IBM Syndicated Feed Portlet
Related:
Configure proxy settings
Enable display of SSL-secured feeds
Configure cookies and active content filtering
Deploy the theme
Related:

IBM WebSphere Portal Business Solutions Catalog

Tip: Change a portlet title at run time in WebSphere Portal V6