Content seeding

Content seeding allows the user to create a page from a page template using their own custom content that will work along side or completely replace the default content of a page template.

Content seeding works in two different modes:

Replace mode

Replace mode is enabled by selecting "Selected site area" in the Edit Page Attributes dialog when adding a page to a site template or section template. The content located under the selected site area is copied into a new site area when a new page is created using the site template or section template. It is important the content used to seed the new page is compatible with the portlets used on the page template, otherwise not all the content will be displayed correctly.

Merge mode

Merge mode is enabled by selecting "Use template and selected site area" in the Edit Page Attributes dialog when adding a page to a site template or section template. When a new page is created using the site template or section template, then both the default content of the page template and the content stored under the selected site area are copied into a new site area when a new page is created using the site template or section template. Again, it is important the selected content used to seed the new page is compatible with the portlets used on the page template, otherwise not all the content will be displayed correctly.

In merge mode site or section creation fails if there are any path conflicts between the default content of the page template and the selected site area. If this happens, we must rename the conflicting site area or content stored in the selected site area, and try creating the new site or section again.

Seeded content structure

The recommended structure for seeded content is one site area per page. It is not recommended to use seeded content for more than one page, as path conflicts may occur. Content seeding should not be built in a hierarchy that matches the site hierarchy. All content from a given seeded content site area will be copied when the page is created, so if the content is in a hierarchy it will try copy all the seeded content for a site at once. The content will then need to be copied again for the child site pages. This will cause performance issues when creating a site.

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