Magnolia 5.6 reached end of life on June 25, 2020. This branch is no longer supported, see End-of-life policy.
A template script defines the output, typically HTML, and is interpreted by a Renderer. The script is written in a templating language such as FreeMarker or JSP.
#trackbackRdf ($trackbackUtils.getContentIdentifier($page) $page.title $trackbackUtils.getPingUrl($page))
A template script is a mixture of:
- Static markup
- Dynamically assigned values provided by
TemplatingFunctionsand other convenience helpers - Content references
FreeMarker
At Magnolia, we prefer FreeMarker for its flexibility, clean syntax and practical error reporting.
Magnolia 5.6 includes FreeMarker version 2.3.25-incubating. You can use the .version special variable in a template to check this.
If you are not familiar with FreeMarker, these links will get you started:
- FreeMarker manual
- FreeMarker quick start guide to templating
- FreeMarker built-ins are the
?bits that follow expressions and provide useful functionality. - FreeMarker directives are the
[#blocks]of code which are similar to JSP tags.
For further information about how to use Freemarker in the Magnolia context, also read:
The Magnolia CLI offers the create-page and create-component commands that automatically create basic scripts, template definitions and dialog definitions.
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