Reference for global variables and global fields
Global variables and global fields are template codes that can be used inside any template component.
| Field Name (Template) | Type | Comments | Options |
|---|---|---|---|
| edit-this | text | hyperlink shortcut to the admin page where the component data can be edited. Example: Article, Event, Product, etc. | |
| plugin | text | Contains the name of the current component module. Example: Article, Product, Event, Directory, etc. | |
| plugin-type | text | Contains the name of the current component type. Example: Viewer, CategoryPostBrowser, et. | |
| is-admin | int | 0/1 indicates whether the admin is logged in to the CMS. | |
| browser-type | text | Interpreted browser type. Example: android,opera,seamonkey, netscape,firefox,chrome,safari,khtml,msie,unknown | |
| browser-version | float | Interpreted browser version. Example: 4.0 |
Global variables are surroundded by two @@ signs.
Example Uses
The following section shows common sample code.
edit-this within an ArticleViewer component
<h1>@title@</h1> @body@ @@edit-this@@
plugin and plugin-type within a SideBar component
<if>
<test>@@plugin@@==Article</test>
<test>@@plugin-type@@==CategoryPostBrowser</test>
<h2>@title@</h2>
<p>@excerpt@</p>
<a href="@post-link@">Read more</a>
</test>
</if>
<if>
<test>@@plugin@@==Script</test>
<test>@@plugin-type@@==Viewer</test>
@code@
</test>
</if>
<if>
<test>@@plugin@@==Advertising</test>
<test>@@plugin-type@@==Viewer</test>
@code@
</test>
</if>
is-admin within an ArticleViewer component
<if> <test>@@is-admin@@==1</test> <p>ADMIN IS LOGGED IN TO CMS. <a href="help.lvsys.com" target="_blank">Access Online Help</a></p> <else></else> <p>NORMAL WEBSITE VISITOR</p> </if> <h1>@title@</h1> @body@
browser-type and browser-version within an ArticleViewer component
<if> <test>@@browser-type@@==msie</test> <test>@@browser-version@@<8</test> <p>This website is best viewed in Internet Explorer 8 or above.</p> </if> <h1>@title@</h1> @body@
