This blog is very old, but it explains how to use master pages: http://umbraco.com/follow-us/blog-archive/2007/12/13/dec-9-using-master-templates.aspx. That is exactly what you need. 

This video might also help: http://umbraco.com/help-and-support/video-tutorials/umbraco-fundamentals/templating/using-master-templates/TVPlayer.

Jeroen

Hi Jeroen, thank for your reply.

But I doesn't seem to do the trick - let me elaborate what I want to do, and what I already have.

I've already created my MasterPage doctype, and some templates.

My structure is like this:

Doctypes:
Masterpage (Allowed templates: frontpage, subpage)

Templates:
Masterpage
Frontpage
Subpage

And then I have added 2 content pages, which has the document type of Masterpage and uses either frontpage or subpage template.

This is working fine, my masterpage is containing all the html which makes the skeleton for the page, and the other pages contains their own html. The frontpage and subpage are not the same, but they have one thing in common, a small section of html, which I would like to "include" on both pages, so I obviously don't have to edit it, for every page I create.

What I would outside Umbraco, is just create a file which contains the html, and then include this file on all the pages which needs it. But I don't think I can do this in Umbraco, and beside it't not really what a CMS is about :)

Hope someone can help me.

Hi Jonas

Maybe I'm missing something here.

But the html you want to include on both frontpage and subpage - why is it that you don't just include it in your masterpage template? Then it's inherited to both templates. If you someday need a third template where the HTML specific for Frontpage and Subpage should not be displayed you just need to alter the Masterpage by wrapping the HTML snippet in contentplaceholder and then in the third template you just need to add an empty reference to the contenttemplateholder, which makes sure that the snippet is not rendered on this template.

Hope this makes sense :)

/JAN

Hi Jan

It makes a little sense, my problem is, thou that the html I want to include on both pages, is in fact the same html, but it is not placed the same place on both pages.

I don't know, if I can apply your suggestion to the problem?

I would think, it should be possible to create an template containing the reusable html, wrap it in an contentplaceholder, and then add a content area to the places I would like the html to be added. Actually just the way, I am doing it in the masterpage.

Don't know if any of this made sense :)

Hi Jonas

In that case you just need to create two empty contentplaceholders in your master template in two different places and then just call the specific conenttemplateholder in your frontpage and the one specific for subpage in your subpage.

That is the way to do it in asp.net masterpages :)

/Jan

Hi Jan

But if I add to empty contentplaceholder into the masterpage, wouldn't I still have to have the html in my subpage, and frontpage - or where would you call the contentplaceholder form?

- Jonas 

hi Jonas

In your mastertemplate you can easily have this (Make sure to place it where you want the content rendered on your subpages

<asp:ContentPlaceHolder Id="header" runat="server">
        <!-- Insert default "header" markup here (Can be left empty) -->
</asp:ContentPlaceHolder>


<asp:ContentPlaceHolder Id="footer" runat="server">
        <!-- Insert default "header" markup here (Can be left empty) -->
</asp:ContentPlaceHolder>

In your frontpage template you can have this

<asp:Content ContentPlaceHolderID="header" runat="server">
<header>Here is my header markup</header>
</asp:Content>

In your subpage template you can have this
<asp:Content ContentPlaceHolderID="footer" runat="server">
<footer>Here is my header markup</footer>
</asp:Content>

Then the header section will only render on your frontpage and the footer section will only render on your subpage template.

Hope this makes sense and that I'm not totally missing your point.

/Jan

Hi Jan, I really appreciate your help.

I think we are misunderstading eachother.

I understand your above example(I think) - but lets say I use your example:

(Header and Footer may not be the best examples, but the idea is the same.)

Say I want the footer displayed in both templates:

<asp:Content ContentPlaceHolderID="footer" runat="server">
Here is my footer markup

The above code would then appear in both templates, containing the same html.

Therefor if I change the footer markup in subpage, it would not change in the frontpage. This is the opposite of what I want. I would like that I only had to change the html/markup one place, and then I would change on both frontpage and subpage. Kinda like if I change something in the masterpage template it would be changed on both pages.

But my problem is that, even though the html is the same, and I could therefor place it in the masterpage - I can't, because lets say I want it displayd on the left on the frontpage and on the right on the subpage, the placement of the html would then be different.

I could of course place the content in the masterpage and do some Javascript positioning, but I think that is a bit of a hack solution :)

- Jonas

Hi Jan

That was exactly what I was looking for :)

I just made a simple razor macro, and added my html to that, and then in my frontpage and subpage template I added the macro, where I wanted it to be displayed, and it seems to work perfectly.

Thanks for your help, now I can enjoy the rest of my weekend, or whats left of it :)

- Jonas

Hi Jonas

I'm very happy to hear that :)

Remember to mark the issue as solved - and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

/Jan

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