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  • Chad Rosenthal 272 posts 474 karma points
    Feb 21, 2013 @ 15:52
    Chad Rosenthal
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    Using Umbraco 6, how would I create panels using different templates?

    We're making what is essentially a site that contains multiple pages that each contain multiple panels. Each panel is going to contain different information and a different layout. They want to be able to add X number of panels onto each page, and they want to be able to use different panels in whatever order they so choose. .

    So I was thinking that I'd create a document type per panel type. I would then create the actual panel content in a sub folder that is not part of the main website. Since the panels are interchangeable, I was thinking that I'd add them similar to how one would add widgets to a page, (aka using a Multi-Node Tree Picker).

    I will then create a content page, and select which panels I want to display. I'd have a user control / partial layout that reads the values from the MNTP and gets the content from those panels. 

    The issue that I can't wrap my head around yet, is whether or not I can grab the template for the different panels so that I can display the content of each panel appropriately and dynamically.

    Did any of that make any sense?

    I guess an example of this would be https://www.greendot.com/greendot where each of the main navigation items was it's own 'panel'. Each 'panel' looks different and contains completley different layouts.

  • Rich Green 2246 posts 4008 karma points
    Feb 21, 2013 @ 16:31
    Rich Green
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    Hey Chad,

    I'm not sure if I understood your needs 100%.

    However sounds like you need something like uComponents RenderTemplate?

    Rich

  • Chad Rosenthal 272 posts 474 karma points
    Feb 21, 2013 @ 18:56
    Chad Rosenthal
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    That sounds like exactly what I would need. I'll give this a try.

  • Chad Rosenthal 272 posts 474 karma points
    Feb 21, 2013 @ 18:58
    Chad Rosenthal
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    Do you know if it works in MVC? Or only as a user control.

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