How to create breadcrumb in Velocity Template - liferay-6

I'm trying to create a custom Velocity Template for a banner which includes a breadcrumb but have no idea how to go about it. I've noticed the line which says #breadcrumb() in portal_normal.vm looks like a Velocity macro, but I cannot find the macro to try and replicate this.
Any ideas?

You can find it in source code of portal, in file portal-impl\src\VM_liferay.vm.
It is defined as:
#macro (breadcrumbs $control_panel)
#set ($breadcrumb_tag = $theme.getBreadcrumbTag())
#if ($control_panel == "control_panel")
$breadcrumb_tag.setShowGuestGroup(false)
$breadcrumb_tag.setShowParentGroups(false)
#end
$breadcrumb_tag.runTag()
#end

The highlevel layout of the whole portal is in the portal_normal.vm, which atleast in 6.1. calssic theme consists of div tags for heading, content and footer. The banner is between the
<div id="heading">
...
</div>
block. So you probably only need to move the
<nav class="site-breadcrumbs" id="breadcrumbs">
#breadcrumbs()
</nav>
to the right place inside that block.
You could also divide the velocity macros to multiple files with
#parse("$full_template_path/name_of_custom_velocity_file.vm")
commands, which I just did :) Eg. I made own file for header, content and footer.

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Typo3 change how objects are rendered (typo3 beginner)

I'm fairly new to typo3 and I have an issue that i don't find an explanation on how to change it. I'm sure there are already some helpful tutorials but i have issues finding them.
I am making a website and I have already made a template for fontend and backend.
It is a very simple test template that consists only of one slider and one text element.
The slider is handmade and should have the following layout:
<section class="custom-slider">
<img src="img1.jpg">
<img src="img2.jpg">
...
</section>
Thought easy, i have my slider place in my template, just need to add plain images.
but typo3 gives me:
<section class="custom-slider">
<div id="c3" class="frame frame-default frame-type-image frame-layout-0"><header><h2 class=""></h2></header><div class="ce-image ce-center ce-above"><div class="ce-gallery" data-ce-columns="1" data-ce-images="1"><div class="ce-outer"><div class="ce-inner"><div class="ce-row"><div class="ce-column"><figure class="image"><img class="image-embed-item" src="fileadmin/_processed_/1/2/csm_slider1_c3fdcdcaf5.jpg" width="600" height="187" alt="" /></figure></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
</section>
Now i search how i can make my own custom elements or render existing elements different. I have found a lot of tutorials but they all are based on 'Extension Builder' or 'Builder' and require a custom extention. These don't seem to work on Typo3 8.7.x. Is there a different solution or can someone give me a good tutorial link?
Thank you in advanst:)
Ps: since i will have the same problem with styled text elements i would like to ask if there is a way to declare in the themplate how different predeterment elements are rendered?
In TYPO3 8.7 (I assume) your rendering is done with FSC (fluid_styled_content), so you have to understand the mechanism of FSC to render a CE (ContentElement).
As the name suggests Fluid is used. Fluid uses different templates organized in three categories (each with it's own folder):
Layouts
Templates
Partials
The call goes to a template (in the folder 'templates') where a tag can be inserted to use a specific layout (from floder 'Layouts'). if this tag is given the rendering starts with the given layout. In the layout different sections and partials can be called. Sections belong to the template, partials need to have an own partial file (in folder 'Partials').
You can override single files from the given declaration to individulize the behaviour.
In your example you may evaluate the field layout in layout, template and partial to avoid the default wrapping of any content (your images) in different div tags.

How to use selector

Let's say, I have a template A and sling:resourceType is /apps/myproject/components/basePage. In this component I've body.html and header.html and footer.html script included through slightly in body.html.
Now I am creating another template B, and sling:resourceType is /apps/myproject/components/compB and sling:resourceSuperType of compB is /apps/myproject/components/basePage.
In /apps/myproject/components/compB I have added content.html and selector.html
If I create a page (mytest.html) of type template B, then header and footer script is included correctly but when I hit this mytest.selector.html then header and footer script is not included. I want template B will have two different view based on selector.
Please let me know where I am missing.
I believe you are trying to include multiple scripts within same template to achieve different views. This is correct approach todo in AEM. But missing part is the moment you create the second script (selector.html in this case), it becomes another template and you need to code to include your entire page scripts into this script as well.
When you override scripts from /libs/wcm/foundation/components/page component, they ll work fine when your custom script names matches to parent component. For example your body.html will override /libs/wcm/foundation/components/page/body.html and page will render how it is coded. When you create selector.html it becomes independent script as there is no /libs/wcm/foundation/components/page/selector.html.
You need to define all behavior (to include header, footer script etc) explicitly against your custom script. In this case you need include header/footer scripts explicitly into your selector.html
Using a selector means that you're using some special implementation of your component. For instance, your component may have several charts and you want to encapsulate those in your selectors and use it through AJAX from browser, and reuse those selectors in your main component as well.
Currently, you're trying to achieve is to use your header and footer to another component which breaks the encapsulation rule. Rather do this, take out your header.html and footer.html and make those individual components and you it in your basePage as well as your child pages.
See the snippet below:
<div data-sly-resource="${'header' # resourceType='/apps/myproject/components/header'}">
<p>Your body and anything you want to put here</p>
<div data-sly-resource="${'footer' # resourceType='/apps/myproject/components/footer'}">
This way, you can reuse your headers whereever you want even in your selectors.

Orchard rendering custom shape, displaying one child only

I'm very new at orchard and I'm having troubles finding a solution for what I think is a basic problem.
I want to render my own custom shape 'Content-Button' for my custom content type 'Button'. This works wonderful!
The Button content is made out of:
Display name
Content picker
My custom shape looks like this:
#using Orchard.Utility.Extensions;
#{
if (Model.Title != null) {
Layout.Title = Model.Title;
}
Model.Classes.Add("content-item");
var contentTypeClassName = ((string)Model.ContentItem.ContentType).HtmlClassify();
Model.Classes.Add(contentTypeClassName);
var tag = Tag(Model, "div");
tag.AddCssClass("row");
}
#tag.StartElement
<div id="" class="col-md-8 col-sm-10 col-xs-8 col-xs-push-2 col-sm-push-1 col-md-push-2 btn btn-secondary center-block">
#Display(Model.Content)
</div>
#tag.EndElement
What I'm however trying to do is instead of calling '#Display(Model.Content)' I would like to call a specific shape to be rendered there. Like #Display(Model.Content.DisplayName).
I would like to do the same for the content picker so i can make a link in the div (through ID)
I've also tried to exlude certain (extra) fields using my theme's placement.info) but it seems I'm doing something wrong there as well.
<Match ContentType="Button">
<Place Parts_Contents_Publish="-"></Place>
<Place Fields_Common_Text="-"/>
</Match>
Note: The 'Fields_Common_Text' was purely a test but it stills renders that shape on my button.
If somebody could point me in the right direction, explain it or send me some very good documentation to read through I would be a very happy man.
You can access fields directly as following:
#Model.ContentItem.ButtonPart.DisplayName.Value
and same thing for content picker field, then you don't need to use placement.info file any more.

Can i create Customizable Menu's in umbraco

im trying to create customizable menu in umbraco. i.e. user should be able to add /remove / edit any menu item in menu. (User will not be a developer)
but i dont know how to do that..i've heard about Macros but dont know much about them so cant use it.
I think this has been done before also..
Thanks in advance
Generally, your menu will reflect your node structure within umbraco. This is the easiest way to allow your clients control of the site's navigation. If there are nodes that you would rather not have in the menu, that you could use the umbracoNaviHide property on the document type.
Try out some of the starter kits that are available. They will come with macros that build the navigation based on your nodes and will give you a good idea of how they work. You can even start by using a starterkit and then just modify it as you like. That's what I would recommend as you start out with umbraco. Umbraco has about 4 or so built in starterkits and Our Umbraco has several more that other users have contributed.
To use the default navigation template provided with Umbraco:
If you log into the Umbraco backoffice and head over to the Developer section, should should see Scripting Files. Right-click Scripting Files and choose Create. Choose a filename, like Nav and and from the "Choose a template" menu, select Site Map, then click Create. You should end up with the following razor code:
#*
SITEMAP
=================================
This snippet generates a complete sitemap of all pages that are published and visible (it'll filter out any
pages with a property named "umbracoNaviHide" that's set to 'true'). It's also a great example on how to make
helper methods in Razor and how to pass values to your '.Where' filters.
How to Customize for re-use (only applies to Macros, not if you insert this snippet directly in a template):
- If you add a Macro Parameter with the alias of "MaxLevelForSitemap" which specifies how deep in the hierarchy to traverse
How it works:
- The first line (var maxLevelForSitemap) assigns default values if none is specified via Macro Parameters
- Next is a helper method 'traverse' which uses recursion to keep making new lists for each level in the sitemap
- Inside the the 'traverse' method there's an example of using a 'Dictionary' to pass the 'maxLevelForSitemap' to
the .Where filter
- Finally the 'traverse' method is called taking the very top node of the website by calling AncesterOrSelf()
NOTE: It is safe to remove this comment (anything between # * * #), the code that generates the list is only the below!
*#
#inherits umbraco.MacroEngines.DynamicNodeContext
#helper traverse(dynamic node){
var maxLevelForSitemap = String.IsNullOrEmpty(Parameter.MaxLevelForSitemap) ? 4 : int.Parse(Parameter.MaxLevelForSitemap);
var values = new Dictionary<string,object>();
values.Add("maxLevelForSitemap", maxLevelForSitemap) ;
var items = node.Children.Where("Visible").Where("Level <= maxLevelForSitemap", values);
if (items.Count() > 0) {
<ul>
#foreach (var item in items) {
<li>
#item.Name
#traverse(item)
</li>
}
</ul>
}
}
<div class="sitemap">
#traverse(#Model.AncestorOrSelf())
</div>
This will produce a ul/li menu of the structure of your site. You plug this into your template by inserting the macro.
Take a look at the default Top Navigation template for XSLT or Razor. That should give you an idea of where to start and how navigation generally works in Umbraco. I second Douglas' answer that the Navigation usually mirrors the content structure in the Content section.
If you really want a setup where you add items to the nav independent of the Content tree structure, then use a Multinode Tree Picker on your Home Page and have that be the navigation in your Top Nav macro.

Line breaks in Zend Navigation Menu labels

I have a need to create a <br/> tag in the display label for a menu item generated using Zend_navigation, but don't seem to be able to find a way to do so.
My navigation item is defined in the XML config as:
<registermachine>
<label>Register your Slitter Rewinder</label>
<controller>service</controller>
<action>register</action>
<route>default</route>
</registermachine>
I want to force a tag in the output HTML between 'your' and 'slitter', such that it appears on two line as below:
Register your
Slitter Rewinder
However, I can't seem to do it. obviously using in the XML breaks parsing, and using html entities means that the lable is displayed as:
Register your <br/>Slitter Rewinder
Has anyone had experience of this that can offer advice?
Thanks in advance!
there is no such option built-in you have to use a partial
$partial = array('menu.phtml', 'default');
$this->navigation()->menu()->setPartial($partial);
echo $this->navigation()->menu()->render();
http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/zend.view.helpers.html#zend.view.helpers.initial.navigation.menu
you may also try a hack with <label><![CDATA[Menu label<br/>Second line]]></label>
I found a (hacky) solution:
I updated my navigation.xml to use {br} tokens wherever a <br/> tag is required, and then amended the base Zend/View/Helper/Navigation/Menu.php file as follows:
within htmlify function, changed
$this->view->escape($label)
to
str_replace("{br}", "<br/>", $label)
I could (and probably will) override the Zend Library Menu View Helper with my own at some point, but this at least cover it for now.
there is a escapeLabels boolean used to convert html tags and it's true by default.
You can set your navigation like this
$this->navigation()
->menu()
->escapeLabels(false)
->...
http://framework.zend.com/apidoc/2.0/classes/Zend.View.Helper.Navigation.Menu.html#escapeLabels