2.4 Simple and Advanced Templates
In Tribiq CMS, every Content Item (web page) must be associated with a single Template. The choice of Template determines how the content in that Item will be presented. There are three different kinds of Template, with one type of template reserved for specific use. They have subtle differences, in the way they are related to content data:
- Simple Templates hold content-manageable data, they present CMS Content Items. Only Simple Templates are shown by default when creating new Content Items.
- Advanced Templates contain extra functionality, and they may be reserved for a small number of special pages on a web site; for example, a contact form, and a search results page would normally be Advanced Templates. Advanced Templates still have editable content areas so that Authors can put content on them.
- Fixed Templates perform special functions - for example, handling an error on the site. A fixed template does not allow you to add custom content to it, e.g. Shortcuts or Content Body areas. If you look into a fixed template, e.g. the CMS error handling page, you will see that you cannot add or edit content.
Currently, the difference between a Simple and Advanced template from a Site Author point of view, is that Advanced templates will show on the Define Content Type stage during Content Creation. This is useful for reminding users that Advanced templates are accessible through a certain content type |usually HTML).
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