standalone files, e.g. search forms

Friday 23 April 2004 3:01:53 am

Hiya,

I was wondering what the correct method is for implementing files which don't need an actual class. If I have for instance a page in the same layout as the rest of my site, that shows a search form, or sitemap, or email form ( pages that need no input from the site editor). how can I get the standard pagelayout template call the sitemap functionality?

to clarify: my search page should look the same as an article page. An article page would use an article object and associated template to show the article. My sitemap should just use a template, without the object.

can't be to hard, just looking for the best way to do it. I could, ofcourse, copy the page template and add the sitemap functionality, but this can't be te way to go!

thanx in advance!

Friday 23 April 2004 3:31:59 am

hi and thanx for the quick reply. I guess my problem is best described as follows..

where do I put the template code which I can find in content/view/sitemap/2?

Let's say i create my own sitemap.tpl using this code, what do I assign the template to ?

Friday 23 April 2004 3:55:03 am

is there no standard solution for this. It isn't anything strange what I am trying to do here is it?

let's take a search form for instance. the website should present a search form.
There is no class I need to use so a site editor could create a search form instance.

I create a folder named seach form and in this folder I want to 'create' the form, which consists of only template code.

Your quick and dirty sollution occured to me as well. I could create a class with no fields fos instance, and put my code in a template for this class. However, a standard sollution must be at hand. everybody has these funcitonalities in their sites!

Friday 23 April 2004 5:56:15 pm

For many occasions there is only a view... only a template. No contentobject.
e.g. for searches, for the basket, for the sitemap.......

Just use that view. modify it to your needs