Embedding Widgets in Templates

You can also embed widgets in web content templates. Core apps and custom apps, instanceable or non-instanceable can be embedded in web content templates. Below are examples of embedding a Language widget in FreeMarker and Velocity:

FreeMarker:

<@liferay_portlet_ext["runtime"] portletName="com_liferay_portal_kernel_servlet_taglib_ui_LanguageEntry" />

Velocity:

$theme.runtime("com_liferay_portal_kernel_servlet_taglib_ui_LanguageEntry");

Warning: The theme variable is no longer injected into the FreeMarker context. For more information about why the theme variable was removed for Liferay DXP 7.0 and suggestions for updating your code, visit the Taglibs Are No Longer Accessible via the theme Variable in FreeMarker breaking change entry.

In addition to embedding widgets in templates, you can embed a template within another template. This allows for reusable code, JavaScript library imports, scripts, or macros.

Below are examples of embedding template in FreeMarker and Velocity:

FreeMarker

<#include "${templatesPath}/[template-key]" />    

Velocity

#parse ("$templatesPath/[template-key]")

The Template Key can be found when editing a previously published template.

Figure 1: You can find the Template Key when view the Edit page for a template..