Liferay’s taglibs are also accessible to web content administrators developing in FreeMarker. There is no need to instantiate these taglibs within your FreeMarker template; they’re already provided for you automatically. You can access these taglibs by indicating the TLD’s file name with underscores.
When you’re using Liferay DXP’s template editor, you can find variables on the left side of the template editor. To place one of the variables onto the template editor,
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Position your cursor where you want the variable placed.
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Click the variable name.
If the variable name doesn’t give you sufficient information on the variable’s functionality, you can hover your pointer over it for a more detailed description.
Figure 1: You can hover your pointer over a variable for a more detailed description.
The interactive template editor is available for the FreeMarker, Velocity, and XSL languages. Depending on which language you select, the variable content changes so you’re always adding content in the language you’ve chosen. Another cool feature for the template editor is the autocomplete feature. It can be invoked by typing ${ which opens a drop-down menu of available variables. By clicking one of the variables, the editor inserts the variable into the template editor.
After you’ve saved your template, Liferay DXP provides a WebDAV URL and static URL. These values access the XML source of your structure. You can find these URLs by returning to your template after it’s been saved and expanding the Details section. For more information on WebDAV and the uses of the WebDAV URL, reference the WebDAV Access section.
Now that you’ve created a handsome template and know how to use the template editor, it’s time to decide who the lucky people are that get to use your new template.