using custom footers

[Coetsee]

i have a section that is using a difernt template for the page but can i have its own footer in stead of the "NETQUOTEVAR:FOOTER" default footer?

thanks for the help

[I-CC]

If it has a different Act-Primary template, then you could add in your own CUSTOMVAR footer so that it can have its own unique footer text.

[Coetsee]

how do u add a CUSTOMVAR ?

[I-CC]

Go into your template that is used by this section alone, go to the point where you want the different footertext to show and place in something like CUSTOMVAR:CUSTOMFOOTER.

Then within Advanced | Custom Properties and create a property of CUSTOMFOOTER.

Then go into your section that uses this template and within its properties tab add a property selection, find your new property of customfooter and type in the text you want shown.

Hope this help..

[Coetsee]

can i use the custom var to include mt own custom footer file?

[I-CC]

Yes, instead of placing text within the sections property input, place the filename, say customfooter.txt and place the file in the Site1 folder, when you reference the file within the section make sure you use the checkbox for "Use File Content".

What it will then do is read the content of file and insert that content at preview and upload.

[Coetsee]

i tired that but i have my act_primary_2.html withc is the new primary te,plate then i ahve act_footer_2.html and in side the act_primary_2 i put "CUSTOMVAR:FOOTER2" instread of "NETQUOTEVAR:FOOTER" and aded the footer2 in the advanced properties and then in the section i wanted the footer on but it didnt show up?

[Coetsee]

i did it again and it worked this time thanks for the help.

[Coetsee]

one more question can i use the same technic to use my own items displays? the act_productline.htm?

[I-CC]

you can add in customvars within your product templates, that are then referenced and displayed by adding in the information within the product or section wide properties.

[Coetsee]

thank you for the help

[Coetsee]

i have been trying to do this but its not working. im trying to include another act_file but its not picking up any of the NETQUOTEVARs and its just writing the contents to the page.

any ideas?

[I-CC]

NETQUOTEVARs can be used in other templates to a certain extent, but you do not get free usage within every single normal template or custom included files, so you will have to play with them.

I think there is a list of where NETQUOTEVARs normally reside and where they can be used somewhere, maybe someone else can point in the right direction for the list if we can not find it first.

[cdicken]

In the Advanced User Guide there is a NETQUOTEVAR dictionary, which will tell you which template each variable can work within.

As a rule of thumb, most of the variables from Act_Header, Act_Footer, Act_CatalogBody and Act_ProductBody will work in Act_Primary.

Custom property values defined in 'Design Options | Site Defaults' can be displayed using any template. This can be overridden for a section page by entering an alternative value within the 'Properties' tab of a section.