---
title: "Feature: #66709 - Add TemplateRootPaths support to Fluid/View/StandaloneView"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:feature-66709"
source: "Changelog/7.3/Feature-66709-AddTemplateRootPathsSupportToFluidViewStandaloneView.rst"
modified: "2026-09-14T09:47:36+00:00"
---

# Feature: #66709 - Add TemplateRootPaths support to Fluid/View/StandaloneView

See [forge#66709](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/66709)

## Description

The StandaloneView is extended with `setTemplateRootPaths($templatePaths)` and `setTemplate($templateName, $throwException = TRUE)`.
Now you can set a template by name.

When `setTemplate($templateName)` is called the `$templateName` is used to find the template in the given
templateRootPaths with the same fallback logic as layoutRootPath and partialRootPath.

Basic example:

```php
$view = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(StandaloneView::class);
$view->setLayoutRootPaths($layoutPaths);
$view->setPartialRootPaths($partialPaths);
$view->setTemplateRootPaths($templatePaths);

try {
	$view->setTemplate($templateName);
} catch (InvalidTemplateResourceException $e) {
	// no template $templateName found in given $templatePaths
	exit($e->getMessage());
}

$content = $view->render();
```

Example of rendering an email template:

```php
$view = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(StandaloneView::class);
$view->setLayoutRootPaths(array(GeneralUtility::getFileAbsFileName('EXT:my_extension/Resources/Private/Layouts')));
$view->setPartialRootPaths(array(GeneralUtility::getFileAbsFileName('EXT:my_extension/Resources/Private/Partials')));
$view->setTemplateRootPaths(array(GeneralUtility::getFileAbsFileName('EXT:my_extension/Resources/Private/Templates')));
$view->setTemplate('Email/Notification');

$emailBody = $view->render();
```

## Impact

-   **The public API of `TYPO3CMSFluidViewStandaloneView` is enhanced with the methods**

    `setTemplateRootPaths($templatePaths)` and `setTemplate($templateName, $throwException = TRUE)`