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Insert content in a HTML template

Although we now know how to render content, and how to build a menu, we do not have a real website yet.

Again everything could be done using TypoScript. That would be pretty complex and error prone. Furthermore if a HTML template file is prepared by a designer for the web site, it would be a shame not to reuse it as is as much as possible. It would also make further corrections to the HTML template much harder to apply.

TYPO3 CMS provides the TEMPLATE object, with which we can parse a HTML template file and insert the menu, content, and so on, at the right place into it.

page.10 = TEMPLATE
page.10 {
    template = FILE

            # We load the HTML template file.
            template.file = fileadmin/test.tmpl

            # Text areas in the template file:
            # <!-- ###MENU### begin -->
            # Here is an example of content as placeholder, everything which is
            # in between the markers will be replaced by the content of the
            # sub-parts, in this case by the menu.
            # <!-- ###MENU### end -->

            # Subparts are a pair of two markers (like "###MENU###" above).
            subparts {
                    MENU < lib.textmenu
                    CONTENT < styles.content.get
                    COLUMNRIGHT < styles.content.getRight
            }

            # Marks are single markers. That is, there is no start and end marker;
            # instead, the marker is replaced directly. ###LOGO### will
            # be replaced by the logo.
            marks {
                    LOGO = IMAGE

                    # Use the graphic logo.gif.
                    LOGO.file = fileadmin/templates/logo.gif

                    # The logo links to the page with ID 1.
                    LOGO.stdWrap.typolink.parameter = 1
            }
            workOnSubpart = DOCUMENT
    }

The TEMPLATE object works with markers, which are inserted in the HTML template and dynamically replaced by TYPO3 CMS upon rendering.

There are two types of markers. One is called a mark. It represents a simple insertion point. The other type is the subpart. It is comprised of an opening and a closing marker. Everything between the two markers in the HTML template is replaced by TYPO3 CMS.

Using HTML templates in such a way is covered in details in the Templating Tutorial: Basics.

Alternatives exists, such as extension automaketemplate which relies id attributes instead of markers. It is also possible to go for a rendering based on Fluid.