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Creating a new Template Variable¶
Template Variables are injected to the fluid templates. You can select them in the Records-Plugin.
Configuration¶
- Type
- Determines the type of the value. It can be dynamic or fixed. Please see the following options with their description.
| Option Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Fixed Value | A fixed text value |
| TypoScript Value | Parsed TypoScript value |
| GET Variable | Value from the GET Parameters of the page |
| POST Variable | Value from the POST Parameters of the page |
| Record | Single record instance |
| Record Field Value | Value from a field of a record |
| Database Value | Database Result Value from a given query |
| Frontend User | The current frontend user |
| Server Variable | A variable from the SERVER ($_SERVER) |
| Dynamic Record | Loads a record into the variable from the arguments of a dynamic detail page |
| User Session Variable | Extracts a variable from the frontend user session |
| Page | Adds the complete page information of the selected page to the variable |
| UserFunc | Calls the entered user function and puts the output to the variable |
- Name
- The variable name that can be used in the fluid template.
Use cases¶
- Inject dynamic values like the current date
- Inject back- or list page Ids to link to other pages without hardcoding ids
- Add custom PHP Script Values to the output by using TypoScript and USERFUNC
- Inject the current record on a site when using multiple plugins