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extends

The <cms:extends>-Tag import an text file and gives you the ability in context with the <cms:block>-tag to extends it.

Parameters

  • unnamed

The first parameter is unnamed (i.e. only the value is passed) and the path of the text file.

Example

parent.html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title><cms:block 'title'></cms:block> - My Webpage</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <div id="content"><cms:block 'content'></cms:block></div>
    </body>
</html>

child.html

<cms:extends 'parent.html' />

<cms:block 'title' >Index</cms:block>

<cms:block 'content' >
    <h1>Index</h1>
    <p class="important">
        Welcome on my awesome homepage.
    </p>
</cms:block>

Important The statement absolutely needs to be the very first line in the child statement or things will not work.

We we cannot actually make a ‘template’ inherit another ‘template’ (i.e. don’t try putting the statement directly within a 'template' and expect it to inherit another 'template'). We have to use 'snippets' for that. A 'template' can only call a 'snippet' using .

For more information visit [https://www.couchcms.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=10984]