Global Tags
Global Tags are a set of tags that are available on every Content Template, Navigation Template, Widget Template and Page Content Block Layout Templates.
They are accessed under the following tag {#global}.
Note, this means that you shouldn't create any Attributes with a layout key of "global" otherwise the value for that Attribute will be overridden by the Global Tag.
Time Tags
These tags are used to work with the current time.
| Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| {#global.currentTimestamp} | Type: Integer Description: Holds the current Unix timestamp. Usage: You can use this tag to output the current date or type by using the date variable modifier. Example: {#global.currentTimestamp|date format="M d, Y"} That will output the current date as "Sep 10, 2010". |
Account / Contact Tags
These tags are used to work with public user accounts.
| Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| {#global.loginUrl} |
Type: String Description: Holds the URL to log into a public account. |
| {#global.logoutUrl} | Type: String Description: Holds the URL to log out of a public account. |
| {#global.user.displayName} | Type: String Description: Holds the name of a logged in user. |
| {#global.user.firstName} | Type: String Description: Holds the first name of a logged in user. |
| {#global.user.isLoggedIn} | Type: Boolean Description: Holds whether or not the current public user is logged in. |
| {#global.user.lastName} | Type: String Description: Holds the last name of a logged in user. |
GET and POST Request Parameter Tags
These tags allow you to access any GET or POST request parameters.
| Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| {#global.request.get} | Type: Array Description: Holds any query parameters in the URL. These are anything after the ? in the URL. These are also know as GET request paramters. Example URL: http://www.mysite.com/page?msg=hello With the above URL the "msg" parameter would be available as {#global.request.get.msg} and that tag would output "hello". |
| {#global.request.post} | Type: Array Description: Holds any POST parameters. These values would be the result of a form submitted. |
