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= Template Files = | = Template Files = | ||
This is the name given by Steve Loft to | This is the name given by Steve Loft to any files that contain web tags/tokens. | ||
When Cumulus processes these files it generates output files where the tags/tokens have been replaced by values. | |||
For standard Cumulus, all the output files are web pages which it then uploads to your web site. There is more about processing of files on the [[Customised templates]] page, but think of a template as containing text that Cumulus copies from the template file to the web page it is constructing. The processing process is basically a parse, each time it finds what MX calls a token (a web tag complete with any parameters it needs) it looks up the value that it will use to replace that web tag before moving on through the text. | |||
The example web templates provided by Cumulus insert a "T" at the end of the intended web page name before the extension (.htm or .html), so that the template files and generated web pages cannot be confused. | The example web templates provided by Cumulus insert a "T" at the end of the intended web page name before the extension (.htm or .html), so that the template files and generated web pages cannot be confused. | ||
When writing your own templates, some people will stick to this "T" notation, others will change the extension to "tmpl" or "cum" to indicate they are Cumulus templates. Cumulus does not care what extension is used for any local file specified in the '''Extra Web Files''' settings. | When writing your own templates, some people will stick to this "T" notation, others will change the extension to "tmpl" or "cum" to indicate they are Cumulus templates. Cumulus does not care what extension is used for any local file specified in the MX '''Extra Web Files''' settings or Cumulus 1 '''Files''' tab settings. | ||
= Web tags available in Cumulus = | = Web tags available in Cumulus = | ||