Change view for different content areas

hans.leautaud

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Hi,

I want to be able to change the way a block is rendered depending on what ContentArea I put it in. It would be really cool to change the cshtml file I am using for different ContentAreas. I think something similar is present in the Alloy site but I am not sure. Can anyone tell me if this is possible and how?

I am using MVC4 with Razor, EPiServer 7.5 and .NET 4.5

Thank you very much!

#81537

Feb 19, 2014 8:24

hans.leautaud

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I think it has something to do with http://world.episerver.com/Blogs/Per-Magne-Skuseth/Dates/2013/8/Letting-your-blocks-know-where-they-are/ :)

#81543

Edited, Feb 19, 2014 8:41

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I would suggest that you use a Tag where you decide to render your ContentArea, would that work for you?

#81545

Feb 19, 2014 8:54

Per Magne Skuseth

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I agree with Alf, it sounds like you should use tags and template descriptors to solve this. You could take a look at TeaserBlock / TeaserBlockWide in the Alloy templates. You can bind a template to a tag either by registrating it at startup (take a look at TemplateCoordinator.cs in the Alloy project), or use a template descriptor: http://world.episerver.com/Documentation/Items/Developers-Guide/EPiServer-CMS/7/Content/Pages-and-Blocks/How-To/Selecting-a-Template-Based-on-Tag/

#81546

Feb 19, 2014 9:07

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Change view for different content areas