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LEDfan
LEDfan

Reputation: 175

Blog Template isn't overridden

I have to change the templates of the blogging module of SilverStripe.

I can do this in the blog/templates directory, but when I want to update this module my changes are lost.

I read about template overriding here: http://doc.silverstripe.org/framework/en/topics/theme-development.

The page says that by creating the file BlogHolder.ss in the directory \mysite\templates\Layout should override the template in the blog module. This isn't working. However a CSS works and is overridden.

How can I solve this problem?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 517

Answers (1)

micmania1
micmania1

Reputation: 623

You should put your theme into a separate directory from your project. The only templates you should really put into your project folder are default templates that can be overwritten by a theme.

The order in which SilverStripe looks for templates is:

  • Subtheme
  • Theme
  • Module Folder (blog)
  • Project Folder (mysite)

Your BlogHolder.ss file should be placed in /themes/mytheme/templates/Layout/BlogHolder.ss

Upvotes: 3

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