Using Information Templates

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With Information Templates, you can create FreeMarker templates for any item type that implements the Info Framework. Supported item types include web contents, documents, assets, blogs, categories, and objects. Once created, you can map fragment fields to your template to determine how an item is rendered in content and display Pages. This can help you implement a consistent style for your site.

Important

Information templates are only available in fragments, not in widgets. To design FreeMarker templates for web content displayed in widgets, use web content templates. Read Choosing a Template to learn more about the differences between templates.

Creating Information Templates

Open the Site Menu (), expand Design, and go to Templates → Information Templates.
Click New, enter a name, select an Item Type, and (if applicable) select an Item Subtype.
Click Save. This redirects you to the template design page.
(Optional) Import an existing FreeMarker script from an .ftl file.
Design your template using FreeMarker.

You can type ${ in the editor to use the autocomplete feature.

In the Elements side panel (), you can quickly access available fields from the selected item type’s structure.

Note

The Elements side panel does not include fields based on templates (e.g., Journal Article templates, Info templates). This is to prevent infinite loops.
(Optional) Add a description or image to the template in the Properties side panel ().
Click Save when finished.

Once created, Info templates can be used in Content Display fragments and any other fragment with sub-elements that can be mapped, such as text and rich text. When selected, they determine how an item is rendered in content pages and display page templates.

Liferay’s Headless API services are available in the template editor through the restClient object. See Calling Headless APIs in the Template Editor for usage details.

Importing and Exporting Scripts

When editing an Info template, you can import and export FreeMarker scripts to reuse in other contexts:

Open the Site Menu (), expand Design, and go to Templates → Information Templates.
Select the desired Info Template.
Click Actions in the Application Bar and select Export Script or Import Script.

When exporting, the current FreeMarker script is saved as a script.ftl file.

When importing, the selected file replaces the template’s current FreeMarker script.

Managing Info Templates

In the Templates application, you can view and manage all existing Info templates. Each existing template appears with its type (e.g., Web Content Article) and sub-type (e.g., Basic Web Content). You can click Actions () for a template to access the following actions:

Action	Description
Edit	Edit the template.
Copy	Create a new template with the selected template’s content.
Permissions	Manage basic permissions for the template.
Delete	Delete the template.

Use the actions menu to access management options.

Here you can also export and import Info templates as LAR files to share them between sites and environments. To do this, click Actions in the Application Bar and select Export/Import.

Export and Import templates as LAR files.