Pages
List of examples:
Page creation
Creating pages in a site’s content tree
// Creates a new instance of the Tree provider
TreeProvider tree = new TreeProvider(MembershipContext.AuthenticatedUser);
// Gets the current site's root "/" page, which will serve as the parent page
TreeNode parentPage = tree.SelectNodes()
.Path("/")
.OnCurrentSite()
.Culture("en-us")
.FirstObject;
if (parentPage != null)
{
// Creates a new page of the "CMS.MenuItem" page type
TreeNode newPage = TreeNode.New(SystemDocumentTypes.MenuItem, tree);
// Sets the properties of the new page
newPage.DocumentName = "Articles";
newPage.DocumentCulture = "en-us";
// Inserts the new page as a child of the parent page
newPage.Insert(parentPage);
}
Creating a new culture version of an existing page
// Creates a new instance of the Tree provider
TreeProvider tree = new TreeProvider(MembershipContext.AuthenticatedUser);
// Gets an existing page in the "en-us" culture
TreeNode page = tree.SelectNodes()
.Path("/Articles/Coffee-Beverages-Explained")
.OnCurrentSite()
.Culture("en-us")
.FirstObject;
if (page != null)
{
// Sets new values in the "DocumentName" and "ArticleTitle" fields of the page
page.DocumentName = "Translated article name";
page.SetValue("ArticleTitle", "Translated article title");
// Inserts a new version of the page in the "de-de" culture
// Note that the culture must be assigned to the current site
page.InsertAsNewCultureVersion("de-de");
}
Creating a linked page
// Creates an instance of the Tree provider
TreeProvider tree = new TreeProvider(MembershipContext.AuthenticatedUser);
// Gets the page that will be linked
TreeNode originalPage = tree.SelectNodes()
.Path("/Archive/Articles")
.OnCurrentSite()
.Culture("en-us")
.FirstObject;
// Gets the page that will be used as a parent page for the linked page
TreeNode parentPage = tree.SelectNodes()
.Path("/Articles")
.OnCurrentSite()
.Culture("en-us")
.FirstObject;
if ((originalPage != null) && (parentPage != null))
{
// Inserts a new linked page under the parent page
originalPage.InsertAsLink(parentPage);
}
Page management
Updating published pages
// Creates an instance of the Tree provider
TreeProvider tree = new TreeProvider(MembershipContext.AuthenticatedUser);
// Gets the published version of pages stored under the "/Articles/" path
// The pages are retrieved from the Dancing Goat site and in the "en-us" culture
var pages = tree.SelectNodes()
.Path("/Articles/", PathTypeEnum.Children)
.WhereLike("DocumentName", "Coffee%")
.OnSite("DancingGoat")
.Culture("en-us");
// Updates the "DocumentName" and "ArticleTitle" fields of each retrieved page
foreach (TreeNode page in pages)
{
page.DocumentName = "Updated article name";
page.SetValue("ArticleTitle", "Updated article title");
// Updates the page in the database
page.Update();
}
Updating the latest edited version of pages (pages under workflow)
// Gets the latest edited version of article pages stored under the '/Articles/' path
// The pages are retrieved from the Dancing Goat site and in the "en-us" culture
var pages = DocumentHelper.GetDocuments()
.Types("DancingGoat.Article")
.Path("/Articles/", PathTypeEnum.Children)
.WhereLike("DocumentName", "Coffee%")
.OnSite("DancingGoat")
.Culture("en-us")
.WithCoupledColumns();
// Note: When updating pages under workflow or versioning, always retrieve pages with all columns to avoid data loss.
// Either call the 'GetDocuments' method with a class name parameter for a specific page type,
// or specify the page types using the 'Types' method and then call 'WithCoupledColumns'.
// Updates the "DocumentName" and "ArticleTitle" fields of each retrieved page
foreach (TreeNode page in pages)
{
// Ensures that a new version of the updated page is created
// Checks out the page if using content locking
page.CheckOut();
page.DocumentName = "Updated article name";
page.SetValue("ArticleTitle", "Updated article title");
// Updates the page in the database
page.Update();
// Creates a new version of the updated page
// Checks in the page if using content locking
page.CheckIn();
}
Updating a page and related search indexes
// Creates a new instance of the Tree provider
TreeProvider tree = new TreeProvider(MembershipContext.AuthenticatedUser);
// Gets an existing page in the "en-us" culture
TreeNode page = tree.SelectNodes()
.Path("/Articles/Coffee-Beverages-Explained")
.OnCurrentSite()
.Culture("en-us")
.FirstObject;
if (page != null)
{
// Updates the "DocumentName" and "ArticleTitle" fields of the page
page.DocumentName = "Updated article name";
page.SetValue("ArticleTitle", "Updated article name");
page.Update();
// Gets a List of the fields that were updated
var changedColumns = page.ChangedColumns();
// Check if search is enabled for the page and that the modified fields are included in search indexes
if (DocumentHelper.IsSearchTaskCreationAllowed(page) && DocumentHelper.SearchFieldChanged(page, changedColumns))
{
// Creates search tasks for updating the content of the page in related search indexes
SearchTaskInfoProvider.CreateTask(SearchTaskTypeEnum.Update, TreeNode.OBJECT_TYPE, SearchFieldsConstants.ID, page.GetSearchID(), page.DocumentID);
}
}
Copying a page
// Creates an instance of the Tree provider
TreeProvider tree = new TreeProvider(MembershipContext.AuthenticatedUser);
// Gets the page that will be copied
TreeNode page = tree.SelectNodes()
.Path("/Articles/Coffee-Beverages-Explained")
.OnCurrentSite()
.Culture("en-us")
.FirstObject;
// Gets the parent page under which the copy will be created
TreeNode targetPage = tree.SelectNodes()
.Path("/Archive")
.OnCurrentSite()
.Culture("en-us")
.FirstObject;
if ((page != null) && (targetPage != null))
{
// Copies the page to the new location, including any child pages
tree.CopyNode(page, targetPage, true);
}
Moving a page
// Creates an instance of the Tree provider
TreeProvider tree = new TreeProvider(MembershipContext.AuthenticatedUser);
// Gets the page that will be moved
TreeNode page = tree.SelectNodes()
.Path("/Articles/Coffee-Beverages-Explained")
.OnCurrentSite()
.Culture("en-us")
.FirstObject;
// Gets the new parent page under which the page will be moved
TreeNode targetPage = tree.SelectNodes()
.Path("/Archive")
.OnCurrentSite()
.Culture("en-us")
.FirstObject;
if ((page != null) && (targetPage != null))
{
// Moves the page to the new location, including any child pages
tree.MoveNode(page, targetPage, true);
}
Changing the order of individual pages in the content tree
// Creates an instance of the Tree provider
TreeProvider tree = new TreeProvider(MembershipContext.AuthenticatedUser);
// Gets the page
TreeNode page = tree.SelectNodes()
.Path("/Articles")
.OnCurrentSite()
.Culture("en-us")
.FirstObject;
if (page != null)
{
// Moves the page up in the content tree
tree.MoveNodeUp(page.DocumentID);
// Moves the page down in the content tree
tree.MoveNodeDown(page.DocumentID);
}
Sorting pages in the content tree
// Creates an instance of the Tree provider
TreeProvider tree = new TreeProvider(MembershipContext.AuthenticatedUser);
// Gets the parent page
TreeNode page = tree.SelectNodes()
.Path("/Articles")
.OnCurrentSite()
.Culture("en-us")
.FirstObject;
if (page != null)
{
bool orderIsAscending = true;
// Sorts all child pages under the specified parent page alphabetically in ascending order
tree.SortNodesAlphabetically(page.NodeID, SiteContext.CurrentSiteID, orderIsAscending);
// Sorts all child pages under the specified parent page ascendingly based on the last modification date
tree.SortNodesByDate(page.NodeID, SiteContext.CurrentSiteID, orderIsAscending);
}
Page deletion
Deleting a page in a single culture
// Creates an instance of the Tree provider
TreeProvider tree = new TreeProvider(MembershipContext.AuthenticatedUser);
// Gets the culture version of the page that will be deleted
TreeNode page = tree.SelectNodes()
.Path("/Articles/On-Roasts")
.OnCurrentSite()
.Culture("en-us")
.FirstObject;
if (page != null)
{
// Deletes the page and moves it to the recycle bin (only the specified culture version)
page.Delete();
// Creates search tasks that remove the deleted page from the content of related search indexes
if (SearchIndexInfoProvider.SearchEnabled)
{
SearchTaskInfoProvider.CreateTask(SearchTaskTypeEnum.Delete, TreeNode.OBJECT_TYPE, SearchFieldsConstants.ID, page.GetSearchID(), page.DocumentID);
}
}
Deleting all culture versions of a page
// Creates an instance of the Tree provider
TreeProvider tree = new TreeProvider(MembershipContext.AuthenticatedUser);
// Gets the page that will be deleted
TreeNode page = tree.SelectNodes()
.Path("/Articles/On-Roasts")
.OnCurrentSite()
.Culture("en-us")
.FirstObject;
if (page != null)
{
// Deletes all culture versions of the page to the recycle bin
page.DeleteAllCultures();
// Creates search tasks that remove the deleted page from the content of related search indexes
if (SearchIndexInfoProvider.SearchEnabled)
{
SearchTaskInfoProvider.CreateTask(SearchTaskTypeEnum.Delete, TreeNode.OBJECT_TYPE, SearchFieldsConstants.ID, page.GetSearchID(), page.DocumentID);
}
}
Restoring pages from the recycle bin
// Gets the "/Articles/On-Roasts" page from the recycle bin for the current site
VersionHistoryInfo pageVersion = VersionHistoryInfoProvider.GetVersionHistories()
.WhereEquals("VersionNodeAliasPath", "/Articles/On-Roasts")
.WhereEquals("NodeSiteID", SiteContext.CurrentSiteID)
.FirstObject;
// Checks that the deleted page exists in the recycle bin
if (pageVersion != null)
{
// Creates a new version manager instance and restores the deleted page from the recycle bin
VersionManager manager = VersionManager.GetInstance(new TreeProvider(MembershipContext.AuthenticatedUser));
manager.RestoreDocument(pageVersion.VersionHistoryID);
}
Permanently deleting pages
// Creates an instance of the Tree provider
TreeProvider tree = new TreeProvider(MembershipContext.AuthenticatedUser);
// Gets the culture version of the page that will be deleted
TreeNode page = tree.SelectNodes()
.Path("/Articles/On-Roasts")
.OnCurrentSite()
.Culture("en-us")
.FirstObject;
if (page != null)
{
bool deleteAllCultureVersions = true;
bool deletePermanently = true;
// Permanently deletes all culture versions of the page and its version history
page.Delete(deleteAllCultureVersions, deletePermanently);
// Creates search tasks that remove the deleted page from the content of related search indexes
if (SearchIndexInfoProvider.SearchEnabled)
{
SearchTaskInfoProvider.CreateTask(SearchTaskTypeEnum.Delete, TreeNode.OBJECT_TYPE, SearchFieldsConstants.ID, page.GetSearchID(), page.DocumentID);
}
}
Page aliases
Creating a page alias
// Creates an instance of the Tree provider
TreeProvider tree = new TreeProvider(MembershipContext.AuthenticatedUser);
// Gets the "Articles" page on the current site
TreeNode page = tree.SelectNodes()
.Path("/Articles")
.OnCurrentSite()
.Culture("en-us")
.FirstObject;
if (page != null)
{
// Creates a new page alias object
DocumentAliasInfo newAlias = new DocumentAliasInfo();
// Sets the properties of the new alias
newAlias.AliasURLPath = "/News";
newAlias.AliasNodeID = page.NodeID;
newAlias.AliasSiteID = SiteContext.CurrentSiteID;
// Saves the page alias to the database
DocumentAliasInfoProvider.SetDocumentAliasInfo(newAlias, SiteContext.CurrentSiteName);
}
Updating page aliases
// Creates an instance of the Tree provider
TreeProvider tree = new TreeProvider(MembershipContext.AuthenticatedUser);
// Gets the "Articles" page on the current site
TreeNode page = tree.SelectNodes()
.Path("/Articles")
.OnCurrentSite()
.Culture("en-us")
.FirstObject;
// Gets all aliases of the specified page
var aliases = DocumentAliasInfoProvider.GetDocumentAliases()
.WhereEquals("AliasNodeID", page.NodeID)
.WhereEquals("AliasSiteID", SiteContext.CurrentSiteID);
// Loops through the page's aliases
foreach (DocumentAliasInfo alias in aliases)
{
// Updates the "AliasExtensions" of the alias to include only the ".html" extension
alias.AliasExtensions = ".html";
// Saves the updated page alias to the database
DocumentAliasInfoProvider.SetDocumentAliasInfo(alias, SiteContext.CurrentSiteName);
}
Deleting page aliases
// Gets all aliases of the '/Articles' page on the current site
var aliases = DocumentAliasInfoProvider.GetDocumentAliases()
.WhereEquals("AliasURLPath", "/Articles")
.WhereEquals("AliasSiteID", SiteContext.CurrentSiteID);
// Loops through the aliases
foreach (DocumentAliasInfo deleteAlias in aliases)
{
// Deletes the page alias
DocumentAliasInfoProvider.DeleteDocumentAliasInfo(deleteAlias);
}