Sitecore - adding simple field to page

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Sorry if this is a really simple question. I am sure I am missing something very basic. Anyway: I have just installed a new Sitecore 7 site, and I am just trying to add a new field to the "Sample Item" template. I have added a field called "title2", with a type "Single-Line Text".

I created a new page with this template under home, field in the fields including "title2" and published. Inside my "sample rendering.xslt" file, I added a section to display the new field,

<div>
    <sc:text field="title2"/>
  </div>

Yet when I view the page, it won't display the new field. If I change "title2" to "title", it displays.

What am I missing here?

Have you published the template with the new field as well?

Marek Musielak
– Marek Musielak

2013-06-04 11:33:41 +00:00
Commented Jun 4, 2013 at 11:33 — Marek Musielak
– Marek Musielak, Commented Jun 4, 2013 at 11:33
turns out I hadn't, though I was sure I had. thanks

mp3duck
– mp3duck

2013-06-04 12:46:01 +00:00
Commented Jun 4, 2013 at 12:46 — mp3duck
– mp3duck, Commented Jun 4, 2013 at 12:46

Younes · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-04 11:58:33Z

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From what I know the tag should be:

<sc:text ID="id" Field="FieldName" runat="server" />

What I'm missing in your code is the runat="server" tag and I don't see an ID. Further you should be aware that all items related to this field should be published. That is the Template and - if there is one or more - subtemplates and the item which contains the field itself. Also when you checked all of this you can try switching the database to WEB in the desktop environment to see wheter the information for your field has been published for sure.

answered Jun 4, 2013 at 11:58

Younes

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mp3duck Over a year ago

Publishing the template was it. I was sure I had done this, but clearly I hadn't

Matthew Dresser Over a year ago

I think mp3duck's markup was correct actually as it was for xslt rendering and not an ascx control.

Richard Seal Over a year ago

Also - the Sitecore field rendering controls don't require an ID even in an ascx control unless they are going to be referenced in code. Of course its better to add one than not tho.

Younes Over a year ago

Richard, that's totally true :)

HiralShah · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-28 18:16:45Z

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With Sitecore 7 you can use sc:FieldRenderer as well to retrieve the title of any template field . Here is the code snippet of the same .

<sc:FieldsRenderer runat="server" ID="scFieldRendereSample" Field="title2"/>

Hope this helps .

answered May 28, 2014 at 18:16

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