Different Templates

Just started using Jojo today, and have a general question that I can't seem to find an answer to in the documentation or forums.
What is the easiest way to use a different template file on my homepage as on the subpages?
Most of my client's sites have a very different homepage from the general subpage. So, ideally I would like to have in the 'mysite->themes->templates' folder two files:
homepage.tpl
subpage.tpl
Then be able to choose which template for which page?
Thanks!

Just started using Jojo today, and have a general question that I can't seem to find an answer to in the documentation or forums. What is the easiest way to use a different template file on my homepage as on the subpages? Most of my client's sites have a very different homepage from the general subpage. So, ideally I would like to have in the 'mysite->themes->templates' folder two files: homepage.tpl subpage.tpl Then be able to choose which template for which page? Thanks!

Hi and welcome.

The best way of differentiating content is to use an {if} statement in the template. Rather than having 2 completely different templates, probably what you want is a single template with a few sections that are different.

For homepages, you test against the "pageid" being "1".

Consider these examples...






Hopefully that's reasonably straightforward. We find using if statements better than repeating the whole template, makes for much less duplication.

If you want to test against other pages, the "pg_url" field is a good one to use. Consder the following code as a way of using different sidebars on a site...



Hope this helps.

Hi and welcome. The best way of differentiating content is to use an {if} statement in the template. Rather than having 2 completely different templates, probably what you want is a single template with a few sections that are different. For homepages, you test against the "pageid" being "1". Consider these examples... [codeblock]//Use a different header image on the homepage <img src="images/{if $pageid==1}home.jpg{else}other.jpg{/if}" alt="" />[/codeblock] [codeblock]//include some extra HTML on the homepage only {if $pageid==1} <div>foo bar</div> {/if}[/codeblock] [codeblock]//Use a different sub-template for the homepage //Note you will need to create these .tpl files in your templates folder {if $pageid==1} {include file="homepage.tpl"} {else} {include file="rest_of_site.tpl"} {/if}[/codeblock] Hopefully that's reasonably straightforward. We find using if statements better than repeating the whole template, makes for much less duplication. If you want to test against other pages, the "pg_url" field is a good one to use. Consder the following code as a way of using different sidebars on a site... [codeblock]<div id="sidebar"> {if $pageid==1} {include file="sidebar_home.tpl"} {elseif $pg_url=='our-team'} {include file="sidebar_team.tpl"} {elseif $pg_url=='contact'} {include file="sidebar_contact.tpl"} {else} {include file="rest_of_site.tpl"} {/if} </div>[/codeblock] Hope this helps.

Great! That makes sense. That's along the lines of what I was going to do, but wanted to make sure I wasn't missing some easy method.

So far I'm loving this CMS. I currently have my own CMS that is way outdated so I'm hoping to migrate to Jojo.

Thanks for the help here!

Great! That makes sense. That's along the lines of what I was going to do, but wanted to make sure I wasn't missing some easy method. So far I'm loving this CMS. I currently have my own CMS that is way outdated so I'm hoping to migrate to Jojo. Thanks for the help here!