Properties of link templates

Unique name

Unique name of the link template under which the link template is saved in the file system.

Form

The “Default values” button is used to define default values for the link template input components. For more information, see Default values.

Hide in selection list

If this option is selected, this link template will not appear in the selection list when adding a new link to the page or data store.

Link text

This combo box is used to select input components with content to be used as link text, e.g. in the DOM editor or in the DOM table. All identifiers of the CMS_INPUT_TEXT type input component defined on the "Form" tab are displayed here. The text that is entered in the input component with the selected identifier is used as link text (see figure, opens in the same window). If no corresponding input component is defined, the selection remains empty (<not assigned>). If <nott assigned> is selected, no link text is displayed.
If the editor adds a link in the DOM editor, for instance, text that was previously selected in the DOM editor is copied to the input component as link text.

Link image

This combo box is used to select the input component with content that can be used as a link image (media object from the media store), e.g. in the DOM editor or in the DOM table. All identifiers of the FS_REFERENCE and CMS_INPUT_PICTURE (legacy) type input components defined on the "Form" tab are displayed here. The image that is selected via the input component with the specified identifier is used as the link image (see figure, opens in the same window). If no corresponding input component is defined, the selection remains empty (<not assigned>). If <not assigned> is selected, no link image is used.

External URL

For link templates that are to be maintained via external links, this combo box can be used to select the input component that contains the external link (URL). All identifiers of the CMS_INPUT_TEXT and CMS_INPUT_NUMBER type input components defined on the "Form" tab are displayed here. The reference graph, e.g. of pages or sections that contain a DOM editor or a DOM table with this external link, shows a dependency on the URL entered in the selected input component (see figure, opens in the same window). If no corresponding input component is defined, the selection remains empty (<not assigned>). If <not assigned> is selected, this dependency on the external URL does not appear in the reference graph.

Category

This combo box is used to select a category for external links. The options “url” and “email” are available by default. If necessary, however, an individual category can also be entered. A corresponding identifier must be entered in the field to do this. Categorization is used when searching for external references, for instance (“Tools” menu). External links are displayed with the particular category.