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Template Model

class ExpressionEngine\Model\FileSyncedModel\Template

Properties

Required

Optional

Relationships

Methods

getPath

Returns the group name/template name path.

getFilePath

Returns the full server path.

getModificationTime

Returns the edit date of the template.

setModificationTime

getFileExtension

Returns the template’s file extension, such as html css or js.

saveNewTemplateRevision

Saves the template as a revision.

validateTemplateName

Returns true if the template name is not a reserved name.

Events

Examples

Get a Template

$template = ee('Model')->get('Template')->filter('template_id', 6)->first();

Modify the Template Data

// Get the template object.
$template = ee('Model')->get('Template')->filter('template_id', 6)->first();

// Add the template code (html, EE tags...etc)
$template->template_data = "<html>....</html>";

// Validate and Save the template.
$result = $template->validate();

if ($result->isValid())
{
  $template->save();
}

Create a new Template and add to a template group

// Make a new template object.
$template = ee('Model')->make('Template');

// Add the required fields.
$template->site_id       = ee()->config->item('site_id');
$template->group_id      = 1; // Must be an existing group.
$template->template_name = 'My New Template';
$template->template_type = 'webpage';

// Validate and Save the new template.
$result = $template->validate();

if ($result->isValid())
{
  $template->save();
}

Restrict a Template to Members

// Get the template object.
$template = ee('Model')->get('Template')->filter('template_id', 6)->first();

// Assign the Role Models.
$template->Roles = ee('Model')->get('Role', array(5))->all();

// Validate and Save the new template.
$result = $template->validate();

if ($result->isValid())
{
  $template->save();
}