Advanced Portlet Settings

Important: If you do not have a thorough understanding of the relationships between the Publisher objects that comprise the portlet, you might inadvertently break the portlet by improper changes to the advanced settings.

Every published content portlet has a portlet item that is unique to it. It appears in brackets ([]) next to Portlet Item; it is the main page content item or a publishable presentation template.

To choose a different publishable content item or presentation template to appear in the Portlet Item brackets:

1. Click Browse to the right of the default portlet item.
2. Choose a content item or presentation template from the Select Portlet Item dialog box, and then click OK.
   If you choose an unpublishable content item or presentation template, the previously selected portlet item remains in the brackets, and an error message tells you to select a publishable item.

To change the portlet folder treated as the root of the portlet:

1. Click Browse to the right of the portlet folder.
2. Choose the new folder, and click OK.
   The new folder name appears in the brackets.

To add a category:

1. Click New | Add Category. New Category is added to the Category list.
2. Double-click New Category and rename the category.

To add an object:

1. Click the category you want to add an object to highlight it.
2. Click New | Add Object.

3. In the Select an object dialog box, select the objects you want to include in the category and click OK. The new object appears under Name.

To edit a category name, double-click the category name.

To remove a category:

1. Click the category you want to remove to highlight it.
2. Click .
   A message asks if you want to remove the selected category.
3. Click OK, and the category no longer displays in the list.

To remove an object:

1. Click the object you want to remove to highlight it.
2. Click .
   A message asks if you want to remove the selected object.
3. Click OK, and the object no longer displays in the list.

To reset categories and objects:

• Click Auto.
  A message asks if you want to reset the categories and objects.
• Click OK.
  The portlet categories and objects are reset to the default based on the contents of the portlet folder.

To move a category or object to the top of the list:

1. Click a category or object to highlight it.
2. Click , and the category or object appears first in the list.

To move a category or object up one level:

1. Click a category or object to highlight it.
2. Click , and the category or object moves up one level.

To move a category or object down one level:

1. Click a category or object to highlight it.
2. Click , and the category or object moves down one level.

To move a category or object to the bottom of the list:

1. Click a category or object to highlight it.
2. Click , and the category or object appears last in the list.

Customization Rights:

The settings default to what was specified in the portlet template. If you want to allow community owners to customize the portlet, click Enable, and type instructions for them to follow.

 Related Topic:  

• Using the Configure Portlet Wizard

To display the page associated with this help topic:

1. Click Administration.
2. Click the administrative folder.
3. In the Create Object menu, click Portlet.
4. Choose the portlet template for the type of portlet you want to create. The Portlet Editor launches.
   Note: You can also access the Portlet Editor from the Community Editor by clicking This Community's Portlets, then Create Portlet. The Choose Portlet Template page in the Portlet Editor launches.
5. Click Edit next to Configure this Portlet to access the Configure Portlet wizard, where you can edit the objects included in the portlet template.
6. Click Advanced Settings, and click OK.