General tab

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On the General tab, you can specify the following properties of the web part:

 

Display name - name of the web part displayed to the users in the administration interface
Code name - name of the web part used in website code
Category - here you can choose the category of the web part catalog where the web part will be placed
Type - type of the web part; the following web part types are available:
Standard - typical web parts displaying some content
Data source - do not display any content, only provide data to be displayed by a connected web part
Filter - can be connected to a data source and enable users to limit the data provided by it
Placeholder - used for the General -> Layout -> Page placeholder web part; specifies the area where the content of sub-pages should be displayed
Invisible - are not displayed on the page at all and usually perform some type of background task
Basic - basic web parts without partial caching and AJAX UpdatePanel support
File name - contains a relative path to the user control that implements the web part; the path starts from the CMSWebParts folder; it's recommended that you organize the web parts on the disk in the same way as in the categories; example: Search/cmscompletesearchdialog.ascx
Description - text describing the web part, it will be displayed in the web part catalog
Thumbnail - image used in the web part catalog

 

More resources can be found at:

 

Developer's Guide -> Development -> Web parts -> Overview
Developer's Guide -> Development -> Web parts -> Developing web parts
Developer's Guide -> Development -> Web parts -> Modifying web parts

 

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