Kentico CMS 7.0 Developer's Guide

Query string parameters in UI

Query string parameters in UI

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Query string parameters in UI

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Query string is a part of a URL that contains parameters and values to be passed to a web application. The query string part of the URL begins with the "?" character followed by the name of the parameter (e.g., culture), the "=" character and a value (e.g., en-US). Individual parameters with values are separated by the "&" character.

 

In Kentico, you can use the query strings for example for:

 

•Linking to documents

•Creating links to specific sections of the editing UI

 

Available query string parameters in the Kentico CMS editing user interface

 

In Site Manager:

 

Parameter

Description

Values

Example

section

Selects the section (main tab) in Site Manager.

Code names of Site Manager sections

http://localhost/KenticoCMS/CMSSiteManager/?section=development

 

In CMS Desk:

 

Parameter

Description

Values

Example

section

Selects the section (main tab) in CMS Desk.

 

Code names of CMS Desk sections

http://localhost/KenticoCMS/CMSDesk/?section=tools

nodeid

Selects the document with the specified ID in the currently selected culture.

A node ID number (displayed in CMS Desk -> Edit -> Properties -> General)

http://localhost/KenticoCMS/CMSDesk/?nodeid=24

culture

Changes the current culture. Use in a combination with the nodeid parameter.

Four-letter country codes

http://localhost/KenticoCMS/CMSDesk/?nodeid=7&culture=cs-CZ

mode

Selects the View mode or subsections of the Edit mode (Page, Design, Properties, etc.).

edit, preview, livesite, listing, page, wireframe, design, editform, product, masterpage, properties, analytics

http://localhost/KenticoCMS/CMSDesk/?mode=livesite

 

http://localhost/KenticoCMS/CMSDesk/?nodeid=4&mode=editform

device

Sets the device profile.

Code names of device profiles (displayed in Site Manager -> Development -> Device profiles -> Edit (Edit) a device)

http://localhost/KenticoCMS/CMSDesk/?device=android_device

expandnodeid

Only expands the node with the chosen ID.

A node ID number (displayed in CMS Desk -> Edit -> Properties -> General)

http://localhost/KenticoCMS/CMSDesk/?expandnodeid=7

 

You can also combine these parameters in various ways, for example:

 

•http://localhost/KenticoCMS7/CMSDesk/default.aspx?mode=editform&nodeid=24&culture=en-US - which selects the node with ID = 24 in the US culture and switches into the Form tab of the Edit mode.

 

Example of a query string

Example of a query string