How to dynamically change properties of some web part or widget
This article describes how to dynamically change properties of web parts or widgets inserted on a document in the content tree.
A prerequisite of this API example in case of widgets is that the widget is inserted in the CMS Desk –> Content –> Edit - > Design tab and the
Widget zone type is
Customization by page editor. The example shows how to select appropriate template and modify property of requested web part/widget.
// Select page info of particular document
PageInfo pi = PageInfoProvider.GetPageInfo("CorporateSite", "/", "en-us", "", false,ConnectionHelper.ContextConnection);
//Get information about the template which is used by document
PageTemplateInfo pt = pi.PageTemplateInfo;
//Select zone which is a part of above template
WebPartZoneInstance wpzi = pt.GetZone("zoneLogo");
//Select web part or widget from the above zone
WebPartInstance wpi = wpzi.GetWebPart("ScrollingNews");
//Here you can get or set properties of widget or web part
wpi.SetValue("ContentBefore", "myValue");
PageTemplateInfoProvider.SetPageTemplateInfo(pt);
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See also: Getting page template dataApplies to: Kentico CMS 5.5 R2