Returns: Date

Displays a calendar UI for selecting dates which are saved as a DateTime value.

Data Type Definition Example

The only setting that is available for manipulating the Date property is to set a format. By default the format of the date in the Umbraco backoffice will be YYYY-MM-DD, but you can change this to something else. See MomentJS.com for the supported formats.

Content Example

MVC View Example - displays a datetime

Typed

@(Model.Content.GetPropertyValue<DateTime>("datePicker").ToString("dd MM yyyy"))

Dynamic (Obsolete)

@{
    @CurrentPage.datePicker.ToString("dd-MM-yyyy")
}

Alias: Umbraco.ContentPicker

Returns: IPublishedContent

The content picker opens a panel to pick a specific page from the content structure. The value saved is the selected nodes UDI

Data Type Definition Example

Content Example

MVC View Example

Without Modelsbuilder

@{
    IPublishedContent typedContentPicker = Model.Value<IPublishedContent>("featurePicker");
    if (typedContentPicker != null)
    {
        <p>@typedContentPicker.Name</p>
    }
}

With Modelsbuilder

@{
    IPublishedContent typedContentPicker = Model.FeaturePicker;
    if (typedContentPicker != null)
    {
        <p>@typedContentPicker.Name</p>
    }
}

Add values programmatically

See the example below to see how a value can be added or changed programmatically. To update a value of a property editor you need the Content Service.

@using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Services;

@inject IContentService Services;
@{
    // Get access to ContentService
    var contentService = Services;

    // Create a variable for the GUID of the page you want to update
    var guid = Guid.Parse("32e60db4-1283-4caa-9645-f2153f9888ef");

    // Get the page using the GUID you've defined
    var content = contentService.GetById(guid); // ID of your page

    // Get the page you want to assign to the content picker 
    var page = Umbraco.Content("665d7368-e43e-4a83-b1d4-43853860dc45");
    
    // Create an Udi of the page
    var udi = Udi.Create(Constants.UdiEntityType.Document, page.Key);

    // Set the value of the property with alias 'featurePicker'. 
    content.SetValue("featurePicker", udi.ToString());

    // Save the change
    contentService.Save(content);
}

Although the use of a GUID is preferable, you can also use the numeric ID to get the page:

@{
    // Get the page using it's id
    var content = contentService.GetById(1234); 
}

If Modelsbuilder is enabled you can get the alias of the desired property without using a magic string:

@using Umbraco.Cms.Core.PublishedCache;
@using Umbraco.Cms.Core;

@inject IPublishedSnapshotAccessor _publishedSnapshotAccessor;
@{
    // Set the value of the property with alias 'featurePicker'
    content.SetValue(Home.GetModelPropertyType(_publishedSnapshotAccessor, x => x.FeaturePicker).Alias, udi.ToString());
}

Alias: Umbraco.CheckBoxList

Returns: IEnumerable<string>

Displays a list of preset values as a list of checkbox controls. The text saved is an IEnumerable collection of the text values.

Data Type Definition Example

Content Example

MVC View Example

Without Modelsbuilder

@{
    if (Model.HasValue("superHeros"))
    {
        <ul>
            @foreach (var item in Model.Value<IEnumerable<string>>("superHeros"))
            {
                <li>@item</li>
            }
        </ul>
    }
}

With Modelsbuilder

@{
    if (Model.SuperHeros.Any())
    {
        <ul>
            @foreach (var item in Model.SuperHeros)
            {
                <li>@item</li>
            }
        </ul>
    }
}

Add values programmatically

See the example below to see how a value can be added or changed programmatically. To update a value of a property editor you need the Content Service.

@inject IContentService Services;
@using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Services;
@using Newtonsoft.Json
@{
    // Get access to ContentService
    var contentService = Services;

    // Create a variable for the GUID of the page you want to update
    var guid = Guid.Parse("32e60db4-1283-4caa-9645-f2153f9888ef");

    // Get the page using the GUID you've defined
    var content = contentService.GetById(guid); // ID of your page

    // Set the value of the property with alias 'superHeros'.
    content.SetValue("superHeros", JsonConvert.SerializeObject(new[] { "Umbraco", "CodeGarden"}));

    // Save the change
    contentService.Save(content);
}

Although the use of a GUID is preferable, you can also use the numeric ID to get the page:

@{
    // Get the page using it's id
    var content = contentService.GetById(1234);
}

If Modelsbuilder is enabled you can get the alias of the desired property without using a magic string:

@inject IPublishedSnapshotAccessor _publishedSnapshotAccessor;
@using Umbraco.Cms.Core.PublishedCache;
@{

// Set the value of the property with alias 'superHeros'
content.SetValue(Home.GetModelPropertyType(_publishedSnapshotAccessor,x => x.SuperHeros).Alias, JsonConvert.SerializeObject(new[] { "Umbraco", "CodeGarden"}));
}

Alias: Umbraco.DateTime

Returns: DateTime

Displays a calendar UI for selecting dates which are saved as a DateTime value.

Data Type Definition Example

There are two settings available for manipulating the DateTime property.

One is to set a format. By default the format of the date in the Umbraco backoffice will be YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss, but you can change this to something else. See MomentJS.com for the supported formats.

The second setting is "Offset time". When enabling this setting the displayed time will be offset with the servers timezone. This can be useful in cases where an editor is in a different timezone than the hosted server.

Content Example

MVC View Example - displays a datetime

With Modelsbuilder

@Model.DatePicker

Without Modelsbuilder

@Model.Value("datePicker")

Add values programmatically

See the example below to see how a value can be added or changed programmatically. To update a value of a property editor you need the Content Service.

@inject IContentService Services;
@using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Services;
@{
    // Get access to ContentService
    var contentService = Services;

    // Create a variable for the GUID of the page you want to update
    var guid = new Guid("32e60db4-1283-4caa-9645-f2153f9888ef");

    // Get the page using the GUID you've defined
    var content = contentService.GetById(guid); // ID of your page

    // Set the value of the property with alias 'datePicker'
    content.SetValue("datePicker", DateTime.Now);

    // Save the change
    contentService.Save(content);
}

Although the use of a GUID is preferable, you can also use the numeric ID to get the page:

@{
    // Get the page using it's id
    var content = contentService.GetById(1234); 
}

If Modelsbuilder is enabled you can get the alias of the desired property without using a magic string:

@using Umbraco.Cms.Core.PublishedCache;
@inject IPublishedSnapshotAccessor _publishedSnapshotAccessor;
@{

    // Set the value of the property with alias 'datePicker'
    content.SetValue(Home.GetModelPropertyType(_publishedSnapshotAccessor, x => x.DatePicker).Alias, DateTime.Now);
}

Returns: MediaWithCrops

Returns a path to an image, along with information about focal point and available crops.

When the Image Cropper is used on a Media Type the crops are shared between all usages of a Media Item. This is called global crops.

If the Image Cropper is used on a Document Type, the file and crops will be local to the Document.

Notice that it is possible make local crops on shared Media Items via the .

Settings

Prevalues

You can add, edit & delete crop presets the cropper UI can use.

Data Type Definition Example

Content Example

The Image Cropper provides a UI to upload an image, set a focal point on the image, and use predefined crops.

By default, images in the Image Cropper will be shown based on a set focal point and only use specific crops if they are available.

The Image Cropper comes with 3 modes:

• Uploading an image

• Setting a focal point

• Cropping the image to predefined crops

Uploading images

The editor exposes a drop area for files. Select it to upload an image.

Set focal point

By default, the Image Cropper allows the editor to set a focal point on the uploaded image.

All the preset crops are shown to give the editor a preview of what the image will look like on the frontend.

Crop and resize

The editor can fit the crop to the image to ensure that the image is presented as intended.

Powered by ImageSharp.Web

Sample code

The Image Cropper comes with an API to generate crop URLs. You can also access the raw data directly as a dynamic object.

For rendering a cropped media item, the .GetCropUrl is used:

The third parameter is HtmlEncode and is by default set to true. This means you only need to define the parameter if you want to disable HTML encoding.

Example to output a "banner" crop from a cropper property with the property alias "customCropper"

Or, alternatively using the MediaWithCrops extension method:

Example to dynamically create a crop using the focal point - in this case 300 x 400px image

CSS background example to output a "banner" crop

Set the htmlEncode to false so that the URL is not HTML encoded

Add values programmatically

The following sample demonstrates how to add or change the value of an Image Cropper property programmatically. The sample creates an API controller with an action, which must be invoked via a POST request to the URL written above the action.

If you use Models Builder to generate source code (modes SourceCodeAuto or SourceCodeManual), you can use nameof([generated property name]) to access the desired property without using a magic string:

Get all the crop urls for a specific image

Crop URLs are not limited to usage within a view. IPublishedContent has a GetCropUrl extension method, which can be used to access crop URLs anywhere.

The following sample demonstrates how to use GetCropUrl to retrieve URLs for all crops defined on a specific image:

Sample on how to change the format of the image

Alias: Umbraco.Label

Returns: String

Label is a non-editable control and can only be used to display a pre-set value.

Data Type Definition Example

Value type

If you want to set a value other than a String, you can define the data using one of the other available Data Types. These include Decimal, Date/time, Time, Integer, and Big integer.

There is also a Value Type: Long string if you need to set a long string value for your Label.

Content Example

MVC View Example

Without ModelsBuilder

With ModelsBuilder

Add values programmatically

Although the use of a GUID is preferable, you can also use the numeric ID to get the page:

If Modelsbuilder is enabled you can get the alias of the desired property without using a magic string:

Alias: Umbraco.Decimal

Returns: decimal

Data Type Definition Example

In the example above the possible values for the input field would be [8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10]

All other values will be removed in the content editor when saving or publishing.

If the value of Step Size is not set then all decimal values between 8 and 10 is possible to input in the content editor.

Content Example

MVC View Example

With Modelsbuilder

Without Modelsbuilder

Add values programmatically

Although the use of a GUID is preferable, you can also use the numeric ID to get the page:

If Modelsbuilder is enabled you can get the alias of the desired property without using a magic string:

Alias: Umbraco.UploadField

Returns: string

Adds an upload field, which allows documents or images to be uploaded to Umbraco.

You can define which file types should be accepted through the upload field.

Data Type Definition Example

Content Example

In code, the property is a string, which references the location of the file.

Example: "/media/o01axaqu/guidelines-on-remote-working.pdf"

MVC View Example

Without Modelsbuilder

With Modelsbuilder

Add values programmatically

Although the use of a GUID is preferable, you can also use the numeric ID to get the page:

If Modelsbuilder is enabled you can get the alias of the desired property without using a magic string:

Alias: Umbraco.ColorPicker.EyeDropper

Returns: string

The Eye Dropper Color picker allows you to choose a color from the full color spectrum using HEX and RGBA.

Data Type Definition Example

Content Example

Example with Modelsbuilder

Example without Modelsbuilder

Add values programmatically

Although the use of a GUID is preferable, you can also use the numeric ID to get the page:

If Modelsbuilder is enabled you can get the alias of the desired property without using a magic string:

Alias: Umbraco.ColorPicker

Returns: String (Hexadecimal)

Returns: Umbraco.Cms.Core.PropertyEditors.ValueConverters.ColorPickerValueConverter.PickedColor (When using labels)

The Color picker allows you to set some predetermined colors that the editor can choose between.

It's possible to add a label to use with the color.

Data Type Definition Example

Content Example

Example with Modelsbuilder

Example without Modelsbuilder

Add values programmatically

Although the use of a GUID is preferable, you can also use the numeric ID to get the page:

If Modelsbuilder is enabled you can get the alias of the desired property without using a magic string:

Alias: Umbraco.EmailAddress

Returns: String

Displays an email address.

Settings

The Email Address Property Editor does not come with any further configuration. The property can be configured once it has been added to a Document Type.

Content Example

MVC View Example

Without Modelsbuilder

With Modelsbuilder

Add value programmatically

Alias: Umbraco.Listview

Returns: IEnumerable<IPublishedContent>

List View display a list of categories when it is enabled on a Document Type that has children.

Enable list view

If enabled, editors will be able to see multiple children from a list on a content node that has children. When not enabled, no list will be shown and all children will be shown in the Content Tree.

Settings

Page Size

Defines how many child content nodes you want to see per page. This will limit how many content items you will see in your list. If you set it to 5, then only 5 content items will be shown in the list.

Order By

Will sort your list by the selection you choose in the dropdown. By default it selects "Last edited" and you get the following three columns:

• Last edited - When the content node was last edited and saved.

• Name - Name of the content node(s).

• Created by - This is the user who the content node was created by.

You can add more sorting to this list by adding more datatypes to the columns in the "Columns Displayed" section.

Order Direction

You can select order of the content nodes displayed, "Acsending" or "Descending". The order is affected by the "Order By" selection.

Columns Displayed

It is possible to add more columns to the list, via adding the properties through the dropdown. These properties are based on the Data Types which are used by the Document Type. It will show up in the dropdown by its alias and not the name on the property.

Once you have selected a column that you want to display, the next thing you want to do is define what its name should be and what kind of value it should display. You can also move the headers around, re-ordering how the headers should look. This is done by the move icon on the left side of the alias.

The template section is where you define what kind of value you want to display. The value of the column is in the value variable.

Layouts

The list view comes with two layouts by default. A list and a grid view. These views can be disabled if you are not interested in any of them.

You can also make your own layout and add it to the settings. For example, if you wanted to change the width or length of the grid, you will be able to do so.

Bulk Action Permissions

Select what kind of action is available on the list view.

• Allow bulk publish - content only

• Allow bulk unpublish - content only

• Allow bulk copy - content only

• Allow bulk move

• Allow bulk delete

Content app icon

Changes the icon in the backoffice of the listview. By default it will look like the image below.

Content app name

You can change the name of the listview itself. Default if empty: 'Child Items'.

Show Content App First

Enable this to show the content app by default instead of the list view

Content Example

Generic field value

The {{ value }} will take the value of the Email property and display it in the list, as shown on the image below.

Member name

First, a Member Picker property needs to be present on the content item. In this example, the child item has gotten a Member Picker Data Type with the alias of isAuthor.

Now that the child item has a member and the value that should be displayed is the name of the picked value, the next step is to reconfigure the template value in the listview setting.

Other examples

Alias: Umbraco.MemberPicker

Returns: IPublishedContent

The member picker opens a panel to pick a specific member from the member section. The value saved is of type IPublishedContent.

Data Type Definition Example

Content Example

MVC View Example

Without Modelsbuilder

With Modelsbuilder

Add values programmatically

Although the use of a GUID is preferable, you can also use the numeric ID to get the page:

If Modelsbuilder is enabled you can get the alias of the desired property without using a magic string:

Alias: Umbraco.MediaPicker

Returns: IEnumerable<IPublishedContent> or IPublishedContent

This property editors returns a single item if the "Pick multiple items" Data Type setting is disabled or a collection if it is enabled.

Data Type Definition Example

Ignore user start nodes

Use Settings to overrule user permissions, to enable any user of this property to pick any Media Item of the choosen Start node.

When this setting is enabled, a user who doesn't normally have access to the media selected as "Start Node" (/Design in this case), can access the media when using this particular Media Picker. If no Start node has been defined for this property any content can be viewed and selected of this property.

Content Example

MVC View Example

Multiple enabled without Modelsbuilder

Multiple enabled with Modelsbuilder

Multiple disabled without Modelsbuilder

Multiple disabled with Modelsbuilder

Add values programmatically

Although the use of a GUID is preferable, you can also use the numeric ID to get the page:

If Modelsbuilder is enabled you can get the alias of the desired property without using a magic string:

Alias: Umbraco.MultiNodeTreePicker

Returns: IEnumerable<IPublishedContent>

Settings

The Multinode Treepicker allows you to configure the type of tree to render and what part of the tree that should be rendered. For content it allows you to select a dynamic root node based on the current document using the multinode tree picker.

Node type: set the type of node, the root node of the tree, or query for the root node

For querying for a root node, you can use dynamic placeholders in the XPath query, following the below sample queries

// get the first textpage below the current document
$current/textpage: current page or closest found ancestor

// get a descendant of type news article somewhere below the parent
$parent//newsArticle: parent page or closest found ancestor

// go to the root of the content tree
$root

// go the ancestor at @level=1 where your website root usually is.
$site: Ancestor node at level 1

It is important to notice that all placeholders above act against published content only. So if you, therefore, try to fetch $parent of the current document, then Umbraco will return that or its closest published ancestor. So in case, the parent is not published, it will try the parent of that parent, and so on.

Filter out items with type: allow or disallow tree nodes with a certain content type alias.

Enter typeAlias,altTypeAlias to only allow selecting nodes with those alias'. Enter !typeAlias,altTypeAlias to only allow selecting nodes not with those alias'.

Minimum/maximum number of items: set a limit on the number of items allowed to be selected.

Data Type Definition Example

Content Example

MVC View Example

Without Modelsbuilder

@{
    var typedMultiNodeTreePicker = Model.Value<IEnumerable<IPublishedContent>>("featuredArticles");
    if (typedMultiNodeTreePicker != null) {
        foreach (var item in typedMultiNodeTreePicker)
        {
            <p>@item.Name</p>
        }
}

With Modelsbuilder

@{
    var typedMultiNodeTreePicker = Model.FeaturedArticles;
    foreach (var item in typedMultiNodeTreePicker)
    {
        <p>@item.Name</p>
    }
}

Add values programmatically

See the example below to see how a value can be added or changed programmatically. To update a value of a property editor you need the Content Service.

@inject IContentService Services;
@using Umbraco.Cms.Core;
@using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Services 

@{
    // Get access to ContentService
    var contentService = Services;

    // Create a variable for the GUID of the page you want to update
    var guid = Guid.Parse("32e60db4-1283-4caa-9645-f2153f9888ef");

    // Get the page using the GUID you've defined
    var content = contentService.GetById(guid); // ID of your page

    // Get the pages you want to assign to the Multinode Treepicker
    var page = Umbraco.Content("665d7368-e43e-4a83-b1d4-43853860dc45");
    var anotherPage = Umbraco.Content("1f8cabd5-2b06-4ca1-9ed5-fbf14d300d59");

    // Create Udi's of the pages
    var pageUdi = Udi.Create(Constants.UdiEntityType.Document, page.Key);
    var anotherPageUdi = Udi.Create(Constants.UdiEntityType.Document, anotherPage.Key);

    // Create a list of the page udi's
    var udis = new List<string>{pageUdi.ToString(), anotherPageUdi.ToString()};

    // Set the value of the property with alias 'featuredArticles'. 
    content.SetValue("featuredArticles", string.Join(",", udis));

    // Save the change
    contentService.Save(content);
}

Although the use of a GUID is preferable, you can also use the numeric ID to get the page:

@{
    // Get the page using it's id
    var content = contentService.GetById(1234); 
}

If Modelsbuilder is enabled you can get the alias of the desired property without using a magic string:

@inject IPublishedSnapshotAccessor _publishedSnapshotAccessor;
@using Umbraco.Cms.Core.PublishedCache;

@{
    // Set the value of the property with alias 'featuredArticles'
    content.SetValue(Home.GetModelPropertyType(_publishedSnapshotAccessor ,x => x.FeaturedArticles).Alias, string.Join(",", udis));
}

Alias: Umbraco.MarkdownEditor

Returns: System.Web.HtmlString

This built-in editor allow the user to use the markdown formatting options, from within a tinyMCE-like interface.

Data Type Definition Example

There are three settings available for manipulating the Markdown editor property.

• Preview toggles if a preview of the markdown should be displayed beneath the editor in the content view.

• Default value is inserted if no content has been saved to the Document Type using this property editor.

• Overlay Size is used to select the width of the link picker overlay in the content view.

Content Example

Explanation of buttons from left to right

Other functionality

MVC View Example

With Modelsbuilder

@Model.MyMarkdownEditor

Without Modelsbuilder

@Model.Value("MyMarkdownEditor")

Add values programmatically

See the example below to see how a value can be added or changed programmatically. To update a value of a property editor you need the Content Service.

@using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Services;
@inject IContentService Services;
@{
    // Get access to ContentService
    var contentService = Services;

    // Create a variable for the GUID of the page you want to update
    var guid = Guid.Parse("32e60db4-1283-4caa-9645-f2153f9888ef");

    // Get the page using the GUID you've defined
    var content = contentService.GetById(guid); // ID of your page

    // Create markdown value
    var markdownValue = new HtmlString("#heading  \n**strong text**");
    
    // Set the value of the property with alias 'myMarkdownEditor'. 
    content.SetValue("myMarkdownEditor", markdownValue);

    // Save the change
    contentService.Save(content);
}

Although the use of a GUID is preferable, you can also use the numeric ID to get the page:

@{
    // Get the page using it's id
    var content = contentService.GetById(1234); 
}

If Modelsbuilder is enabled you can get the alias of the desired property without using a magic string:

@using Umbraco.Cms.Core.PublishedCache;
@inject IPublishedSnapshotAccessor _publishedSnapshotAccessor;
@{
    // Set the value of the property with alias 'myMarkdownEditor'
    content.SetValue(Home.GetModelPropertyType(_publishedSnapshotAccessor, x => x.MyMarkdownEditor).Alias, markdownValue);
}

Alias: Umbraco.MemberGroupPicker

Returns: string

The Member Group Picker opens a panel to pick one or more member groups from the Member section. The value saved is of type string (comma separated IDs).

Data Type Definition Example

Content Example

MVC View Example

Without Modelsbuilder

@if (Model.HasValue("memberGroup"))
{
    var memberGroup = Model.Value<string>("memberGroup"); 
    <p>@memberGroup</p>
}

With Modelsbuilder

@if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Model.MemberGroup))
{
    <p>@Model.MemberGroup</p>
}

Add values programmatically

See the example below to see how a value can be added or changed programmatically. To update a value of a property editor you need the Content Service.

@using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Services;

@inject IContentService Services;
@{
    // Get access to ContentService
    var contentService = Services;

    // Create a variable for the GUID of the page you want to update
    var guid = new Guid("796a8d5c-b7bb-46d9-bc57-ab834d0d1248");
    
    // Get the page using the GUID you've defined
    var content = contentService.GetById(guid); // ID of your page

    // Set the value of the property with alias 'memberGroup'. The value is the specific ID of the member group
    content.SetValue("memberGroup", 1067);
            
    // Save the change
    contentService.Save(content);
}

You can also add multiple groups by creating a comma separated string with the desired member group IDs.

@{
    // Set the value of the property with alias 'memberGroup'. 
    content.SetValue("memberGroup", "1067","1068");
}

Although the use of a GUID is preferable, you can also use the numeric ID to get the page:

@{
    // Get the page using it's id
    var content = contentService.GetById(1234); 
}

If Modelsbuilder is enabled you can get the alias of the desired property without using a magic string:

@using Umbraco.Cms.Core.PublishedCache;
@using Umbraco.Cms.Core;

@inject IPublishedSnapshotAccessor _publishedSnapshotAccessor;
@{
    // Set the value of the property with alias 'memberGroup'
    content.SetValue(Home.GetModelPropertyType(_publishedSnapshotAccessor, x => x.MemberGroup).Alias, 1067);
}

Alias: Umbraco.NestedContent

Returns: IEnumerable<IPublishedElement> (or IPublishedElement depending on configuration)

Nested Content is a list editing property editor, using Element Types to define the list item schema. By using Document Types you have the benefit of a reusable UI that you are familiar with and get to re-use all the standard Data Types as field editors. This property editor returns either a single item or a collection of this Document Type.

The Element Types that Nested Content uses are specialized Document Types - they can be found in the same section as Document Types. However, it is not possible to create content directly in the content tree with an Element Type - it is meant to be used in complex editors like Nested Content or Blocklist.

Configuring Nested Content

The Nested Content property editor is set-up/configured in the same way as any standard property editor, via the Data Types admin interface. To set-up your Nested Content property, create a new Data Type and select Nested Content from the list of available property editors.

You should then be presented with the Nested Content property editors Data Type editor as shown below.

The Data Type editor allows you to configure the following properties:

• Doc Types - Defines a list of Document Types to use as data blueprints for this Nested Content instance. For each Document Type, you can provide the alias of the group you wish to render (the first group is used by default if not set) as well as a template for generating list item labels using the syntax {{propertyAlias}}.

  • If you would like to include the Document Type name in the label, you can use {{alias}}.

  • If you would like to include the index position in the label, you can use {{$index}}.

  • If your property links to a content, media or member node, you can use the Angular filter {{ pickerAlias | ncNodeName }} to show the node name rather than the node ID.

  • If your property is a rich text editor, you can use the Angular filter {{ pickerAlias | ncRichText }} to show the unformatted text.

  • You can use conditional logic to show text instead of 1 or 0 for a true/false property: {{checkboxPickerAlias == 1 ? 'Yes' : 'No'}}.

  • For more complex property types, you can display specific attributes by referencing the JSON attribute. For example, if using the MultiUrlPicker, show the name of the first link using {{urlPickerAlias[0]["name"]}}.

  • Examples and more details about labels and AngularJS templates

• Min Items - Sets the minimum number of items that should be allowed in the list. If greater than 0, Nested Content will pre-populate your list with the minimum amount of allowed items and prevent deleting items below this level. Defaults to 0.

• Max Items - Sets the maximum number of items that should be allowed in the list. If greater than 0, Nested Content will prevent new items being added to the list above this threshold. Defaults to 0.

• Confirm Deletes - Enabling this will demand item deletions to require a confirmation before being deleted. Defaults to true.

• Show Icons - Enabling this will display the item's Document Type icon next to the name in the Nested Content list.

• Hide Label - Enabling this will hide the property editor's label and expand the Nested Content property editor to the full width of the editor window.

Once your Data Type has been configured, set-up a property on your page Document Type using your new Data Type and you are set to start editing.

Limitations

There is a handful of editors that Nested Content does not support in its elements. These include:

• Tags

• Blocklist Editor

• File upload

• Image Cropper

Editing Nested Content

When viewing a Nested Content editor for the first time, you'll be presented with an icon and help text to get you started.

Click the plus icon to start creating a new item in the list.

If your Nested Content editor is configured with multiple document-types you will be presented with a dialog window to select which Document Type you would like to use.

Click the icon of the Document Type you wish to use and a new item will be created in the list using that Document Type.

If you only have one Document Type configured for your Nested Content editor, then clicking the plus icon will not display the dialog and instead will jump straight to inserting an entry in the editor for you ready to edit.

More items can be added to the list by clicking the plus icon for each additional item.

To close the editor for an item or open the editor for another item in the list, you click the edit icon.

To reorder the list, click and drag the move icon up and down to place the items in the order you want.

To delete an item click the delete icon. If the minimum number of items is reached, then the delete icon will appear greyed out to prevent going below the minimum allowed number of items.

Single Item Mode

If Nested Content is configured with a minimum and maximum item of 1, then it goes into single item mode.

In single item mode, there is no icon displayed to add new items, and the single items editor will be open by default and its header bar removed.

In this mode, Nested Content works more like a fieldset than a list editor.

Rendering Nested Content

To render the stored value of your Nested Content property, a built in value converter is provided for you. Call the Value<T> method with a generic type of IEnumerable<IPublishedElement> and the stored value will be returned as a list of IPublishedElement entities.

Example:

@inherits Umbraco.Cms.Web.Common.Views.UmbracoViewPage<ContentModels.YourDocumentTypeAlias>
@{
    var items = Model.Value<IEnumerable<IPublishedElement>>("nest");

    if (items != null) {
        foreach (var item in items)
        {
            // Render your content, e.g. item.Value<string>("heading")
        }
    }
    
}

Each item is treated as a standard IPublishedElement entity, which means you can use all the value converters you are used to using.

Example:

@inherits Umbraco.Cms.Web.Common.Views.UmbracoViewPage<ContentModels.YourDocumentTypeAlias>
@using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Models.PublishedContent;
@using ContentModels = Umbraco.Cms.Web.Common.PublishedModels;
@{
    var items = Model.Value<IEnumerable<IPublishedElement>>("nest");

    if (items != null) {
        foreach (var item in items)
        {
            var description = item.Value<string>("description");
            var image = item.Value<IPublishedContent>("image");

            <h3>@item.Value("heading")</h3>

            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(description))
            {
                <p>@description</p>
            }

            if (image != null)
            {
                <img src="@image.Url()" alt="" />
            }
        }
    }
}