Macro Guides
This page aims to illustrate how to add macros to web pages and populate the macros with data.
Step 1. Adding a macro
Create a standard page, select the desired layout and click the "+" button to insert a control. From the insert control pop-up select "Macro". A list of available macros will be displayed on the right. Select the desired macro and click the "Select" button.
Step 2. Creating Content Folders
Content folders provide data to macros and most macros will require one. To add a content folder right click on any node in the content section and click "Create". A list of options will be displayed on the right, select the type of folder you would like to add.
Once you have created the content folder, under the settings tab, select the "UmbracoNaviHide" option, this will prevent the content folder from appearing on the website menu.
Step 3. Creating Content Blocks
Content blocks are individual content items and these are stored inside content folders. Each type of content folder allows one type of content block. To add a new content block, right click the content folder created in step 2 and click the "Create" option.
Once you have created the content block, under the settings tab, select the "UmbracoNaviHide" option, this will prevent the content block from appearing on the website menu.
Step 4. Linking macros to content folders
Linking a macro to a content folder instructs the macro which content you want it to render. When adding a new macro or clicking on a macro a menu will open on the right with a property for a content folder. Click the "Add" button and navigate to the content folder added in step 2. If a content folder is already set, hover over the link and click the "x" icon to remove the current folder.
