What is the best way to extend Xwiki Document parameters?

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Hi all,

what is the best way (if any) to extend standard xwiki document by several additional parameters? So I would get standard wysiwyg edit view with several additional form inputs?

Thanks in advance,
kalor

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Check the FAQ Tutorial to see how to add structured data to a wiki page.

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Yes, of course, but I would like to be able to edit document’s content, not a property of a custom object attached to that document, and other properties of that object. Based on this tutorial I would have to prepare a sheet that would allow display and edit of additional fields and somehow include a standard wysiwyg editor to manage content of document. And this is what causes me a problem ;). My other thoughts were to modify standard display of a document so it would include additional properties.

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You could add an Xobject with all the needed properties including one with a text area for your content. Then you get exactly what you need. Editable properties plus WYSIWYG free text. You can even create a template provider for the document so that it feels like a standard xwiki document. Give it a try it. It’s easier than the look of the tutorial suggests and it makes documents queriable on the values of your properties.

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If you follow the FAQ Tutorial using App Within Minutes you’ll see that on the second step (where you define the application structure) there is a field palette from where you can drag & drop the “Content” field.

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Ok, thanks. I’ll check it with App Within Minutes :slight_smile:

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Thanks for reply, I didn’t considered abandoning the original content, but this might work. Although I’ll stick to App Within Minutes sollution to keep content in content :wink: .

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Last question in this topic… Is there an easy way to hide “Blank Page” template and make a new one I created a default one? It seems I can achieve it by modyfying template files, but wandering if there is other way, the right one.

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You can also use CSS

form#create .xwiki-select-category:first-child {
  display: none !important;
}
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