Text Variables

KB285 Last reviewed 12 October 2016

This article explains what Text Variables are, how they may be used, and what variables are available.

1 Introduction
2 What is a Text Variable?
3 Current Text Variables
4 Custom Text Variables

Introduction

This article explains what Text Variables are, how they may be used, and what variables are available.

What is a Text Variable?

A text variable is a keyword which when used in a content item's body causes specific data to be displayed when the item is viewed.

For example, if the variable 26 Sep 2020 12:03 is placed in an item's body, every time the content item is requested, the text '$date_time' will be replaced with the server's current date and time.

Current Text Variables

Variable	Data	Notes
26 Sep 2020 12:03	Current server date and time in Camino standard notation.	For example: 23 May 2016 21:45
26 Sep 2020	Current server date in Camino standard notation.	For example: 23 May 2016
12:03	Current server time in Camino standard otation	For example: 21:45
$user_displayname$	The 'Display Name' of the currently logged in user account.	If no active session, 'Guest' is returned
$user_email$	The registered email address of the currently logged in user account.	If no active session, then an empty string is returned.
Calzada Media	The name of the website.	This is the value configured in Administrator > Control Panel > Settings
Calzada Media Limited	The defined name of the website publisher	This is the value configured in Administrator > Control Panel > Settings
$site_publisher_address$	The defined postal address of the website publisher.	This is the value configured in Administrator > Control Panel > Settings. If not defined, an empty string is returned.

Custom Text Variables

It is currently not possible to define custom text variables. This functionality is due to be included in a future version of Camino.

Text Variables

Contents

Introduction

What is a Text Variable?

Current Text Variables

Custom Text Variables

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