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Setting Up Custom Properties

You can use custom properties in your website by using expression language syntax within a style sheet, code block, widget, or the HTML page editor.

Required Editions

Available in: Salesforce Classic

Available for purchase in: Enterprise, Performance, and Unlimited Editions

Available (with limitations) in: Developer Edition

User Permissions Needed
To build, edit, and manage Site.com sites:

Site.com Publisher User field enabled on the user detail page

AND

Site administrator or designer role assigned at the site level
To edit only content in Site.com sites:

Site.com Contributor User

AND

Contributor role assigned at the site level

To reference a site custom property in custom code or a content block, use the syntax {!Site.expression_name}}. For example, create a custom property to store the company phone number with PhoneNumber as the expression name. In a content block, enter Contact us at {!Site.PhoneNumber}. When the page loads, it replaces the value that is represented by {!Site.PhoneNumber} and displays “Contact us at 1-800-667-6389” on the page.

Note
Note The expression names are case-sensitive!
  1. Open a website element such as a code block or widget.
  2. Locate the place where you want to insert the expression.
  3. Type {!
    to see the list of available custom properties.
  4. Select the property and double-click to enter it on the page.
Example
Example Setting up custom properties is great for things that might change over time such as your address or a particular product phrase. Because expressions are just placeholders, if you update the value of a property in the Custom Properties view, the value is updated automatically wherever the custom property is referenced on a page.

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