Modifying the Document Byline

Quick Answer

In the ZMI, find the standard Document By Line template and customize it.

This template controls the item view

/site/portal_view_customizations/zope.interface.interface-plone.belowcontenttitle.documentbyline

Sample Code for adding Creation Date to the Item View

 <span class="documentModified documentPublished">
    &mdash;
    <span i18n:translate="box_created">
      created
    </span>
    <span tal:replace="python:view.toLocalizedTime(here.CreationDate(),long_format=1)">
      August 16, 2001 at 23:35:59
    </span>
  </span>

And this template controls the standard listing of folder contents

 /site/portal_skins/plone_content/folder_listing

 Sample Code for adding Creation Date to teh folder contents view

<tal:modified condition="python: item_type != 'Event'">
        &mdash;
        <tal:mod i18n:translate="box_created">
          created
        </tal:mod>
        <span tal:replace="python:toLocalizedTime(item_created,long_format=1)">
          August 16, 2001 at 23:35:59
        </span>
    </tal:modified>

This is not the whole story.

Long Answer

http://plone.org/documentation/manual/theme-reference/elements/visibleelements/plone.belowcontenttitle.documentbyline

Plone 3 Theme Reference

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6.8.13. Byline

The 'about' information (who created a content item and when it was modified).

Notes:

You can turn off the Byline for anonymous viewers

• through the web: Site Setup > Security
• In your product: profiles/default/propertiestool.xml

Snippet:

<div id="plone-document-byline" class="documentByLine">... </div>

CSS:

public.css

Name:

plone.belowcontenttitle.documentbyline

Type:

viewlet

Customizing through the Zope Management Interface

Use:

Site Setup > Zope Management Interface > portal_view_customizations

Go to:

plone.belowcontenttitle.documentbyline

Customizing in your own product

The following details will help you locate the files that you will need to copy into your own product. They will also help you to provide the correct information to create your own zcml directives, Python classes, and interfaces.See viewlet for more information.

Located in:

• [your egg location]/plone/app/layout/viewlets/
• [your egg location]/plone.app.layout-[version].egg/plone/app/layout/viewlets/

Template Name:

document_byline.pt

Class Name:

plone.app.layout.viewlets.content.DocumentBylineViewlet

Manager:

plone.belowcontenttitle (name)
plone.app.layout.viewlets.interfaces.IBelowContentTitle (interface)

Sample files & directives

Put a version of document_byline.pt in [your theme package]/browser/templates)

Create your own version of the class in [your theme package]/browser/[your module].py

from plone.app.layout.viewlets.content import DocumentBylineViewlet

from Products.Five.browser.pagetemplatefile import ViewPageTemplateFile

class [your class name](DocumentBylineViewlet):

    render = ViewPageTemplateFile("[your template name]")

Wire up your viewlet in [your theme package]/browser/configure.zcml

<browser:viewlet

    name="[your namespace].[your viewlet name]"

    manager="plone.app.layout.viewlets.interfaces.IBelowContentTitle"

    class=".[your module].[your class name]"

    layer=".interfaces.[your theme specific interface]"

    permission="zope2.View"

/>

In [your theme package]/profiles/default/viewlets.xml

Hide the original viewlet (if you wish)

<object>

    <hidden manager="plone.belowcontenttitle" skinname="[your skin name]">

        <viewlet name="plone.belowcontenttitle.documentbyline" />

    </hidden>

Insert your new viewlet in a viewlet manager

    <order manager="plone.belowcontenttitle" skinname="[your skin name]"

           based-on="Plone Default">

        <viewlet name="[your namespace].[your viewlet name]"

                 insert-before="*" />

    </order>

</object>