Changes to Template Building Blocks
New default Template Building Blocks are delivered with SmartTarget 2014. The following table summarizes the changes to SmartTarget templating.
- Template Building Blocks delivered with SmartTarget 2014
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The following Template Building Blocks are delivered with SmartTarget 2014:
Template Building Block Description of change Add to SmartTarget No change. The Template Building Block sends content to Fredhopper. Add SmartTarget Query New Template Building Block for creating a Fredhopper query. Add Promotions New Template Building Block for defining Promotions. Search SmartTarget New Template Building Block for creating Search functionality. Show SmartTarget Items New Template Building Block to insert content items, for example to handle content items related to a search query. Show SmartTarget Navigation New Template Building Block for creating Navigation functionality. Apply SmartTarget Settings New Template Building Block for outputting TCDL mark-up for SmartTarget Template Building Blocks. - Using the Template Building Blocks delivered with SmartTarget 2014
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With the exception of Add to SmartTarget, you will always use Add SmartTarget Query and Apply SmartTarget Settings in combination with other Template Building Blocks.
- Single or multiple queries
- In previous versions of SmartTarget, each of the default Template Building Blocks would generate a separate Fredhopper query resulting in duplication of functionality and impairing performance. In SmartTarget 2014, the logic has been modularized into a separate Add SmartTarget Query Template Building Block.