Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Customizing Themes & Skins in WebSphere Portal: how to add custom items to the portlet context menu

As we know the Portlet Context Menu contains controls to change the portlet's mode, state, and position on a page.In figure below, you can see that with different access rights, you have the ability not only to change the mode and the state, but also to change where that portlet renders on the page. From this menu, you can either move the portlet down in the order of the page or move it to the column on the right.



The above figure shows that the portlet context menu varies based on factors such as permission, placement, and the portlet with which it is interacting. Additionally, this menu is extensible in two ways. First, you can add items directly to the JSP file that renders the portlet context menu; Second, you can use theme extensions to add items to the menu with little coding involved.

To Know how to add a custom item option in portlet Context menu using theme extensions Click Here.



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