public static bool CreateBlogStructure(string blogName, BlogType.Tech currentBlogType, bool hasImportFile, string blogHomePath, string fileLocation)
{
Database master = Database.GetDatabase("master");
using (new SecurityDisabler())
{
#region Create high level blog structure
TemplateItem folder = master.GetItem("{A87A00B1-E6DB-45AB-8B54-636FEC3B5523}");
//Check to see if a Data folder already exists, if not create one.
Item blogDataParentItem = master.GetItem("/sitecore/content/Data");
if (blogDataParentItem == null)
{
Item contentHome = master.GetItem("/sitecore/content");
blogDataParentItem = contentHome.Add("Data", folder);
}
//Where all new templates should be created
Item pageTemplateHome = master.GetItem("/sitecore/templates/Feature/XBlog/Page");
if (pageTemplateHome == null)
{
return(false);
}
//Add an instance of this blog to pageTemplateHome
Item blogPageTemplateHomeFolder = pageTemplateHome.Add(blogName, folder);
#endregion
#region Create Templates (Blog Home, Author Listing, and Blog Post) specific to blog type technology
Item userCreatedBlogBaseTemplate = null;
Item userCreatedAuthorTemplate = null;
Item userBlogPostTemplate = null;
try
{
if (currentBlogType == BlogType.Tech.MVC)
{
//Creates template for MVC Author Home
Item mvcAuthorHome = master.GetItem("/sitecore/templates/Feature/XBlog/Page/MVC/Blog Author");
Item userMvcAuthorHome = mvcAuthorHome.CopyTo(blogPageTemplateHomeFolder, "Blog Author");
userCreatedAuthorTemplate = userMvcAuthorHome;
//TODO if I could get the standard values and set the datasource location of the author listing to the imported authors.... would be pretty sweet.
//Creates template for MVC Blog Post
Item mvcBlogPost = master.GetItem("/sitecore/templates/Feature/XBlog/Page/MVC/Blog Post");
Item userMvcBlogPost = mvcBlogPost.CopyTo(blogPageTemplateHomeFolder, "Blog Post");
userBlogPostTemplate = userMvcBlogPost;
//Creates template for MVC Blog Home
Item mvcBlogHome = master.GetItem("/sitecore/templates/Feature/XBlog/Page/MVC/Blog Home");
Item userMvcBlogHome = mvcBlogHome.CopyTo(blogPageTemplateHomeFolder, "Blog Home");
userCreatedBlogBaseTemplate = userMvcBlogHome;
//Get the standard values for the newly created Blog Home and update its insert options to include the newly created Blog Post
Item userMvcBlogHomeStandarValues = master.GetItem(userMvcBlogHome.Paths.FullPath + "/__Standard Values");
//Change the insert options to use the newly created templates instead of the "shipped" MVC / WF
using (new EditContext(userMvcBlogHomeStandarValues))
{
userMvcBlogHomeStandarValues.SetValue("{1172F251-DAD4-4EFB-A329-0C63500E4F1E}", userMvcBlogPost.ID);
}
}
else if (currentBlogType == BlogType.Tech.WebForm)
{
//Creates template for WebForms Author Home
Item wfAuthorHome = master.GetItem("/sitecore/templates/Feature/XBlog/Page/WF/Blog Author");
Item userWfAuthorHome = wfAuthorHome.CopyTo(blogPageTemplateHomeFolder, "Blog Author");
userCreatedAuthorTemplate = userWfAuthorHome;
//Creates template for WebForms Blog Post
Item wfBlogPost = master.GetItem("/sitecore/templates/Feature/XBlog/Page/WF/Blog Post");
Item userWfBlogPost = wfBlogPost.CopyTo(blogPageTemplateHomeFolder, "Blog Post");
userBlogPostTemplate = userWfBlogPost;
//Creates template for MVC Blog Home
Item wfBlogHome = master.GetItem("/sitecore/templates/Feature/XBlog/Page/WF/Blog Home");
Item userWfBlogHome = wfBlogHome.CopyTo(blogPageTemplateHomeFolder, "Blog Home");
userCreatedBlogBaseTemplate = userWfBlogHome;
//Get the standard values for the newly created Blog Home and update its insert options to include the newly created Blog Post
Item userWfBlogHomeStandarValues = master.GetItem(userWfBlogHome.Paths.FullPath + "/__Standard Values");
//Change the insert options to use the newly created templates instead of the "shipped" MVC / WF
using (new EditContext(userWfBlogHomeStandarValues))
{
userWfBlogHomeStandarValues.SetValue("{1172F251-DAD4-4EFB-A329-0C63500E4F1E}", userWfBlogPost.ID);
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Log.Error("Failed to create Blog Templates: " + ex.Message, "BlogCreator");
return(false);
}
#endregion
#region Create Data and Settings
//create new XBlog Data node
TemplateItem blogDataTemplate = master.GetItem(XBlogData.XBlogDataTemplateId);
XBlogData xdata = blogDataParentItem.Add(blogName, blogDataTemplate).CreateAs <XBlogData>();
//Create new Settings node under the XBlog Data node
TemplateItem settingsTemplate = master.GetItem(BlogSettings.BlogSettingsTemplateId);
BlogSettings blogSettings = xdata.InnerItem.Add("Settings", settingsTemplate).CreateAs <BlogSettings>();
#endregion
#region Create Author Structure and import authors if needed
//Create new Authors node under the new XBlog Data node
TemplateItem blogAuthorsTemplate = master.GetItem(XBlogAuthors.XBlogAuthorsTemplateId);
XBlogAuthors xbAuthors = xdata.InnerItem.Add("Authors", blogAuthorsTemplate).CreateAs <XBlogAuthors>();
//Links author Parent in settings
using (new EditContext(blogSettings.InnerItem))
{
blogSettings.InnerItem.SetValue(BlogSettings.AuthorFolderFieldId, xbAuthors.InnerItem.ID);
}
//Import authors
if (hasImportFile && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(fileLocation))
{
List <WPAuthor> authors = ImportManager.ImportAuthors(fileLocation);
if (authors.Any())
{
CreateImportedAuthorsInSitecore(master, authors, xbAuthors);
}
}
#endregion
#region Create Tags Structure and import tags if needed
//Create new Tags node under the XBlog Data node
TemplateItem blogTagsTemplate = master.GetItem(XBlogTags.XBlogTagsTemplateId);
XBlogTags xbTags = xdata.InnerItem.Add("Tags", blogTagsTemplate).CreateAs <XBlogTags>();
//Links tag Parent in settings
using (new EditContext(blogSettings.InnerItem))
{
blogSettings.InnerItem.SetValue(BlogSettings.TagFolderFieldId, xbTags.InnerItem.ID);
}
//Import tags
if (hasImportFile && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(fileLocation))
{
List <WPTag> tags = ImportManager.ImportTags(fileLocation);
if (tags.Any())
{
CreateImportedTagsInSitecore(master, tags, xbTags);
}
}
#endregion
#region Create Categories Structure and import categories if needed
//Create new Categories node under the XBlog Data node
TemplateItem blogCategoriesTemplate = master.GetItem(XBlogCategories.XBlogCategoriesTemplateId);
XBlogCategories xbCategories = xdata.InnerItem.Add("Categories", blogCategoriesTemplate).CreateAs <XBlogCategories>();
//Links category Parent in settings
using (new EditContext(blogSettings.InnerItem))
{
blogSettings.InnerItem.SetValue(BlogSettings.CategoryFolderFieldId, xbCategories.InnerItem.ID);
}
//Import categories
if (hasImportFile && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(fileLocation))
{
List <WPCategory> categories = ImportManager.ImportCategories(fileLocation);
if (categories.Any())
{
CreateImportedCategoriesInSitecore(master, categories, xbCategories);
}
}
#endregion
#region Create Author Home, Blog Home and import blog posts if needed
//Use the template created based on the base template - containes correct insert options
TemplateItem blogHomeTemplate = master.GetItem(userCreatedBlogBaseTemplate.ID);//(BlogHome.BlogPostParentTemplateId);
TemplateItem authorTemplate = master.GetItem(userCreatedAuthorTemplate.ID);
//TODO give the user the option of where the Blog Home should be created
Item blogPostParentItem = master.GetItem(blogHomePath);
Item bh = blogPostParentItem.Add(blogName, blogHomeTemplate);
Item authorPage = blogPostParentItem.Add("Authors of " + blogName, authorTemplate);
//Links author Parent in settings
using (new EditContext(blogSettings.InnerItem))
{
blogSettings.InnerItem.SetValue(BlogSettings.AuthorViewPageFieldId, authorPage.ID);
}
using (new EditContext(bh))
{
bh.SetValue(BlogHome.BlogSettingsFieldId, blogSettings.InnerItem.ID);
bh.SetString(BlogHome.BlogNameFieldId, blogName);
}
if (hasImportFile)
{
//IMPORTS BLOG POSTS
List <WPPost> listWordpressPosts = ImportManager.Import(fileLocation, false, false, false);
if (listWordpressPosts.Any())
{
ImportManager.ImportPosts(bh, listWordpressPosts.ToList(), blogName, userBlogPostTemplate);
}
}
return(true);
#endregion
}
}
private static void CreateImportedTagsInSitecore(Sitecore.Data.Database master, List<WPTag> tags, XBlogTags xbTags)
{
Sitecore.Data.Items.TemplateItem blogTagTemplate = master.GetItem(Tag.TagTemplateId);
foreach (WPTag wpt in tags)
{
try
{
string tagName = ItemUtil.ProposeValidItemName(wpt.TagName);
Tag t = xbTags.InnerItem.Add(tagName, blogTagTemplate).CreateAs<Tag>();
using (new EditContext(t.InnerItem))
{
t.InnerItem.SetString(Tag.TagNameFieldId, wpt.TagName);
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Log.Error("failed to create tag: " + wpt.TagName + ex.Message, "XB Creator");
}
}
}
private static void CreateImportedTagsInSitecore(Database master, List <WPTag> tags, XBlogTags xbTags)
{
TemplateItem blogTagTemplate = master.GetItem(Tag.TagTemplateId);
foreach (WPTag wpt in tags)
{
try
{
string tagName = ItemUtil.ProposeValidItemName(wpt.TagName);
Tag t = xbTags.InnerItem.Add(tagName, blogTagTemplate).CreateAs <Tag>();
using (new EditContext(t.InnerItem))
{
t.InnerItem.SetString(Tag.TagNameFieldId, wpt.TagName);
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Log.Error("failed to create tag: " + wpt.TagName + ex.Message, "XB Creator");
}
}
}
