alfredofosu / Power-Pages-WET-Template

This repository is an extension of the original Power Pages WET Template by the previous author, incorporating the Version 5_0_0 of the CDTS WET templates.

About Power-Pages-WET-Template

The purpose of this Power Pages template is to be able to easily implement the WET CDTS layer of the Canada.ca or intranet.canada.ca themes into a Power Pages solution.

This will ensure that a Power Pages App uses this template will be accessible, usable, interoperable, mobile friendly and multilingual.

Install Instructions:

Step 1: Clone the repo

Step 2: Install Microsoft Power Platform CLI

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/developer/data-platform/powerapps-cli

Step 3: Upload Power Pages content

Open Power Shell

Auth

pac auth create --url https://MYPOWERPAGE.crm3.dynamics.com

Upload

pac paportal upload --path "C:\path\to\local\repo\Power-Pages-WET-Template"

If your site uses the Enhanced data model (Enhanced data model | Microsoft Learn):

pac powerpages upload --path <path> --modelVersion 2

Step 4: Change languages code

If Enhanced data model, go to Power Pages Management > Websites > Supported Languages

If Standard data model, go to Portal Management > Portal Languages

• English. Change Language Code to 'en'
• French. Change Language Code to 'fr'

Step 5: Point your Power Pages Website to WET template

Website Header and Footer

Websites -> Your website -> Change 'Header Template' to 'WET4 - Header' and 'Footer Template' to 'WET4 - Footer'

⚠️ fail to set up the languages and their codes will result the header now showing. You may have duplicate English and French records. Please delete the unused ones (usually the 2nd ones in your list).

Site Settings, Content Snippets, Web Templates, Page Template

In the Power Pages Management app, change the 'Website' for the components below from TC-WET-CDTS - TC-WET-CDTS to you Power Page.

Site Settings

• DateTime/DateFormat
• WET4 - IsApplication
• WET4 - IsExternal
• WET4 - Version

Content Snippets

• WET4 - AppName
• WET4 - breadcrumbs
• WET4 - menuLinks. By default, it's using the 'Primary Navigation' Web Link Sets.
• WET4 - prepreFooter. App version and modified date on bottom of the page.
• Head/Bottom. Please select the right Website language.

Web Templates

• WET4 - Header
• WET4 - Footer
• WET4 - Full Page without Child Links

Page Template

• WET4 - Full Page without Child Links

Step 5: Update the page template for existing Web Pages

Web Pages > Select page > Page Template

Q&A

I don't see the header and get error on console 'wet is not defined'.

Check if 'English' and 'French' is setup and their code is 'en' and 'fr'.

Where to change WET version?

Content Snippets -> Head/Bottom

Where to enable/disable IsApplication?

Content Snippets -> Head/Bottom -> Set isApplication to false. Do not forget to change the French one as well.

How do I create my own menu?

Content Snippets -> menuLinks. It's in json format.