In this chapter, we will create the Plant template. We will create the template file and the template gallery item. Our first template will simply be used to generate web pages. At the end of this chapter we will use the template to generate the first plant fact sheet (or posting). The material in Chapter 7 extends our work to include editable regions (placeholders) for authors to enter content.
The Plant template will be used later to create fact sheets about plants used as a resource for hobbyists wishing to find out more about certain plants. Club members are avid gardeners. They often exchange gardening tips with fellow members. Younger green thumbs look up the information posted in the plant fact sheet to tap into the wealth of experience that has been posted by fellow gardeners.
Typically, before you begin creating templates, you would have planned the entire site structure and storyboard of the site. The complete draft of the blueprint would have been discussed with...