Content Dropdown is a data type for Umbraco 3 .NET 2.0.

This data type is a single select dropdown. It uses published content for values.  When you define the data type you specify from which nodeid the control should render the child nodes as values/keys. When used it saves the nodeid of the selected item.

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Easy updating

Since all lists are regular content your editors can easily maintain all listboxes.

Flexible

Regular content - well then you can even use autoform to maintain it.

FAQ 1

What is stored (and published)
Only the nodeid is stored. Consider it the key.

How do I use the nodeId?
In XSLT you use umbraco.library method getXmlNodeById(nodeid)

FAQ 2

Performance - will this kill my webserver?
Nope! It's only accessing the xml file (usually umbraco.xml).

How come you give this away?
I don't know. :o)

 

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