Renderers overview

A renderer determines the Block that should be used for a particular URL or type of content.

A renderer tells the incoming browser request what Block should be used to render the content. This can be based on the type of content, determined by its content type, or on the URL that is being requested.

The renderer provides the flexibility to run your site or services using a variety of languages or frameworks. It does this by allowing you to assign different Blocks at varying levels of your Site View structure.

A user visits a blog post on your site. The blog post is based on the blog content type. Blog posts on your site should be rendered using a blog-post Block.

A renderer is a set up that states that when any blog entry is accessed, it should use the blog-post Block.

Renderers are either created automatically when a new Block is pushed to a Contensis project or created manually through the Renderer editor in Project settings.