Core Tokens

These are standard, Plant an App-specific tokens.

Below is a list of all Core Tokens, along with a description of the information each one them binds. Further information regarding accepted Values, case Usage and usage Examples can be found directly in the Plant an App interface, under Configuration > Tokens > Core Tokens.

Token	Description and information
Host	Binds HostSettings information.
User	Binds information about current user or the user identified by the UserId, Username, or Email parameters.
Portal	Binds information about the current portal.
Browser	Binds information about browser capabilities; please see here for more information.
Membership	Binds membership information; please see the Plant an App interface, under Configuration > Tokens > Core Tokens > Membership for information about how to enable Online Users.
Profile	Binds profile information for current user.
Tab	Access information for current tab.
Page	Access information for current page.
Module	Binds information for current module.
DateTime	Binds DateTime information; please see the Plant an App interface, under Configuration > Tokens > Core Tokens > DateTime for accepted syntax and examples.
Ticks	Binds ticks information. A single tick represents one hundred nanoseconds or one ten-millionth of a second. There are 10,000 ticks in a millisecond and 10 million ticks in a second. Please see here for more information.
Random	Returns a random value from specified comma separated list.
Application	Binds HttpApplicationState collection. Please see here for more information.
AppSettings	Binds to the "App Settings" ("<appSettings>") from the web.config file. Please see here for more information. This token needs to be enabled from security settings.
ServerVars	Binds the Request.ServerVariables collection from ASP.NET. Please see here for more information.
Session	Binds the HttpSessionState collection; please see here for more information.
Cookie	Binds HttpCookieCollection from ASP.NET. Allows to set, remove or retrieve values for cookies. Please see here for more information.
Get	Binds Request.QueryString collection from ASP.NET. Please see here for more information.
QueryString	Binds Request.QueryString collection from ASP.NET. Please see here for more information.
Post	Binds Request.Form collection from ASP.NET. Please see here for more information.
Params	Binds the Request.Params collection (GET + POST + COOKIE parameters).
HttpContextItems	Binds HttpContext.Items property. Please see here for more information.
ContextItems	Binds the HttpContext.Items property - obsolete, use the "HttpContextItems" token instead (see above).
Context	Binds the HttpContext.Items property - obsolete, use the "HttpContextItems" token instead (see above).
SetSession	Sets a value in the server session.
SetCookie	Sets a certain cookie value on the user's browser (along with its expiry).
SetProfile	Sets a value in the user's profile.
GetOrSession	Binds the Request.QueryString collection just like the Get token (see above) does; if the <Key> exists, it is saved it into the Session. Once the user leaves the page, this token will return the saved value from the Session.
GetOrCookie	Binds the Request.QueryString collection just like the Get token (see above) does; if the <Key> exists, it is saved it into the browser's cookies. After the user leaves the page, this token will return the saved value from the cookies.
GetOrProfile	Binds the Request.QueryString collection just like the Get token (see above) does; if the <Key> already exists, then it saves it into the User Profile under the property with the same name (must be created before the token is invoked). Once the user leaves the page, this token will return the values saved in the User Profile.
PostOrSession	Binds the Request.Form collection just like the Post token (see above) does; if the <Key> already exists, then it saves it into the Session. Once the user leaves the page, this token will return the saved value from the Session.
PostOrCookie	Binds the Request.Form collection just like the Post token (see above) does; if the <Key> already exists, then it saves it into the browser's cookies. Once the user leaves the page, this token will return the saved value from the cookies.
PostOrProfile	Binds the Request.Form collection just like the Post token (see above) does; if the <Key> already exists, then it saves it into the User Profile under the property with the same name (must be created before the token is invoked). Once the user leaves the page, this token will return the values saved in the User Profile.
ProfileOrInit	Binds a Profile Property. If the profile property doesn't have a value, it will get updated to the value in the InitValue parameter (which can be a token itself).
SessionOrInit	Binds a value from server session. If the server session doesn't contain a property with given <key>, it will get updated to the value in the InitValue parameter (which can be a token itself).
CookieOrInit	Binds a value from the browser's cookies. If the browser cookies don't contain a property with given <key>, it will get updated to the value in the InitValue parameter (which can be a token itself).
UserRoles	Provides access to membership for current user. Please see the Plant an App interface, under Configuration > Tokens > Core Tokens > UserRoles for accepted syntax.
URL	Provides access to information about current URL. Accepted values: Domain, Port, DomainRoot, FullUrl, Relative, Referrer, PageName, PageNameWithoutExtension, Query, RewrittenQuery.
NavigateURL	Helps build URLs from the page id or the page path. It will use the current URL Provider set in DNN, so the URLs will remain valid when the URL Provider changes. This is usually used inside href attributes of the HTML links.
MD5	Returns the MD5 hash of any text.
Base64	Encodes and decodes text in Base64.
EncodeSQL	Encodes a text against SQL injection - obsolete, use the "SQL" token instead (see below).
SQL	Encodes a text to protect against SQL injection attacks.
GUID	Generates a new GUID (Globally Unique IDentifier, a 128-bit text string that allows unique application identification).
SiteAdmin	Binds information about administrator of current portal. Please see the Plant an App interface, under Configuration > Tokens > Core Tokens > SiteAdmin for accepted syntax.
PortalSettings	Binds PortalSettings information (gets settings as defined in the PortalSettings table).
HasRole	Checks that the current user has the given role.
DoesNotHaveRole	Checks that the current user does not have the given role.
ModuleOutput	Renders the given module and embeds it where the token appears.
DoMath	Returns the result of a mathematical expression. Accepts tokens as values. Please see the Plant an App interface, under Configuration > Tokens > Core Tokens > DoMath for accepted syntax.
If	Compares two variables and displays True if they are equal. This token is particularly useful in Condition fields.
String	Evaluates a string and replaces a predefined expression with the specified value(s).
Debug	Provides access to debugging functions (dumps all parameters on screen).
FreeGeoIp	Provides geographical information based on IP address. Accepts IPv4 and IPv6.
Response	Modifies the HTTP response to include headers and sets page title. Accepts tokens as values.
Pluralization	Helper tokens for content pluralization (allows to define plural values for specific words or expressions).
Localization	Helper tokens for content localization. Retrieves localization information from the browser. Accepted values: BrowserCultureCode, BrowserLanguageCode, BrowserCountryCode.
File	Gets the link for a file that exists on the current portal.
Folder	Synchronizes the folders on the current portal.