[2012-07-23] Content subtemplates no longer usable with SiteTree

[silverstripe-issues]

created by: jedateach
created at: 2012-07-23
original ticket: http://open.silverstripe.org/ticket/7692

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This may be a bug or a decided implementation approach that needs to be documented.

When making use of the Content/ templates folder in 2.4, the template took precedence over fields i.e. the Content SiteTree db field (or function) was overridden by the appropriate template, if found in the Content folder. I have found this technique to be very useful.

This has reversed in SS3. The db variable/ or function now takes precedence over the /Content/ template.

In my opinion, this ruins the opportunity to use 3rd-level subtemplating via $Content, as there is no clear way to get around this issue.

[https://github.com/silverstripe/sapphire/commit/521742aaf88bb2d48d56fa522483375c4dbe137e#L1L816 related commit]

[https://github.com//pull/661 My pull request, to revert the precedence as it was.]