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#Macros

Describes how to set up a macro, use macro parameters & configuring caching. Defines the different types of macros and provides details on the different macro engine APIs and their usage

##What is a macro?

A macro is a reusable piece of functionality that you can re-use throughout your site. Macros can be configured with parameters and be inserted into a Rich Text Editor. You can define what macros are available for your editors to insert in to the rich text editor. When an editor inserts a macro into the rich text editor it will prompt them to fill out any of the defined parameters for the macro.

##Rendering Macros

Here's a basic method to render macros:

@Umbraco.RenderMacro("myMacroAlias")

Overloaded Methods

##Macro types

All macro types will work in either MVC or WebForms templating engines

###Partial View Macros

This is the recommended macro type to use, it uses the exact same syntax and objects as MVC views.

###Xslt macros

Information, examples and best practices according to readability and performance in your XSLT/XPath snippets.