Variable pool
The variable pool contains pre-defined values you can use inside CMS content.
These values are defined in di.xml
files or created through the Admin interface.
Configuration variables
Configuration variables are values that are set in the Admin area under the Stores > Settings > Configuration section.
The default list of variable paths available to the Variable Insertion Dialog is defined in the di.xml
file in the variable module.
This list can be extended by adding more entries to the configPaths
argument for the Magento\Variable\Model\Source\Variables
class in your module's di.xml
file.
Example: di.xml file for the Variable module
Copied to your clipboard<?xml version="1.0"?><!--/*** Copyright [first year code created] Adobe* All rights reserved.*/--><config xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:framework:ObjectManager/etc/config.xsd"><type name="Magento\Variable\Model\Config\Structure\AvailableVariables"><arguments><argument name="configPaths" xsi:type="array"><item name="web" xsi:type="array"><item name="web/unsecure/base_url" xsi:type="string">1</item><item name="web/secure/base_url" xsi:type="string">1</item></item><item name="trans_email/ident_general" xsi:type="array"><item name="trans_email/ident_general/name" xsi:type="string">1</item><item name="trans_email/ident_general/email" xsi:type="string">1</item></item><item name="trans_email/ident_sales" xsi:type="array"><item name="trans_email/ident_sales/name" xsi:type="string">1</item><item name="trans_email/ident_sales/email" xsi:type="string">1</item></item><item name="trans_email/ident_support" xsi:type="array"><item name="trans_email/ident_support/name" xsi:type="string">1</item><item name="trans_email/ident_support/email" xsi:type="string">1</item></item><item name="trans_email/ident_custom1" xsi:type="array"><item name="trans_email/ident_custom1/name" xsi:type="string">1</item><item name="trans_email/ident_custom1/email" xsi:type="string">1</item></item><item name="trans_email/ident_custom2" xsi:type="array"><item name="trans_email/ident_custom2/name" xsi:type="string">1</item><item name="trans_email/ident_custom2/email" xsi:type="string">1</item></item><item name="general/store_information" xsi:type="array"><item name="general/store_information/name" xsi:type="string">1</item><item name="general/store_information/phone" xsi:type="string">1</item><item name="general/store_information/hours" xsi:type="string">1</item><item name="general/store_information/country_id" xsi:type="string">1</item><item name="general/store_information/region_id" xsi:type="string">1</item><item name="general/store_information/postcode" xsi:type="string">1</item><item name="general/store_information/city" xsi:type="string">1</item><item name="general/store_information/street_line1" xsi:type="string">1</item><item name="general/store_information/street_line2" xsi:type="string">1</item><item name="general/store_information/merchant_vat_number" xsi:type="string">1</item></item></argument></arguments></type><type name="Magento\Variable\Model\Source\Variables"><arguments><argument name="configStructure" xsi:type="object">Magento\Variable\Model\Config\StructureVirtual</argument></arguments></type><virtualType name="Magento\Variable\Model\Config\Structure\ReaderVirtual" type="Magento\Config\Model\Config\Structure\Reader"><arguments><argument name="domDocumentClass" xsi:type="string">Magento\Variable\Model\Config\Structure\Dom</argument></arguments></virtualType><virtualType name="Magento\Variable\Model\Config\StructureDataVirtual" type="Magento\Config\Model\Config\Structure\Data"><arguments><argument name="cacheId" xsi:type="string">variable_system_configuration_structure</argument><argument name="reader" xsi:type="object">Magento\Variable\Model\Config\Structure\ReaderVirtual</argument></arguments></virtualType><virtualType name="Magento\Variable\Model\Config\StructureVirtual" type="Magento\Config\Model\Config\StructureLazy"><arguments><argument name="structureData" xsi:type="object">Magento\Variable\Model\Config\StructureDataVirtual</argument></arguments></virtualType></config>
Custom variables
Custom variables are values created in the Admin area under System > Other Settings > Custom Variables. These variables have a store view scope level and have all the features available to configuration values.
Custom Variable entities can also be created in your module's DataInstall
or DataUpgrade
classes.
See Extension lifecycle for more information.