$Network

A global merge field type to use when referencing community details in a Visualforce email template.

Usage

Use dot notation to access your community’s name and login page URL.The login page URL depends on whether the community uses the standard or a custom login page.
Note

Note

The $Network global merge field type works only in the context of Visualforce emails for communities.

You can create custom email templates for communities using Visualforce, which allows you to use custom company branding in your email templates. For Visualforce email template, use the $Network global merge field type and its properties, as described in this table.

Field Name Description
$Network.Name The name of the community, as entered during community creation.
$Network.NetworkUrlForUserEmails The URL to the login page of a community. For instance,  https://acme.force.com/partners/login.

If this merge field is part of the welcome email being sent to a new external user, the URL is appended with a link to a reset password page.

This field is populated only if it is used in a Visualforce email template for one of three email types supported for Communities.

Example

{!$Network.Name}
{!$Network.NetworkUrlForUserEmails}
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