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# Add-PlaceholderSetting

Adds a placeholder setting to a chosen device for the presentation of an item.

## Syntax

```powershell
Add-PlaceholderSetting [-Item] <Item> -Instance <PlaceholderDefinition> [-MetaDataItemId <string>] [-Key <string>] [-Device <DeviceItem>] [-FinalLayout] [-Language <string[]>]

Add-PlaceholderSetting [-Path] <string> -Instance <PlaceholderDefinition> [-MetaDataItemId <string>] [-Key <string>] [-Device <DeviceItem>] [-FinalLayout] [-Language <string[]>]

Add-PlaceholderSetting -Instance <PlaceholderDefinition> -Id <string> [-MetaDataItemId <string>] [-Key <string>] [-Device <DeviceItem>] [-FinalLayout] [-Language <string[]>] [-Database <string>]
```

## Detailed Description

Adds a placeholder setting to a chosen device for the presentation of an item.

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## Parameters

### -Database  \<string>

Database containing the item to be processed - can work with Language parameter to narrow the publication scope.

| Aliases                     | None  |
| --------------------------- | ----- |
| Required?                   | false |
| Position?                   | Named |
| Default Value               |       |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | false |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |

### -Device  \<DeviceItem>

Device the placeholder setting is assigned to. If not specified - default device will be used.

| Aliases                     | None  |
| --------------------------- | ----- |
| Required?                   | false |
| Position?                   | Named |
| Default Value               |       |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | false |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |

### -FinalLayout  \<switch>

Targets the Final Layout. If not provided, the Shared Layout will be targeted. Applies to Sitecore 8.0 and higher only.

| Aliases                     | None  |
| --------------------------- | ----- |
| Required?                   | false |
| Position?                   | Named |
| Default Value               |       |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | false |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |

### -Id  \<string>

Id of the item to be processed - can work with Language parameter to narrow the publication scope.

| Aliases                     | None  |
| --------------------------- | ----- |
| Required?                   | true  |
| Position?                   | Named |
| Default Value               |       |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | false |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? |       |

### -Instance  \<PlaceholderDefinition>

Placeholder setting definition to be added to the item

| Aliases                     | PlaceholderSetting |
| --------------------------- | ------------------ |
| Required?                   | true               |
| Position?                   | Named              |
| Default Value               |                    |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | false              |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false              |

### -Item  \<Item>

The item to be processed.

| Aliases                     | None                           |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------ |
| Required?                   | true                           |
| Position?                   | 0                              |
| Default Value               |                                |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | true (ByValue, ByPropertyName) |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false                          |

### -Key  \<string>

The key for this placeholder setting - if not specified the value provided in the placeholder setting definition specified in the Instance parameter will be used.

| Aliases                     | None  |
| --------------------------- | ----- |
| Required?                   | false |
| Position?                   | Named |
| Default Value               |       |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | false |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |

### -Language  \<string\[]>

Language that will be used as source language. If not specified the current user language will be used. Globbing/wildcard supported.

| Aliases                     | Languages |
| --------------------------- | --------- |
| Required?                   | false     |
| Position?                   | Named     |
| Default Value               |           |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | false     |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false     |

### -MetaDataItemId  \<string>

The metadata item Id for this placeholder setting - if not specified the value provided in the placeholder setting definition specified in the Instance parameter will be used.

| Aliases                     | None  |
| --------------------------- | ----- |
| Required?                   | false |
| Position?                   | Named |
| Default Value               |       |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | false |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |

### -Path  \<string>

Path to the item to be processed - can work with Language parameter to narrow the publication scope.

| Aliases                     | FullName, FileName |
| --------------------------- | ------------------ |
| Required?                   | true               |
| Position?                   | 0                  |
| Default Value               |                    |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | false              |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false              |

## Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

* Sitecore.Data.Items.Item

## Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

* System.Void

## Notes

Help Author: Adam Najmanowicz, Michael West, Alex Washtell

## Examples

### EXAMPLE 1

Create item defining placeholder setting and add to an item

```powershell
$placeholderSetting = gi "master:\layout\Placeholder Settings\content" | New-PlaceholderSetting -Key "content"
$item = gi master:\content\Home
# Add the placeholder setting to the item
Add-PlaceholderSetting -Item $item -Instance $placeholderSetting
```

### EXAMPLE 2

Create item defining placeholder setting and add to an item, overriding the key

```powershell
$placeholderSetting = gi "master:\layout\Placeholder Settings\content" | New-PlaceholderSetting -Key "content"
# find item you want the placeholder setting added to
$item = gi master:\content\Home
# Add the placeholder setting to the item
Add-PlaceholderSetting -Item $item -Instance $placeholderSetting -Key "content-override"
```

## Related Topics

* <https://github.com/SitecorePowerShell/Console/><br>
* [Get-PlaceholderSetting](/appendix/presentation/get-placeholdersetting.md)
* [New-PlaceholderSetting](/appendix/presentation/new-placeholdersetting.md)
* [Remove-PlaceholderSetting](/appendix/presentation/remove-placeholdersetting.md)


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