[SOLVED] Content Query Web Part not displaying without web part zone

Content Query Web Part not displaying without web part zone

I am building a Sharepoint WCM site for a client.

As part of a page layout I inserted a content query web part directly in the page, not in a web part zone (so the users couldn't edit it). Everything works fine in my development environment however when I deployed it to production the web part would say 'no items returned'.

When I went into the feature directory and changed the page layout to include the webpart zone wrapper it fixed the problem however I don't really want it to have a web part zone. My development environment is Windows 2003 however the production site is Windows 2008.

Can anyone explain why it may not be working?

Thanks

Solution

A quick idea is that you can right-click the WebPart Zone in SharePoint Designer and uncheck the options that allow the users to manipulate it.

You will have a webpart in the page just as 'locked' as if it was outside the WP Zone.

Edit

Parameters in the WebPartPages:WebPartZone tag:


allowlayoutchange="false" 
allowpersonalization="false" 
allowcustomization="false"