Create a command template

Create a class that inherits from Sitecore.Shell.Framework.Commands.Command, and override the Execute() method as illustrated in the following code sample:

namespace Namespace.Shell.Framework.Commands
 {
     public class ClassName : Sitecore.Shell.Framework.Commands.Command 
     {
         public override void Execute(Sitecore.Shell.Framework.Commands.CommandContext context)
        {
        }
     } 
}

Add a /configuration/command element to the /App_Config/Commands.config file, mapping the command code in the name attribute to the class signature in the type attribute. For example:

<command name="namespace:category:command" type="Namespace.Shell.Framework.Commands.ClassName,Assembly" />

In the Template Manager or the Content Editor, within /Sitecore/Templates, insert any required project-specific folders using the /Templates/Common/Folder data template.

Under the relevant project-specific folder within /Sitecore/Templates, insert a command template definition item using the /System/Branches/Command Template data template.

In the command template definition item, in the Data section, for the Command field, enter the command code. For example:

namespace:category:command(id=$ParentID)

The parameter id=$ParentID sets the ID passed to the command to the item under which the user is inserting a new item. This causes Sitecore to pass the correct item ID to the command template when the user has selected an item, but has right-clicked another item before activating the command template. Without this parameter, Sitecore would pass the ID of the selected item rather than the item that the user right-clicked.