Hello, When: <dtml-unless renderedheader> <dtml-call "REQUEST.set('renderedheader',1)"> blah blah </dtml-unless> Is put in the standard_html_header object it behaves correctly: I want my standard header and footer objects to render when pages containing them are published. I don't want my standard header and footer objects to render when When that same code is put in the standard_html_footer object it never is published. If I preview just the standard_html_header it works. If I preview just the standard_html_footer it works. If I create a simple page like: <dtml-var standard_html_header> <p>This is some text.</p> <dtml-var standard_html_footer> The footer doesn't get published. I'm sure it's something obvious, but I've spent a few hours going through everything I can find and haven't got anywhere. thanks, Luke