The was one issue that has been around for ages, and I am not sure if it is possible to fix it.
If I have added a new macro into a velocity template file loaded via a resource loader, I have to shut down the container (tomcat) and restart for it to be picked up. I will allow the contents of the macro to be changed but not a new macro. I did try to see if I could fix it but without much success. my velocity.properties : .. webapp.resource.loader.description=Webapp Resource Loader webapp.resource.loader.class=rendering.velocity.WebappResourceLoader webapp.resource.loader.cache=true webapp.resource.loader.path=/WEB-INF/velocity,/WEB-INF/velocity/templates,/WEB-INF/velocity/templates/feeds,/WEB-INF/velocity/templates/emails ... If you are now familiar with the code you might be in a better position to see why I have to shut down for it to be picked up. Cheers Greg
