When defining a layout, placing text inside the LayoutTag but outside a DefineTag is not allowed. Different JSP containers may output the text in different places; the behavior is undefined.

When specifying a template, text outside the TemplateTag may be similarly misplaced, depending on the JSP container.

Some JSP containers fail silently if the templateUri is incorrectly specified in the LayoutTag (i.e. it does not point to a valid template definition file). Check this attribute in your JSP page.