diff --git a/src/Orchard/DisplayManagement/Descriptors/ShapePlacementStrategy/PlacementFileParser.cs b/src/Orchard/DisplayManagement/Descriptors/ShapePlacementStrategy/PlacementFileParser.cs
index 4b736d874..8725ded54 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/DisplayManagement/Descriptors/ShapePlacementStrategy/PlacementFileParser.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/DisplayManagement/Descriptors/ShapePlacementStrategy/PlacementFileParser.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ namespace Orchard.DisplayManagement.Descriptors.ShapePlacementStrategy {
     /// </summary>
     public interface IPlacementFileParser : IDependency {
         PlacementFile Parse(string virtualPath);
+        PlacementFile ParseText(string placementText);
     }
 
 
@@ -37,11 +38,11 @@ namespace Orchard.DisplayManagement.Descriptors.ShapePlacementStrategy {
                 }
 
                 var placementText = _webSiteFolder.ReadFile(virtualPath);
-                return ParseImplementation(virtualPath, placementText);
+                return ParseText(placementText);
             });
         }
 
-        private PlacementFile ParseImplementation(string virtualPath, string placementText) {
+        public PlacementFile ParseText(string placementText) {
             if (placementText == null)
                 return null;