Create a new hook

[aitiba]

Hi,

 

    This is my first message here. I use prestashop as a contentt builder but I have a theme where I need a new hook to can add from the administrator the blocks I need to appear on the public site. I'm on prestashop 1.5.5.

 

   I make some steeps but at least {HOOK_NEWHOOK} is always empty.

 

   1. First I make an insert on hook_alias table. Alias: NewHook. Name: displayNewHook.

 

   2. Make another insert on hook table. Name: displayNewHook.

 

   At this point, If I go to Module->Position displayNewHook appears there.

 

   3. On classes/controller/FrontController.php I add this line:

 

            

 'HOOK_NEWHOOK' => Hook::exec('displayNewHook'),

       after

        

    HOOK_TOP' => Hook::exec('displayTop'),

   4. I add {$HOOK_NEWHOOK} on themes/my_theme/footer.tpl.

 

   5. I add on modules/blocksnewslleter/blocksnewslleter.php, for example those lines:

 

  

public function hookNewHook($params)
    {
    return $this->hookRightColumn($params);
    }

  after

  public function hookDisplayLeftColumn($params)
    {
        $this->_prepareHook($params);
        return $this->display(__FILE__, 'blocknewsletter.tpl');
    }

  6. Insert the new hook between blockNewsletters module and New Hook hook on Module->Position

 

   I go to my home and where I put {$HOOK_NEWHOOK} on the footer.tpl is empty when I have newsletter module hooked and added to that hook.

 

   I read a lot of documentation and videotutorials but still {$HOOK_NEWHOOK} is empty. ¿What have I forgotten?

 

Thanks. Regards. aitiba

[NemoPS]

Hi! And welcome to the forums!

 

On 1.5, you can use an alternative, simpler syntax to add new hooks:

 

http://blog.arvixe.com/adding-hooks-to-prestashop-1-5-the-new-way/

[aitiba]

Hi Nemo1,

 

        Your solution goes so well for all the modules that I need but I can put in my own hook "my account block" relathed information. This is what I do.

 

1. Put on my theme header {hook h='cortinilla'} and on position admin area appears this new hook.

 

2. On modules/blockmyaccount/blockmyaccount.php file on install() function I add 

|| !$this->registerHook('cortinilla'))

after

|| !$this->registerHook('actionModuleUnRegisterUnHookAfter')

3. On modules/blockmyaccount/blockmyaccount.php add to the final of the file

public function hookCortinilla($params) {
        return $this->hookDisplayHeader($params);
 }

4. Reset the module to can use the new configuration. When I do that the user account block is assigned to Cortinilla hook but is appear on the page.

 

I try with another hook of my account module: hookDisplayLeftColumn and hookDisplayFooter with the same result. ¿Any ideas?

 

Thanks. Regards. aitiba