My own modules and hooks?

[cupcakes]

I would like to add extra columns with content in the footer which doesn't exist in the way i'd like. On a normal website I would have just created it simply by markup and css. But I understand that PS has certain "rules" about such things, and I would like to follow those for it to be easy for others in the future to alter it.

However, I'm not sure of how to go about it. 

 

How do I create a simple module where I can put my html?

 

Also, how do I create a new hook?

[PrestaHeroes USA]

Hi, I found it much more useful for me to write modules for our shops, then I turn around and sell them as well.  So it's worth the effort to learn if you like to do things yourself.

 

Here are some offical guides:

Creating a PrestaShop module

 

and more on hooks

[vekia]

 

 

Also, how do I create a new hook?

check this step by step guide http://www.prestashop.com/forums/topic/2182[spam-filter]create-custom-and-new-hook-in-ps-15/

[cupcakes]

Thanks El Patron I will have a look.

 

Vekia: I tried that guide, but it didn't work for some reason. I have the latest prestashop, 1.5.6.2, should I go with the guide mentioned at the very top? Thanks.

[vekia]

hello

 

strange that it doesnt work for you

im using this method to create non default hooks and... it works, for each 1.5.x version

 

may i know what hook you added and how? and in addition, what code you use in your module to handle this hook?

[cupcakes]

I did it from the beginning with a new one so it's clean for the example, hopefully you can see where I'm doing it wrong :/

 

 

• Log into phpmyadmin

• Click ps_hook

• Click to add

• Enter 'displayMenu2' into the fields 'name' and 'title'

• Click run

• Download FrontController.php from classes>controller>

• Open up and search for 'HOOK_HEADER' => Hook::exec('displayHeader'),

• Add this underneath the above mentioned: 'HOOK_MENU2' => Hook::exec('displayMenu2'),

• Search for 'HOOK_TOP' => Hook::exec('displayTop'),

• Add this underneath the above mentioned: 'HOOK_MENU2' => Hook::exec('displayMenu2'),

• Add the new FrontController.php to override>controllers

• Open up header.tpl from my theme

• Add this in there: {$HOOK_displayMenu2}

• Upload header.tpl

• Log into my prestashop admin

• Click modules and transplant a module

• Transplant Top horizontal menu into displayMenu2, and I get "This module cannot be transplanted to this hook."

• Download the module-files for the menu

• Open blocktopmenu.php

• Search for top, and this line comes up first: public function hookDisplayTop($param) (and so forth)

• Add this underneath that full code: function hookdisplayMenu2($params) {

  return $this->hookhome($params, 'displayMenu2');

  }

• Upload

• Still get: "This module cannot be transplanted to this hook."

[vekia]

instead of {$HOOK_displayMenu2} use {$HOOK_MENU2}

in addition after this:

 

 

• Enter 'displayMenu2' into the fields 'name' and 'title'

• Click run

new hook appears in database?

[cupcakes]

Replaced {$HOOK_displayMenu2} with {$HOOK_MENU2} in header.tpl.

Yes, the new hook appears in the database.

 

I still get this

 

Notice: Undefined index: HOOK_MENU2 in /storage/content/21/104221/website.se/public_html/cache/smarty/compile/87/88/21/878821c06e433b5fc177942e9804ae4e0e6f5a4c.file.header.tpl.php on line 160 Notice: Trying to get property of non-object in /storage/content/21/104221/website.se/public_html/cache/smarty/compile/87/88/21/878821c06e433b5fc177942e9804ae4e0e6f5a4c.file.header.tpl.php on line 160

[cupcakes]

Woops, forgot about that the 1.6 probably uses different codes now. So used {hook h="MENU2"} instead and now it doesn't give off that error.  

 

Still can't transplant the menu to it though. Should I change this in the blocktopmenu.tpl to something else?

public function hookdisplayMenu2($params) {

return $this->hookhome($params, 'displayMenu2');

}

 

Thank you for your help! It's very helpful to use this forum, I get to learn fast.