[SOLVED] how to hook featuredproducts in override IndexController.php?

[ventesites]

Hello

 

I am using Prestashop 1.6.9

 

I have modified my indexController.php to open the site on a specific category but I would like to get featured products to show below this category..

 

Actually this is what I have:

class IndexControllerCore extends CategoryController
{
 public $php_self = 'index';
/**
 * Assign template vars related to page content
 * @see FrontController::initContent()
 */
 public function init(){
 $_GET['id_category']=3;
 parent::init();
 }
 public function canonicalRedirection($canonicalURL = ''){
}

}

 

this opens my site with the category ID=3 how do I add the block of featured products below?

 

I tried to add various types of hooks in the IndexController but nothing works....

 

Thanks

 

Pat

Edited August 31, 2014 by ventesites (see edit history)

[vekia]

you ahve to add {hook::exec('home')} to category.tpl file

you can add it with if condition to check if viewed category is with id 3

[ventesites]

could be a way but featured products will display every time i load this category while i just want this on the index, reason why i believe I have to add it somehow to the override of IndexController.

[ventesites]

BTW i just dowload your new module "featuredcategory" this is exactly this module i want to display on my index page below the selected category...

[vekia]

so add there if condition

{if $page_name=="index"}
{hook::exec('home')}
{/if}

it should appear only on homepage 

[ventesites]

where should I add this code?

[vekia]

there where you want to display modules associated with this hook

 

in your case it's a category.tpl

[ventesites]

great ! it's perfect ! Thanksssssssss

 

:mellow:

[vekia]

you're welcome :-)