Can't change $meta_title from module's front controller

[CrayFlatline]

I'm creating custom module with page. 

I have created front controller and output page. Everything is fine. But now I have to change meta title of this page and no luck.

 

I'm trying to make 

 

$this->context->smarty->assign(array('meta_title' => 'TEST'));

But it doesn't work and on the page I see default website's meta title. I have tried to do

$curr_meta_title = $this->context->smarty->getTemplateVars('meta_title');
var_dump($curr_meta_title);

And it outputs NULL. I think my module is processed before processing of the default meta title setting. Please help me! What I have to do to change it's behaviour and set $meta_title? 

 

[CrayFlatline]

Problem is solved I've placed all page logic to init() instead of initContent() 

 

I created initContent() method in my module's frontController method, moved all page output code there, and now everything works

[hainn84]

Hi Friend, With prestashop 1.7 you can solve it  following way below :

on tpl file i add :

{block name='head_seo_title'}[Title]{/block}

and it still works well.

Edited June 23, 2017 by hainn84 (see edit history)

[BeComWeb]

Hi hainn84,

 

I have had the same issue with a module i'm adapting and tried your solution.

It works great, thanks a lot.

 

In addition i'd say that this code seems to work only if it is placed after the {extends} directive and before the {block name='page_content'} directive, like this

{extends file='page.tpl'}

{block name='head_seo_title'}{l s='Page title' mod='yourmodulename'} | {$shop.name}{/block}

{block name='page_content'}

Need to be confirmed.

 

Thanks again

Edited April 2, 2019 by BeComWeb (see edit history)

[dronedude]

I'm using 1.7 and I cannot set the page title in the controller. I tried moving the code to init() but that still doesn't work. Help!

I spent hours trying to do this. Why is it so hard. I have this in initContent() but also tried init()

 $this->context->smarty->assign('meta_title',$meta_title);
 $this->context->smarty->assign('meta_description',$meta_description);
  $this->context->smarty->assign('meta_keywords',$meta_keyword);

[Busted]

On 4/22/2019 at 3:52 PM, dronedude said:

I'm using 1.7 and I cannot set the page title in the controller. I tried moving the code to init() but that still doesn't work. Help!

I spent hours trying to do this. Why is it so hard. I have this in initContent() but also tried init()

 $this->context->smarty->assign('meta_title',$meta_title);
 $this->context->smarty->assign('meta_description',$meta_description);
  $this->context->smarty->assign('meta_keywords',$meta_keyword);

Hi,
It's been a while since this question, but I had to do the same (1.7.8).
In your front controller :
 

    public function getTemplateVarPage()
    {
        $page = parent::getTemplateVarPage();
        $page['meta']['title'] = 'Your Title';
        return $page;
    }