Landing Page Configuration Newb Question

[Eke]

Hello,
 
I want to change the landing page to my cms front page but still keep the normal shop front page for my shop.
 
I kind of figured it out I think
 
I copied IndexController.php from /controllers/ and put it inside /overide/controllers and changed it from
 

class IndexControllerCore extends FrontController
{
	public $php_self = 'index';

	/**
	 * Assign template vars related to page content
	 * @see FrontController::initContent()
	 */
	public function initContent()
	{
		parent::initContent();
		$this->addJS(_THEME_JS_DIR_.'index.js');

		$this->context->smarty->assign(array('HOOK_HOME' => Hook::exec('displayHome'), 
			'HOOK_HOME_TAB' => Hook::exec('displayHomeTab'),
			'HOOK_HOME_TAB_CONTENT' => Hook::exec('displayHomeTabContent')
		));
		$this->setTemplate(_PS_THEME_DIR_.'index.tpl');
	}
}

To
 

class IndexControllerCore extends FrontController
{
	public $php_self = 'index';

	/**
	 * Assign template vars related to page content
	 * @see FrontController::initContent()
	 */
	public function initContent()
	{
		Tools::redirect('http://matonostalgi.se/content/8-frontpage');
	}
}

Now I need to create a new blank page without making a cms page so I just used best sellers as an example to try out my teory.

So I copied BestSalesController.php from /controllers/ and put it inside /override/controllers aswell.

then I changed BestSalesController from
 

class BestSalesControllerCore extends FrontController
{
	public $php_self = 'best-sales';

	public function initContent()
	{
		if (Configuration::get('PS_DISPLAY_BEST_SELLERS'))
		{
			parent::initContent();
	
			$this->productSort();
			$nbProducts = (int)ProductSale::getNbSales();
			$this->pagination($nbProducts);
	
			$products = ProductSale::getBestSales($this->context->language->id, $this->p - 1, $this->n, $this->orderBy, $this->orderWay);
			$this->addColorsToProductList($products);
	
			$this->context->smarty->assign(array(
				'products' => $products,
				'add_prod_display' => Configuration::get('PS_ATTRIBUTE_CATEGORY_DISPLAY'),
				'nbProducts' => $nbProducts,
				'homeSize' => Image::getSize(ImageType::getFormatedName('home')),
				'comparator_max_item' => Configuration::get('PS_COMPARATOR_MAX_ITEM')
			));
	
			$this->setTemplate(_PS_THEME_DIR_.'best-sales.tpl');
		}
		else
			Tools::redirect('index.php?controller=404');
	}

	public function setMedia()
	{
		parent::setMedia();
		$this->addCSS(_THEME_CSS_DIR_.'product_list.css');
	}
}

To
 

class BestSalesControllerCore extends FrontController
{
	public $php_self = 'best-sales';

	public function initContent()
	{
		parent::initContent();
		$this->addJS(_THEME_JS_DIR_.'index.js');

		$this->context->smarty->assign(array('HOOK_HOME' => Hook::exec('displayHome'), 
			'HOOK_HOME_TAB' => Hook::exec('displayHomeTab'),
			'HOOK_HOME_TAB_CONTENT' => Hook::exec('displayHomeTabContent')
		));
		$this->setTemplate(_PS_THEME_DIR_.'index.tpl');
	}

}

Is there any better way to do this ?

 

Homeslider does not show and new products block need to be refresh by clicking back and forth from best seller or popular block

 

Any ideas why ?

Edited June 30, 2015 by Eke (see edit history)

[NemoPS]

If you use redirect, the user will be sent to the other page, not kept on the index with a different template, is that what you want? That said, you should redirect within init() and not initContent()

[Eke]

If you use redirect, the user will be sent to the other page, not kept on the index with a different template, is that what you want? That said, you should redirect within init() and not initContent()

 

No I rather have them kept on the index with a other template but how do I do that ?

 

Also how do I keep the index template too create a shop frontpage with it ?

 

Edit: My page is exactly how I want it to be, users just end up in the wrong place 

Edited July 1, 2015 by Eke (see edit history)

[NemoPS]

Wrong place: wrong url?

[Eke]

Wrong place: wrong url?

 

Wrong place as in index should be "FrontPage" and the standard index page should be "FrontShopPage" 

 

My page looks exactly like I want it to be, I only want to change landing page but still keep index page.