Prestashop: can I add a module to a theme?

Question

I'm rebuilding a Prestashop app and I would like to know, if it's possible to add a module which I bought (Home Categories Pro https://addons.prestashop.com/en/products-homepage/26563-home-products-pro.html) to a theme currently used on the page (SP Hurama). To be more clear, this module registers several hooks but, those are only used by the PS default bootstrap theme. Is there a way to use these hooks with the current theme? thanks.

If the new theme have the same hooks as default theme, yes, if not, of course not, and it is something that of course we could not know, I think you can try to install it and thus clear doubts. — Rolige

Alexander Grosul Alexander Grosul · Accepted Answer · 2018-09-11T06:04:53

There are two ways to implement your requirements.

The first, and recommended one, is to add a hook which module is using to your theme .tpl file to the right place(like in default-bootstrap for instance). It should be a line similar to

{hook h='displayYourHookName'}

or

{hook h='displayYourHookName' parameter=$parameter parameter_1=$parameter_1}

if it has any parameters.

The second way is to modify your module and add there desired hook which is already present in a theme. In the main module file yourmodulename.php add the following to the install method

public function install()
{
    return parent::install() &&
        $this->registerHook('displayYourHookName')
        // continue your module's code here
}

and implement the hook instantiation like

public function hookDisplayYourHookName($parameter = null, $parameter_1 = null)
{
    //your code here
    // parameters are necessary if you operate with some data, if not you can omit them
}

and then transplant a module to the hook or just reset it within admin panel.

Prestashop: can I add a module to a theme?

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