NukeCoder

Joined: Oct 07, 2008 Posts: 32

When adding a custom php to make a new block.
How do i assign a template to that new block? They come out without the borders of original blocks.
Also any new blocks i create show up above the header. How do i get them to be on the left or right?

Is it possible you could create a "Template "php for blocks that I can fill in my own content. Where that new block refrences a template file all its own.
MrAliKorn

Site Admin Joined: Oct 25, 2004 Posts: 921

Here is an example on how create a block using a template file using the included userinfo block.

The php code.... (app/Account/blocks/userinfo.php)

Code:

?php

// this gets an array of the users info from the db
$userInfo = $shop_user->userGetInfo($GLOBALS['loggedInID']);

// this assigns the array to the template
$tpl->assign('userInfo', $userInfo);

// this assigns the template to the $content variable which is then output
$content = $tpl->fetch($GLOBALS['current_theme'].'/account/blocks/userinfo.tpl');

?>

Now the Template code.....($GLOBALS['current_theme'].'/account/blocks/userinfo.tpl') as set in the above php file

Code:

{* assign the block title *}
{assign var="block_title" value="Your Info"}

{* open the block *}
{include file="$current_theme/blocks/block2-open.tpl"}

{* block content goes here *}
<div><strong>User Name:</strong><br><img> {$userInfo.username}</div>
<div><strong>Email:</strong><br><img> {$userInfo.email}</div>
<div><strong>Joined:</strong><br><img> {$userInfo.reg_date|date_format:"%D"}</div>

{* close the block *}
{include file="$current_theme/blocks/block2-close.tpl"}

A couple of notes about the template files..
you can only use assigned variables in the templates.
Variables in the template files are accessed like so.

In normal php

Code:

echo $var;

in the template

Code:

{$var}

In normal php

Code:

echo $var['key'];

in a template

Code:

{$var.key}

That should be a good starting point. Depending on what you are trying to do there are easy ways to get items, images, etc. Let me know if you have any questions.