I have not used a hook yet...BUT would like to. in the search.tpl file there is this: {modulehook function="tpl_search_footer" options=""} What file do I find where I would utilize this function? -Tom
hooks tie into the module system. You can write a moduel and specify the hook taht is used for parts of you module and then anytime a hook is called, in the php or template your mod will place its code/template at that hook point. Read the developer documentation at the following link. 68 Classifieds Docs - 68 Classifieds
ok: in the search.tpl file there is this: {modulehook function="tpl_search_footer" options=""} Lets say I want 'HELLO WORLD' to display in the footer of the search page...and I want the code or the 'Hello World' to be in a hook. I'm not finding an example of this OR understanding how to make this happen...if I create a module...how does it know to look to that Module...I dont get it? -Tom
Look at the code in the writing a module tutorial. Modules - 68 Classifieds The example shows you exactly whats needed. $modules->register('admin_tpl_layout_category', $this, 'admin_links'); When you look at the above line from the example it registers a function from you module to be displayed when a certain hook is called. In the above example 'admin_link" is YOUR function that will get displayed when the hook "admin_tpl_layout_category" is encountered.
I have previously read that modules pages...it did not help... I'm not creating a new module, I'm simply trying to utilize an existing hook in the default template. There are hooks scattered through the default template. These are not third party modules... and I cannot figure out where the hooks file is for the default template, for example. Can someone please break it down to it's basics: How do I simply display "hello world" using the search page footer hook? {modulehook function="tpl_search_footer" options=""} Tom
Let me try a different approach. What am I doing wrong for 'Hello World' to not display in the footer of the search page. I have switched over to my Evo-Ocean template. #1 I have created a folder under modules called 'templatetweaks' #2 I have created a config.php file: PHP: <?php $data['module']['name'] = "templatetweaks"; $data['module']['displayname'] = "Template Tweaks"; $data['module']['description'] = "Allows Us to use Template Hooks"; $data['module']['version'] = "v1"; $data['module']['admin_capable'] = "0"; $data['module']['user_capable'] = "1"; ?> #3 I have created a hooks.php file: PHP: <?php class templatetweaks_events { function tpl_search_footer() { echo 'Hello World'; } } ?> #4 in the search.tpl there is this hook call. PHP: {modulehook function="tpl_search_footer" options=""} why is 'Hello World' not displayed at the bottom of the search page? I don't get how this hook is called. -Tom
Because you didnt follow the directions when you created your module. As I also stated above you need to "register" your function and tie it to a hook.
my bad...I pasted the first WRONG hook.php content, not what I actually was using. here is my hook.php file: PHP: <?php class templatetweaks_events { function templatetweaks_events(&$modules) { $modules->register('tpl_search_footer', $this, 'search_footer'); } function search_footer() { echo "Hello World"; } } ?> here is the search page hook call: PHP: {modulehook function="tpl_search_footer" options=""} now what am I missing? Lhotch, you always this charming?
