[SOLVED] Costumized external links from tpl.

[Jurgen Rutten]

Goodmorning all,

 

I'm trying to create a costum link in a costum tpl file 

Example: <a href='https://example.com/?uid={$customer.firstname}'>outsidelink</a>

Sadly, the element 'customer.firstname' (or any other smarty variables) do not seem to be working. I'm on 1.7 in a multistore context; and I need to save a token somewhere to put into a field to send as a token to an external platform of ours as a reference.

 

If anyone has an idea on how to fix this, and which parameters would work that would be great, I was thinking about writing costum php but I don't think that's the right practice in this case. And I don't have a lot of experience in php, it's not my daily thing.

Edited August 31, 2021 by Jurgen Rutten (see edit history)

[endriu107]

To your tpl file add {debug} then visit page you want to add this, new window should popup with variables you have access on that page.

[Jurgen Rutten]

5 minutes ago, endriu107 said:

To your tpl file add {debug} then visit page you want to add this, new window should popup with variables you have access on that page.

Thank you! This clearly shows I'm missing the fields I want. How can I add these as an option?

[endriu107]

In controller of this custom file you need to pass data to smarty, you can check how it is done in few modules for example ps_customersignin should pass this data so check in it.

[Jurgen Rutten]

I'm struggling, can anyone provide an example? Or a guide for reference?

[endriu107]

How did you create custom tpl file? You create module or new controller?

[Jurgen Rutten]

1 minute ago, endriu107 said:

How did you create custom tpl file? You create module or new controller?

It's created as a costum for the front-end, in the module AP Pagebuilder, I don't think it has a file reference. As far as I know it's a standalone element that's loaded onto each page that has the shortcode.

[endriu107]

I think in this case you should ask AP Pagebuilder module developer.

[Jurgen Rutten]

3 minutes ago, endriu107 said:

I think in this case you should ask AP Pagebuilder module developer.

What would be the normal way of using a tpl to create a link? Any documentation on that? 

[endriu107]

Here is link to official documentation: https://devdocs.prestashop.com/1.7/modules/concepts/controllers/front-controllers/

[Jurgen Rutten]

2 minutes ago, endriu107 said:

Here is link to official documentation: https://devdocs.prestashop.com/1.7/modules/concepts/controllers/front-controllers/

This can work, slamming some code in a file now

[endriu107]

You also supposed to have acces in javascript to customer try in console prestashop.customer.firstname