Custom startpage, how can i implement this?

[MarcoPas]

Hi there, i am wondering how i could implement a custom startpage that has some stuff from prestashop but not all of it. The idea is that a customer lands on this page and it contains some elements like a custom login-box, a list of manufacturers and some other stuff ideally maintained by CMS pages in Prestashop. The sidebars etc should not be present.

Any advice on if and how this can be done?

[jennybeaumont]

You can remove the sidebars by going into Modules > Positions and simply removing any "boxes" you don't want. You should also be able to move them around, say, if you only want one sidebar. Then with css you can change the width of your page, etc. I have heard that a lot of people are having trouble using the Home Text Editor to change their intro text.

I personally am looking for a way to define the Home page as something completely different, like New Products or a Category. No luck so far!

Good luck to you.

-jennyb

[MahmutGulerce]

hi marco;
You may use the content_only variable. Its more easy than edit module positions
Simply, add following line at top of the php page file, for remove side columns

$_GET['content_only'] = 1; 

good luck

[MarcoPas]

But this also removes the header and footer. That are elements that i would like to reuse.

[MahmutGulerce]

But this also removes the header and footer. That are elements that i would like to reuse.

This isnt impossible but its is very hard to get only header without left column and also footer without right. Because the header.php file includes left side hooks like Module::hookExec('leftColumn').

But you cant find Module::hookExec('leftColumn') in 1.4.x header.php.
1.4 versions has additional controller classes like FrontController. Other hand you cant edit controller class too because it effects all pages of your store.

/Class/FrontConroller.php line 450

$smarty->assign(array(
           'HOOK_HEADER' => Module::hookExec('header'),
           'HOOK_TOP' => Module::hookExec('top'),
            'HOOK_LEFT_COLUMN' => Module::hookExec('leftColumn')  /* THIS LINE GETS LEFT BLOCKS  FOR ALL PAGES*/
       ));

But as i said it isnt possible.
I have written a php page

<?

include(dirname(__FILE__).'/config/config.inc.php');
include(dirname(__FILE__).'/init.php');

   header('P3P: CP="IDC DSP COR CURa ADMa OUR IND PHY ONL COM STA"');

       $smarty->assign(array(
           'time' => time(),
           'img_update_time' => Configuration::get('PS_IMG_UPDATE_TIME'),
           'static_token' => Tools::getToken(false),
           'token' => Tools::getToken(),
           'logo_image_width' => Configuration::get('SHOP_LOGO_WIDTH'),
           'logo_image_height' => Configuration::get('SHOP_LOGO_HEIGHT'),
           'priceDisplayPrecision' => _PS_PRICE_DISPLAY_PRECISION_,
           'content_only' => 0,
           'HOOK_HEADER' => Module::hookExec('header'),
           'HOOK_TOP' => Module::hookExec('top'),
           'HOOK_LEFT_COLUMN' => ''  /* THIS LINE WONT GET LEFT BLOCKS*/
       ));
       if ((Configuration::get('PS_CSS_THEME_CACHE') OR Configuration::get('PS_JS_THEME_CACHE')) AND is_writable(_PS_THEME_DIR_.'cache'))
       {
           // CSS compressor management
           if (Configuration::get('PS_CSS_THEME_CACHE'))
               Tools::cccCss();

           //JS compressor management
           if (Configuration::get('PS_JS_THEME_CACHE'))
               Tools::cccJs();
       }
       $smarty->assign('css_files', $css_files);
       $smarty->assign('js_files', array_unique($js_files));
       $smarty->display(_PS_THEME_DIR_.'header.tpl');
?>
PUT YOUR CONTENT HERE 
<?
       $smarty->assign(array(
           'HOOK_RIGHT_COLUMN' => '', /* THIS LINE WONT GET RIGHT BLOCKS*/
           'HOOK_FOOTER' => Module::hookExec('footer'),
           'content_only' => 0
       ));
       $smarty->display(_PS_THEME_DIR_.'footer.tpl');
?>        

Enjoy it

Regards