content/code changes in tpl. file not updated in front end

[sixthmind]

I am not sure how this happened, but all of a sudden when I make some changes to cms.tpl, it doesn't show in front -end. For example I deleted:

<h1>{$category->name|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'} </h1> and saved the file but when I refresh my browser, no changes there.

 

Under Preferences > Performance I have:

Force compile: yes

Cache: no

 

I am not sure what is causing this problem. Did anybody else had the same problem before?

What I recently did was added a custom hook hookMenu for jbx menu in one of the files and I also added custom template. I wonder what is interfering?

[shacker]

hi. have you clear your cache folder under tools/smarty/compile?

 

check our fre module clear smarty to clear all cache

 

http://catalogo-onlinersi.com.ar/en/back-office-prestashop-modules/93-clear-smarty-prestashop-module.html

[El Patron]

simply set your smarty to recompile whenever you are doing .tpl testing...back office-->preferences-->perfromance

 

smarty compile Y

 

or do as suggested by shacker...

 

suerte

[shacker]

She have compilation enabled. So maybe dont clear the cache at all.Or change the TPL of the wrong template

[sixthmind]

thanks guys for your help!

I installed clear smarty module, cleared it and now the code changes I've done are showing.

However, once I do more changes and refresh the page, it doesn't show new changes. I have to clear smarty again and only then the changes show.

Do I have to clear the Smarty every time I change something in a template?

I don't understand what's happening. Before it was working fine.

[El Patron]

you need to set smarty compile to Y...either during your testing or after upload of you .tpl

 

you do not need to clear your cache...that is for things entirely different that .tpls

[shacker]

she means the smarty/compile/cache folder

[sixthmind]

I have Force compile: Yes in Performance. Is that what you meant?

I am working locally.

[El Patron]

I have Force compile: Yes in Performance. Is that what you meant?

I am working locally.

 

correct...when I develop .tpls...I just run with smarty off...but when I develop modules I use (for example):

 

$this->clearHeaderTplCache();

 

public function clearHeaderTplCache()

{

global $smarty;

$smarty->clearCompiledTemplate('header.tpl');

}

 

if you have compile .tpls on...and your change does not show up...then there is a problem with your modification...make sure you run with errors on using shackers module

[sixthmind]

I do that, but I still have to clear smarty every time I wanna see any changes.

[jeafgilbert]

Enabling 'Forced complie' in Preferences > Performance works well. Thanks!

[radamazone]

Hello,

 

I have (prestashop 1.4.8.2) exactly the same problems as sixthmind.

 

Under Preferences > Performance I have:

Force compile: yes

Cache: no

 

I have also installed the ClearSmarty Module of shacker. But nothing happens when I change a .tpl file in my theme. Who can help me?

 

Sandra

[shacker]

try to remove directly from tools/smarty/compile, or tools/smarty_v2/compile

[radamazone]

try to remove directly from tools/smarty/compile, or tools/smarty_v2/compile

 

Thank's shacker.

 

Now I have found the reason why my products.tpl was not shown. I have edited the products.tpl in /themes/my_theme/products.tpl.

 

But there was another products.tpl in /modules/germanext/products.tpl

 

Now I have edited this one - and now it works!

Edited July 19, 2012 by radamazone (see edit history)

[shacker]

ups, perfect

[cbilodeau]

You give the same answer that I found on nealy 100 places on the internet. This solution does not work for me and it does not work for hundred of persons. I have two differents host tooniehosting.ca and 1dollar-webhsting and there is absolutly no solution to clearing the cache. Nothing work: deleting, the parameters, etc. Why do you think hundreds of persons keep asking the same question?. 

[vekia]

maybe your hosts use own caching system not related to cache engine in prestashop?

it's worth to check it.

[shri]

simply set your smarty to recompile whenever you are doing .tpl testing...back office-->preferences-->perfromance

 

smarty compile Y

 

or do as suggested by shacker...

 

suerte

This helped solve my cms.tpl problem. Thank you

[bcsteeve]

more of the same.  Thoroughly confused.

 

I did all the cache stuff... still when I make changes to tpl, nothing happens!  Is it perhaps the wrong tpl file?  is there a DEFINITIVE guide for basic how to make changes???

 

I'm doing this on a local server.  All caching is turned off, recompile forced enabled, etc.  No changes are reflected.

 

Extremely frustrating when basic stuff like this is so hard.

 

Sigh.

 

In my case, the issue was that I didn't realize I was editing a portion of the tpl specific to guest checkout.  So nevermind.

Edited July 1, 2015 by bcsteeve (see edit history)