How to create a custom page in admin panel?

[Manik]

how to create a new page in prestashop admin panel? I tried using creating a new admin controller file and in that set the template path and i created a menu using admin panel and there i mentioned the controller class name for that menu. when i try to open that menu it always shows that controller not found. can anyone help me, how to create a new page in prestashop admin panel? am using PS 1.5 version.

 

     <?php

class AdminPageController extends AdminController {
public function __construct()
{
parent::__construct();
}

public function initContent()
{
parent::initContent();
$this->setTemplate(_PS_THEME_DIR_.'mypage.tpl');
}
}

[NemoPS]

Have you added the tab to the top menu using the Administration/menus interface? Or are you reaching it by hardcoding the url?

[Manik]

I added using the admin interface and I mentioned the new controller class name which i created. Am I doing right way? If not please guide me.

[NemoPS]

I know it's a silly question. but where did you put the controller file?

[Manik]

In controllers/admin folder. Please suggest me any tutorial or just tell me the steps needed to do this, because really I don't know how to do this.I want to create a new page in admin panel and need to show some static information in that page.If you know the steps, explain here please..

[NemoPS]

Another silly question: have you tried deleting cache/class_index.php? I'm clueless otherwise, the path and file are ok

[Manik]

Yes I tried that also, but not getting the output. Its always display controller not found error. Don't know where am making mistake.

[NemoPS]

Try filling in the construct data like:

		$this->table = 'psticket';
		$this->className = 'psTicketClass';
		$this->module = 'psticket';
	 	$this->lang = false;

Of course leave out the module part if you don't use one

[Manik]

I filled the construct data as you mentioned, but still its not working. can you explain the steps please, I will start from beginning again.

[NemoPS]

There is no other step (that I know) it should work this way Unless I'm overseeing something

Try this 

$this->setTemplate(_PS_THEME_DIR_.'mypage.tpl');

 

return parent::initContent();

 

instead of

 

parent::initContent();

$this->setTemplate(_PS_THEME_DIR_.'mypage.tpl');

[Manik]

Still its not working @ Nemo. I am making mistake somewhere  , I will see some more controllers files and try again.Really thanks for your reply ..

 

Do we need any class file for making this ? right now am working with only one controller file.

Edited October 21, 2013 by Milky John (see edit history)

[NemoPS]

How does the url look like? Did you call the menu class AdminPage?

[Manik]

It looks like index.php?controller=AdminPage&token=222300032bc576d5c92d695b858b3664 . Its not showing anything now. Some where wrong is there in coding.

[NemoPS]

What's the file structure now? try echoing out something like 'hi there' before returning parent::initContent()

[Manik]

http://awesomescreenshot.com/0081ut4c68 please check the image in this link.  This is the file structure now.

<?php

class AdminPageController extends AdminController {

public function __construct()
	{
	 	$this->table = 'Page';
		$this->className = 'Page';
		$this->module = '';
	 	$this->lang = false;
		parent::__construct();
	}

	public function initContent()
	{
		print_r("hi, there??");
		//$this->setTemplate(_PS_THEME_DIR_.'mypage.tpl');
 
		//return parent::initContent();
	}
}

[NemoPS]

Well, it's working then, but now that I think about it, you should *probably* (as i never added a template file this way) put the tpl file in your admin/theme/controllername folder.

 

Then, try something like the product controller

		$tpl = $this->createTemplate('specific_prices_shop_update.tpl');
		$tpl->assign(array(
			'option_list' => $res,
			'key_id' => 'id_group',
			'key_value' => 'name'
			)
		);

		$this->content = $tpl->fetch();

[Manik]

Its not showing yet. I created a folder named "page" in admin/themes/default/controllers and put the file in folder like this page/mypage.tpl and page/helpers/view/view.tpl. but both methods are not showing. I tried like this..

public function initContent()
	{
		print_r("hi, there??");
		$tpl = $this->createTemplate('mypage.tpl');
		$this->content = $tpl->fetch();
 		//return parent::initContent();
	}

[NemoPS]

try returning the parent initContent instead of leaving it commented out, or return $this->content directly

[Manik]

I tried that one also, Its not showing yet. It seems that fetching the template file only the problem, other wise my echo statements printed there. and I tried with one more function as same as in products controller, but that also not working. 

[LockerAgencia]

did you get this work Milky John?? 

[NemoPS]

What about 

 

$this->setTemplate(_PS_THEME_DIR_.'mypage.tpl');

[Manik]

Hi Nemo...

 

Thanks for your reply. I got the answer.. here it is.

 

create controllers/admin/AdminPageController.php with the follwing content:

  class AdminPageController extends AdminController
    {
        public function initContent()
        {
            parent::initContent();
            $smarty = $this->context->smarty;

            $smarty->assign('test', 'test1');

        }
    }

Delete: /cache/class_index.php

Create: admin\themes\default\template\controllers\page\content.tpl

zzz{$test}zzz

At BackOffice -> Administration -> Menus -> [Add New]:

Name: Page
Class: AdminPage
Parent: Catalog

Click the [save] button and the menu item should appear at the "Catalog" menu.

 

Hope It may help someone.

[Ganesh Hipparkar]

Hey Milky ,

 

                     Thank you very much ur steps solved my problem also. 

 

 

Thanks

Ganesh

[JasonWang]

Hi Nemo...

 

Thanks for your reply. I got the answer.. here it is.

 

create controllers/admin/AdminPageController.php with the follwing content:

  class AdminPageController extends AdminController
    {
        public function initContent()
        {
            parent::initContent();
            $smarty = $this->context->smarty;

            $smarty->assign('test', 'test1');

        }
    }

Delete: /cache/class_index.php

Create: admin\themes\default\template\controllers\page\content.tpl

zzz{$test}zzz

At BackOffice -> Administration -> Menus -> [Add New]:

Name: Page
Class: AdminPage
Parent: Catalog

Click the [save] button and the menu item should appear at the "Catalog" menu.

 

Hope It may help someone.

Thank you Milky!

[guismol]

Thanks for the help provided !!

Edited January 27, 2014 by guismol (see edit history)

[Esnyper]

delete

Edited September 27, 2014 by Esnyper (see edit history)

[abdess]

Thank you Manik/Milky