blockspecials will not display

[n13design]

I can't get the speicals block to show.  I chose the option to display even when there's no specials.  I updated the module.  I've uninstalled and deleted the applicable folder in the themes folder.  I tried positioning it in the left and the right.  I changed the tpl file in the themes->modules->blockspecials folder to remove the {if} statements. 

 

What else could be causing this to not display?

[NemoPS]

Hard to tell, are you using a custom template?

[vekia]

have you got specials in your shop?

it's worth to mention that specials are a products with special price, not a product with ticked option "on sale"

[n13design]

Thank you both for your responses.

 

@Nemo1, The module is by Prestashop.  It's the standard one that comes with most modules I believe.  The theme is called Laura.  Viewing the demo of the site it shows the specials block as active.  I didn't set up the site.  My company hired a design firm to customize the site using the theme they purchased. 

 

@vekia, I have no specials set, however in the module I selected the block to be displayed when there are no specials.  I also edited the blockspecials.tpl in the theme's module folder by removing the {if} statement that would check if there was any specials and force it to display no matter what.

[NemoPS]

try writing some garbage in the module's tpl, such as "djfoisjgohsio" or alike, before anything else, and see if it's displayed, after clearing cache