Front office Positions
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A modules can module can have to two views: one on the back office (its options, or even a configuration screen), and one on the front office. The front office view is how and where the module is displayed within your shop's theme.
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- Go to the "Modules" menu, and its "Positions" page.
- Click the "Transplant a module" button at the top right. The transplanting interface appears.
- In the "Module" drop-down list, select the module you want to transplant.
- In the "Hook into" drop-down list, select where you want to transplant the module to. There are many available hooks. You can change your setting later if needed.
- In the "Exceptions" field, type the name of the file(s) of the pages in which you do not want the module to appear.
You can perform a multiple selection selections simply by clicking on the file names while keeping the Ctrl key pressed. You can deselect files in the same manner: Ctrl+click. - Do not forget to save your changes.
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The "Hook into" drop-down menu gives you a good idea where module modules can be placed.
Even though the "Hook into" drop-down list gives a comprehensive overview of the available hooks, it might not always be clear which is the one to which you want to attach your module. Do not hesitate to try another hook if the result of your selection if not what you expect.
The list gives some detail: some hook have a description after the hook's name, for instance "Add fields to the form 'attribute value'" for displayAttributeForm. Peruse them all in order to choose your hook correctly.
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function hookRightColumn($params)
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AfterwardsAfterward, you must write the code that displays the content on the front page. At best, that means copy/pasting the content of the hookTop() function; at worst, you need to rework the content of hookTop() function into something that will work for the new location.