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Posted: **Thu May 18, 2017 8:10 pm**

I have a custom module that stores items.
I'm editing a Description field with cms_textarea enablewysiwyg=true
and adding {get_template_vars} in the body (for example).
When the field is pulled it shows the literal {get_template_vars} text without processing smarty.
Is there something i'm missing?
thanks

Posted: **Thu May 18, 2017 8:19 pm**

A textarea is just a text area. that's it.

If you want to treat it like a template in your module, then you need to pass it through smarty.

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$tpl = $smarty->CreateTemplate('string:'.$the_text_area_content);
// assign some smarty variables here.
// i.e:  $tpl->assign('foo',$foo);
$output = $tpl->fetch();
// or optionally $tpl->display();

BTW. It is not advisable for security purposes to do this for content that is edited on a public facing page.

Posted: **Thu May 18, 2017 8:52 pm**

Thanks calguy1000,
i was reasoning correctly, was missing the execution.
The editing is happening in the admin area so i assume security is not compromised.

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