Using .tpl instead og db templates?!?

[jmansa]

I'm currently working on altering the shop module a bit to my needs, but am having one question. How do I use the .tpl files as the templates instead of using the templates in the db records. Every time I have to change a thing in a template I have to go inside the admin and copy or edit directly from there... i want to be able to just edit in the .tpl file...

Any ideas??

[Peciura]

Therre is module "Template Externalizer" http://dev.cmsmadesimple.org/projects/externalizer

Also you can try  using tags "{include}" or "{insert}" to use external templates. Later one is not being cached.
http://www.smarty.net/manual/en/languag ... nclude.php
http://www.smarty.net/manual/en/languag ... insert.php

[jmansa]

Not quite... I want to replace this:

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$template = 'proddetail_template';
echo $this->ProcessTemplateFromDatabase($template);

With an, mayby include...

Any ideas?

[Jos]

If you want to hack the code, I think you can use ProcessTemplate instead of ProcessTemplateFromDatabase

See: http://www.cmsmadesimple.org/apidoc/CMS ... ssTemplate

Note that it is not very wise to hack the original code regarding to future updates. You will also loose support.

[Peciura]

Well,  in DB template paste only tag "{include ...}" that refers to optional file template

[jmansa]

If you want to hack the code, I think you can use ProcessTemplate instead of ProcessTemplateFromDatabase

Thanks... just what I needed...

[Jos]

I think Peciura last suggestion is much nicer and will get you the same result but without the worry about future upgrades  ;)