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[JannieB]

In XC4 it was easy to include the content of a static page in a tpl. This gave a lot of flexibility in providing users with a relatively friendly way of editing chunks of content, without having to worry about the layout aspects.

How do I do this in XC5?

[qualiteam]

Please can you explain what you want to achieve? What is a static page? Do you mean a page created with SimpleCMS module? Or is it a plain content that can be stored as a new tpl? What tpl you want to insert it into? Why you want to do this?

[JannieB]

By static page .... I mean the pages in simpleCMS ... which are sort of the equivalent of the old "static pages".

Some of the content pages for the design I am working on are quite complex. In the past I have found it easier to break the different sections into different "pages" that can be edited via the wysiwyg editor. Then a page template pulls them all together. (one site where I have done this is www.scarlettjewellery.com).

I need to do something similar with the current site...

Jan

[qualiteam]

It is possible to insert a SimpleCMS page into a template, however the code will be a bit long.

An easier way would be splitting your template into many .tpl files, and the inserting "sub-templates" with the "widget" tag:

<widget template="<template file path>"/>

Will this work for you?

[JannieB]

That's useful to know, but I don't think it will work as the key thing is for the client to be able to edit their content easily (ie. via a friendly editor).

How would I include the page contents ... presumably it is held in the database ...

Or is there another way?

Jan

[xplorer]

Here is what you can do:

1. In your custom module create a new widget class:

<?php

namespace XLite\Module\[YOUR_DEV_ID]\[YOUR_MODULE_ID]\View;

/**
 * Widget displaying a static page.
 */
class StaticPage extends \XLite\View\AView
{
    /**
     * Widget param names
     */
    const PARAM_PAGE_ID = 'page_id';

    /**
     * Define widget parameters
     *
     * @return void
     */
    protected function defineWidgetParams()
    {
        parent::defineWidgetParams();

        $this->widgetParams += array(
            self::PARAM_PAGE_ID => new \XLite\Model\WidgetParam\Int('Static Page ID'),
        );
    }

    /**
     * Get static page ID.
     *
     * @return integer
     */
    protected function getPageId()
    {
        return $this->getParam(self::PARAM_PAGE_ID);
    }

    /**
     * Get static page.
     *
     * @return integer
     */
    protected function getPage()
    {
        $id = $this->getPageId();
        return $id ? \XLite\Core\Database::getRepo('XLite\Module\CDev\SimpleCMS\Model\Page')->find($id) : null;
    }

    /**
     * Return widget default template.
     *
     * @return string
     */
    protected function getDefaultTemplate()
    {
        return 'modules/CDev/SimpleCMS/page/body.tpl';
    }
}

You don't need a new template file for the widget because there is a template that does the job already (so we just use it from our new widget class).

2. Now you can use this widget in your templates as follows:

...
<widget class="\XLite\Module\[YOUR_DEV_ID]\[YOUR_MODULE_ID]\View\StaticPage" page_id="[STATIC_PAGE_INTERNAL_ID]" />
...

[JannieB]

Thank you ... I will give this a try when I get to that point ...

Jan

[totaltec]

Off-topic, JannieB Did you get my last PM?

[Tomek]

Hi, am new to widgets and have X-cart 5.2

Want to create a new simple block on the side, and insert an <iFrame> code inside the block.
Example: Google Map or a Woofu form or even just some text.


Being a beginner, is anyone able to point me to the starting point please.

Many Thanks in advance, Tom

[tony_sologubov]

Check this guide out:
http://kb.x-cart.com/display/XDD/Creating+sidebar+menu+in+customer+area