Include other .tpl in a .tpl file Prestashop

Question

I'm usinh a Prestashop 1.5.4.1, and I would like to call a module in other module (precisely I need to use slider module just above the home featured products). I tried to call it via

include file='../directory/module.tpl'

but always I get only blank page without any code. I also tried with different ways of directory statement, but always the result was the same. Is there any possibility to include new module in correct way?

Answer 1

For this to work, your directory structure should be (Using PrestaShop 1.6):

-- mymodule.php
-- views
---- templates
------ hook
------ displayFooBarTemplate.tpl
-------- inc
---------- foo.tpl
---------- bar.tpl

Absolute way:

From your main module file:

protected function displayFooBarTemplate()
{
    global $smarty;

    ...

    $smarty->assign('module_templates', dirname(__FILE__).'/views/templates/');

    return $this->display(__FILE__, 'displayFooBarTemplate.tpl');
}

then in your tpl file (displayFooBarTemplate.tpl):

{include file="{$module_templates}hook/inc/modal/foo.tpl"}

{include file="{$module_templates}hook/inc/modal/bar.tpl"}

Relative way (my favorite):

{include './inc/foo.tpl'}

{include './inc/modal/bar.tpl'}