Override the template block

[mohana]

Hello all,

I am using oxid eshop version 6.2.3. Further, I have overridden the block "block' => 'account_order_history'" to show some custom information to end-customer.
metadata.php:
‘blocks’ => [
[ ‘template’ => ‘page/account/order.tpl’,
‘block’ => ‘account_order_history’,
‘file’ => ‘/views/blocks/page/account/order.tpl’
]
];
So, could anyone please assist me with either this is the right way? Or oxid eshop provides some other possibilities to handle this.

Thanks in advance.

[vanilla_thunder]

Yes, this is the way

[mohana]

Thank you so much for your feedback.

I need one more clarification with above(block overriding) while using themes. Currently, I am using the theme adaption using the following method.

function getTheme() {
$oTheme = oxNew(‘oxTheme’);
return $oTheme->getActiveThemeId();
}

[{if $oViewConf->getTheme() == ‘flow’}]
/** custom information **/
[{/if}]

But I have faced some template issues(responsive) with the “waves” theme when using the above. Also, I found some other option like below(mentioned theme id for each block overriding),
‘blocks’ => [
[
‘theme’ => ‘shop_theme_id’
‘template’ => ‘name_off_shop_template_which_contains_block’,
‘block’=>‘name_off_shop_block’,
‘file’=>‘path_to_module_block_file’
]
];
Could you please suggest which one is the correct way to handle it in the custom module?

[vanilla_thunder]

in my oinion, it strongly depends on the amount of changes you need in your block tempalte in ordner to make it work with wave-based themes.
E.g. if its just the class name like “col-6” for wave instead of “col-xs-6” for flow, i would simply put both classes into elements, if there are no side ffects from using bootstrap classes from different version.

If you really need to maintain two different template files, i would go with theme definition in metadata.php since it also considers the parent theme. The if-condition like this [{if $oViewConf->getTheme() == ‘flow’}] is only true if you use the flow theme itself, but false if you have a child theme of flow, while theme definition in metadata will also work if your child theme is based on flow no matter of theme’s actual id or name.

[mohana]

Thank you so much for your feedback.