Magento Module Template – How to Overwrite Core Template Files from a Custom Module

magento-1moduleoverridessales-ordertemplate

I want to overwrite two files. Namely the view.phtml and print.phtml of sales orders.
(path: app/design/frontend/base/default/template/sales/order/)

I am creating a module in which I want to create a path as app/design/frontend/base/default/template/<My Module Name>/sales/order/ so that the core view.phtml and print.phtml files don't get overwritten.

So please guide me how to achieve this task.

Best Answer

You could do this with a layout XML file inside of your module. You need to have a section in your module's config.xml like this to let Magento load your module's layout XML (path: app/design/frontend/base/default/layout/mymodulename.xml):

<config>
    [...]
    <frontend>
        [...]
        <layout>
            <updates>
                <mymodulename_layout module="MyModuleName">
                    <file>mymodulename.xml</file>
                </mymodulename_layout>
            </updates>
        </layout>
    </frontend>

In this layout XML file you can reference the specific blocks and change their template.

<layout>
    <sales_order_view>
        <reference name="sales.order.view">
            <action method="setTemplate">
                <template>mymodulename/sales/order/view.phtml</template>
            </action>
        </reference>
    </sales_order_view>
    <sales_order_print>
        <reference name="sales.order.print">
            <action method="setTemplate">
                <template>mymodulename/sales/order/print.phtml</template>
            </action>
        </reference>
    </sales_order_print>
</layout>

Create New Layout file at Custom Module:

You can do this layout.First need to create a frontend layout file customgrouped.xml from this custom module like this.

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<config>
    <modules>
        <Amit_Custommodule>
            <version>1.0.0</version>
        </Amit_Custommodule>
    </modules>
    <!-- start of routers 
    -->
    <frontend>
        <layout>
            <updates>
                <custommodule>
                    <file>customgrouped.xml</file>
                </custommodule>
            </updates>
        </layout>
    </frontend>
</config>

Change template file at new layout file

then on customgrouped.xml file using grouped.phtml name and using setTemplate function set template .

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<layout version="0.1.0">
<!--
PRODUCT_TYPE_grouped for only grouped product view page
-->
    <PRODUCT_TYPE_grouped> <!--  grouped.phtml  block name define at catalog.xml -->
        <reference name="product.info.grouped">
              <action method="setTemplate"><template>youpath/customgrouped.phtml</template></action>
        </reference>
    </PRODUCT_TYPE_grouped></layout>

Magento 1.9 – Custom Adminhtml Template Overwritten by Default Template

The tag should be used if you create a module that impacts an other one. and your declaration file (app/etc/modules/Namespace_Module.xml) this:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    <modules>
        <MyCompany_MyModule>
            <active>true</active>
            <codePool>community</codePool>
            <depends>
                <Mage_Sales />
            </depends>
        </MyCompany_MyModule>
    </modules>
</config>

so finally your xml will look like

EDIT

to use adminhtml custom theme

if you are using like this in frontend design\frontend\default\yourtheme

then in admin you can also use design\adminhtml\default\yourtheme

you it should work like your custom in admin area please don't put in base else when you going to upgrade your magento version it may create issue.

i hope it will work for you.

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Related Solutions

Magento-1.9 Overrides – How to Override grouped.phtml File in Custom Module

Create New Layout file at Custom Module:

Change template file at new layout file

Magento 1.9 – Custom Adminhtml Template Overwritten by Default Template

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