Difference between revisions of "Templates and Custom PHP Logic"

Latest revision as of 21:49, 26 January 2023

If you want to include custom PHP logic in your customized templates, we recommend using hooks.

We deprecated support for Smarty's legacy tags in WHMCS 6.0 and plan to permanently remove support in WHMCS 9.0. You must disable and remove them. For more information, see Eliminating Legacy Smarty Tags.

Hook Points

Hook points for every page of the Client Area allow you to define system theme and order form template variables. For a full list, see our Client Area Interface Hooks Reference.

Example Hook File

The following example demonstrates using a hook on the Client Area View Ticket page:

<?php
/**
 * Hook sample for defining additional template variables
 *
 * @param array $vars Existing defined template variables
 *
 * @return array
 */
function hook_template_variables_example($vars)
{
    $extraTemplateVariables = array();
  
    // set a fixed value
    $extraTemplateVariables['fixedValue'] = 'abc';
  
    // fetch clients data if available
    $clientsData = isset($vars['clientsdetails']) ? $vars['clientsdetails'] : null;
  
    // determine if client is logged in
    if (is_array($clientsData) && isset($clientsData['id'])) {
        $userId = $clientsData['id'];
        // perform calculation here
        $extraTemplateVariables['userSpecificValue'] = '123';
        $extraTemplateVariables['anotherUserOnlyValue'] = '456';
    }
  
    // return array of template variables to define
    return $extraTemplateVariables;
}
  
add_hook('ClientAreaPageViewTicket', 1, 'hook_template_variables_example');

The hook code above defines the additional system theme and order form template {$fixedValue} variable and, in the case of an authenticated user, the {$userSpecificValue} and {$anotherUserOnlyValue} variables.

You can them use them in the associated system theme and order form template file (in this case, viewticket.tpl):

<p>The fixed value is {$fixedValue}.</p>
  
{if $userSpecificValue && $anotherUserOnlyValue}
    <p>I also have this {$userSpecificValue} and {$anotherUserOnlyValue} to show you.</p>
{/if}

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-We recommend that all custom PHP logic be performed via hooks.  Hooks are the only future-proof way of performing your own PHP logic at the time of page rendering.
+If you want to include custom PHP logic in your customized templates, we recommend using hooks.
-Historically, Smarty has allowed you to define custom PHP logic directly within template files.  This has often been used by users and third party developers as a quick and convenient way of performing additional logic and defining additional template output.
-However, as of Smarty 3, support for the {php} block has been removed, and we are only providing legacy support to ease the transition for developers and users who work with our platform and rely on this functionality.
 <div class="docs-alert-warning">
-In WHMCS 6.0 and later, a backwards compatibility Security setting "Allow Smarty PHP Tags" has been introduced in '''Setup > General Settings > Security''' which must be checked to enable the use of PHP tags.  This setting defaults to '''Off''', and may be removed in a future versions.
+We deprecated support for Smarty's legacy tags in WHMCS 6.0 and plan to permanently remove support in WHMCS 9.0. You '''must''' disable and remove them. For more information, see [[Eliminating Legacy Smarty Tags]].
 </div>
-==Example Hook File==
+== Hook Points ==
-The below example demonstrates how a hook can be used to perform additional PHP logic and define template variables for use in client area template files.
+Hook points for every page of the Client Area allow you to define system theme and order form template variables. For a full list, see our [https://developers.whmcs.com/hooks-reference/client-area-interface/ Client Area Interface Hooks Reference].
-<div class="docs-alert-info">This example below executes on the View Ticket page within the client area. There are hook points available for every page of the WHMCS client area that allow you to defined template variables in this way.  For a full list, please refer to the [[Hooks:Index#Client_Area_Interface|Client Area Interface Hooks Index Listing]]</div>
+== Example Hook File ==
+The following example demonstrates using a hook on the Client Area '''View Ticket''' page:
 <source lang="php">
 <?php
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 {
      $extraTemplateVariables = array();
      // set a fixed value
      $extraTemplateVariables['fixedValue'] = 'abc';
      // fetch clients data if available
      $clientsData = isset($vars['clientsdetails']) ? $vars['clientsdetails'] : null;
      // determine if client is logged in
      if (is_array($clientsData) && isset($clientsData['id'])) {
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          $extraTemplateVariables['anotherUserOnlyValue'] = '456';
      }
      // return array of template variables to define
      return $extraTemplateVariables;
 }
 add_hook('ClientAreaPageViewTicket', 1, 'hook_template_variables_example');
 </source>
-The above hook defines the additional template variables {$fixedValue} - and, in the case of a logged in user, {$userSpecificValue} and {$anotherUserOnlyValue}.  These can then be used inside the associated template file (in this case, viewticket.tpl) in the regular way.
+The hook code above defines the additional system theme and order form template <tt>{$fixedValue}</tt> variable and, in the case of an authenticated user, the <tt>{$userSpecificValue}</tt> and <tt>{$anotherUserOnlyValue}</tt> variables.
+You can them use them in the associated system theme and order form template file (in this case, <tt>viewticket.tpl</tt>):
 <source lang="php">
 <p>The fixed value is {$fixedValue}.</p>
 {if $userSpecificValue && $anotherUserOnlyValue}
      <p>I also have this {$userSpecificValue} and {$anotherUserOnlyValue} to show you.</p>
 {/if}
 </source>

Documentation

Difference between revisions of "Templates and Custom PHP Logic"

Latest revision as of 21:49, 26 January 2023

Hook Points

Example Hook File