Adding New Modules Positions to OpenCart 2

Question

I want to add more Positions for modules. How can I add a new module position in opencart 2?

Here, I like this information. but, it is work only for OpenCart older vers

Answer 1

I know it is bit late , but it might be helpful to others , also the above answer helped me but for newbie to understand easily i am writing this.

I am inserting the new position content_footer in it.

Tested For 2.3.0.2

We will edit the files for admin side first

1] Go to admin/view/template/design/layout_form.tpl

By Default opencart gives 4 position for modules find the below code

  
so after copy this whole section from start of the table to the table closing and paste it below and change the content_bottom to content_footer
  

2] Now find the function addModule() and find the below line

$('#module-column-left, #module-column-right, #module-content-top, #module-content-bottom ').delegate

Now add #module-content-footer

$('#module-column-left, #module-column-right, #module-content-top, #module-content-bottom , #module-content-footer').delegate(

Same way below line for trigger

$('#module-column-left, #module-column-right, #module-content-top, #module-content-bottom , #module-content-footer' ).trigger

3] In admin/controller/design/layout.php find the below function

protected function getForm()

and this line in it

$data['text_content_footer'] = $this->language->get('text_content_footer');

4] Now add following line in admin/language/en-gb/layout.php

$_['text_content_footer'] = 'Content Footer';

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Front Side Files Changing

1] Create a new template file in catalog/view/theme/themename/template/common/content_footer.tpl

2] Create a new controller file in Catalog/controller/common/content_footer.php and place the below code

    load->model('design/layout');

    if (isset($this->request->get['route'])) {
        $route = (string)$this->request->get['route'];
    } else {
        $route = 'common/home';
    }

    $layout_id = 0;

    if ($route == 'product/category' && isset($this->request->get['path'])) {
        $this->load->model('catalog/category');

        $path = explode('_', (string)$this->request->get['path']);

        $layout_id = $this->model_catalog_category->getCategoryLayoutId(end($path));
    }

    if ($route == 'product/product' && isset($this->request->get['product_id'])) {
        $this->load->model('catalog/product');

        $layout_id = $this->model_catalog_product->getProductLayoutId($this->request->get['product_id']);
    }

    if ($route == 'information/information' && isset($this->request->get['information_id'])) {
        $this->load->model('catalog/information');

        $layout_id = $this->model_catalog_information->getInformationLayoutId($this->request->get['information_id']);
    }

    if (!$layout_id) {
        $layout_id = $this->model_design_layout->getLayout($route);
    }

    if (!$layout_id) {
        $layout_id = $this->config->get('config_layout_id');
    }

    $this->load->model('extension/module');

    $data['modules'] = array();

    $modules = $this->model_design_layout->getLayoutModules($layout_id, 'content_footer');

    foreach ($modules as $module) {
        $part = explode('.', $module['code']);

        if (isset($part[0]) && $this->config->get($part[0] . '_status')) {
            $module_data = $this->load->controller('extension/module/' . $part[0]);

            if ($module_data) {
                $data['modules'][] = $module_data;
            }
        }

        if (isset($part[1])) {
            $setting_info = $this->model_extension_module->getModule($part[1]);

            if ($setting_info && $setting_info['status']) {
                $output = $this->load->controller('extension/module/' . $part[0], $setting_info);

                if ($output) {
                    $data['modules'][] = $output;
                }
            }
        }
    }

    return $this->load->view('common/content_footer', $data);
}}

3] Now add the following line in catalog/controller/common/home.php

$data['content_footer'] = $this->load->controller('common/content_footer');

4] Finally , to show the position on the home page, you'll add

to catalog/view/theme/themename/template/common/home.tpl