Create custom page in Prestashop 1.5.3

Question

I\'d like to create a custom page in Prestashop 1.5.3 without using CMS.

Unfortunately I can not find any tutorials that are working with 1.5.3.

So far I hav

Answer 1

1. Create a custom page controller in the override directory - override/controllers/front/CustompageController.php

class CustompageController extends FrontController{ 

    //add js / css required for the custom page

    public function setMedia(){
        $this->context->controller->addJS(_THEME_JS_DIR_.'custom-page.js');
        $this->context->controller->addCSS(_THEME_CSS_DIR_.'custom-page.css');
        parent::setMedia();
    }

    public function initContent(){

        //preparingdata for passing to the custom page
        $name = 'Gofenice Technologies';
        $expert_in = array('Prestashop Development', 'Prestashop Customization', 'Prestashop Custom Module Development', 'Prestashop Page Speed Optimization');
        $this->context->smarty->assign(array(
                'company_name' => $name,
                'expert_in' => $expert_in
            ));
        //data ends-here

        //pass data to template file
        $this->setTemplate(_PS_THEME_DIR_.'custom-page.tpl');


        //show left/ right columns - will be true and shown by default
        $this->display_column_left = false;
        $this->display_column_right = false;

        //call parent initcontent - this is for loading the site's default header, footer, left and right columns
        parent::initContent();
    }
}

2. A template for our new custom page - themes/site-current-theme/custom-page.tpl

   {$company_name}
   {l s='Expert In'}
   
       {foreach from=$expert_in item=skill}
       
   {$skill}
       {/foreach}
   
   

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