How to use {url} for links creation on tpl files in Prestashop 1.7

In this blog, we will learn new standards of links creation on tpl files in Prestashop 1.7 .

In Prestashop 1.6 we used {$link} variable on tpl files and we created links on tpl files by calling different link creation methods from $link object.

But in Prestashop 1.7, a new standard has been set to create links on tpl files. Now we will use {url} for different kind of links creation on tpl files in Prestashop 1.7.

Let’s understand it with some examples to know how to replace {$link} of Prestashop 1.6 with {url} in Prestashop 1.7 –

Prestashop 1.6 : {$link->getModuleLink()}
Prestashop 1.7 : {url entity='module' name='myModule' controller='myController' params = ['paramKey1' => $paramValue1, 'paramKey2' => $paramValue2]}
Example : {url entity='module' name='marketplace' controller='productupdate' params=['edited' => 1, 'id' => $id]}

Prestashop 1.6 : {$link->getPageLink()}
Prestashop 1.7 : { url entity='myPageName' params = ['paramKey1' => $paramValue1, 'paramKey2' => $paramValue2]}
Example : { url entity='my-account' params=['edited' => 1, 'id' => $id]}

Prestashop 1.6 : {$link->getCategoryLink()}
Prestashop 1.7 : {url entity='category' id=$id_category id_lang=$id_lang}
Example : {url entity='category' id=3 id_lang=2}

Prestashop 1.6 : {$link->getCmsLink()}
Prestashop 1.7 : {url entity='cms' id=$id_cms id_lang=$id_lang}
Example : {url entity='cms' id=3 id_lang=2}

Prestashop 1.6 : {$link->getCatImageLink()}
Prestashop 1.7 : {url entity='categoryImage' id=$id_category name='imageType'}
Example : {url entity='categoryImage' id=3 name='home-default'}

Symfony URLs with {url}

You can also create Symfony URLs using {url} in Prestashop 1.7

//link for admin order view page
<a href="{url entity='sf' route='admin_orders_view' sf-params=["orderId"=>"$id_order"] }"> Link to admin order page <a/>

You have to pass –

entity : ‘sf’ for symfony url

route : name of the symfony route (admin_orders_view) in the route parameter

sf-params : link parameters for symfony url.

So this is how you can use {url} in Prestashop 1.7 for links creation in tpl files.

Note-  {url} is directly linked to the getUrlSmarty($params) in the “classes/Link.php” . So you can check this function for more information on links creations iwth {url}.

You can also take a reference on this topic by visiting the following link –

Reference – http://developers.prestashop.com/themes/smarty/helpers.html