How do I customize href routePath in .tpl files? Convert cat id to catname in permalink

[cdeese8]

How do I control the routePath output? I'm trying to customize the permalink so it spits out {$kbarticle.categoryname} instead of {$kbarticle.categoryid}

domain.com/knowledgebase/{$kbarticle.categoryid}/{$kbarticle.title}
(currently)

domain.com/knowledgebase/{$kbarticle.categoryname }/{$kbarticle.title}
(what would be nice)

Using WHMCS 7.4.1 with default template, I notice on the knowledgebasecat.tpl page <a href="{routePath('knowledgebase-category-view',{$kbcat.id},{$kbcat.urlfriendlyname})}"> but when I use "find in file" search in Sublime nothing is found.

Might you have any wisdom to share, perhaps a hook replacement or even smarty replace?

• https://www.smarty.net/docsv2/en/language.modifier.replace.tpl
• https://whmcs.community/topic/259281-htaccess-rewrite-knowledgebase-to-xyz-and-trim-redirect-extension-php-or-html-w-trailing-slash/

Edited February 28, 2019 by cdeese8
added links and tag

[brian!]

20 minutes ago, cdeese8 said:

How do I control the routePath output?

you don't - it's an undocumented, mysterious encrypted feature that works by black magic. 🧙‍♂️

22 minutes ago, cdeese8 said:

Using WHMCS 7.4.1 with default template, I notice on the knowledgebasecat.tpl page <a href="{routePath('knowledgebase-category-view',{$kbcat.id},{$kbcat.urlfriendlyname})}"> but when I use "find in file" search in Sublime nothing is found.

hardcode the link with a category name and see if it works.. chances are that routepath is only designed to work with specific variables, but you never know.

[cdeese8]

Good idea buddy, that's what I ended up doing. I created a custom static page and just linked to specific articles after I created 301 redirects in .htaccess.

Thanks again for good suggestion brian!