Custom Varuiables

[Juan GG Host]

I'm currently including additional info on my product group pages with if statements:
 

{if $gid eq '11'}

I'm wondering if there is a way to define custom variables, which I can more easily manage, and thus simplify my template files. For example, there is the built in $productGroup.features variable (is variable the right term?).
 

<ul class="list-features">
  {foreach $productGroup.features as $features}
  <li>{$features.feature}</li>
  {/foreach}
</ul>

So in the same way, could I define my own? For example:

$productGroup.promoVideo
$productGroup.additionalFeatures
$productGroup.addons
$productGroup.additionalBanner

 

[PUQ]

Yes, it is possible to define custom variables in your WHMCS templates to simplify your template files and make them easier to manage. There are a few different ways you can do this, depending on where you want to use the variables and what type of data you want to store in them.

One way to define custom variables is to use the assign function in your template files. For example, you can define a custom variable called promoVideo like this:

{assign var='promoVideo' value='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ'}

You can then use this variable in your template like this:

<div class="promo-video">
    <iframe src="{$promoVideo}" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
</div>

Another way to define custom variables is to use the set_template_var function in a custom hook or module function. For example, you can define a custom variable called additionalFeatures like this:

function mymodule_additional_features($vars) {
    $additionalFeatures = array('Feature 1', 'Feature 2', 'Feature 3');
    set_template_var('additionalFeatures', $additionalFeatures);
}
add_hook('ClientAreaPage', 1, 'mymodule_additional_features');

You can then use this variable in your template like this:

<ul class="list-additional-features">
    {foreach $additionalFeatures as $feature}
    <li>{$feature}</li>
    {/foreach}
</ul>

 

Edited December 20, 2022 by PUQ