{$WEB_ROOT} in template files not always working

[theozsnowman]

I have a weird one in my footer template file i include some images:
as an example:

					<div class="widget">
						<h5>We Accepted</h5>
						<img class="img-card-sm" src="{$WEB_ROOT}images/payments-logo/visa.png" alt="">
						<img class="img-card-sm" src="{$WEB_ROOT}images/payments-logo/master-card.png" alt="">
						<img class="img-card-sm" src="{$WEB_ROOT}images/payments-logo/direct-deposit.png" alt="">
						<img class="img-card-sm" src="{$WEB_ROOT}images/payments-logo/paypal.png" alt="">
					</div>

works in some pages but not others for example on the /password/reset  link they dont load any path for {$WEB_ROOT}
 

{debug}

says the value is set as:

$WEB_ROOT
Origin: "Smarty object"	
Value
""

whereas id have thought it should have returned the root domain url for the install?

am i missing something here or is it just not behaving?

Edited April 22, 2023 by theozsnowman

[bear]

Found a related thread: 

You may also try using a slash after the global, since that's how it's shown in most examples.

{$WEB_ROOT}/images/....

Edited April 22, 2023 by bear