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How to add custom template to block

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I have changed the view.php file in the search block so that there is no title. I am trying to install it as a custom template, but after I put it in the templates folder and try to use it, it does not show up in the dropdown menu. What am i doing wrong?

Thanks
hawkman4188
 
cannonf700 replied on at Permalink Best Answer Reply
cannonf700
double check and make sure your trail is correct. It should look something like this:

root/blocks/search/templates/yourcustomsearch.php

Also, you should rename the file from view.php to something more descriptive. I like to use the theme's title for example rustic_search.php or something like that.
hawkman4188 replied on at Permalink Reply
hawkman4188
I did that and it still doesn't show up. Do I have to refresh something under the dashboard?
cannonf700 replied on at Permalink Reply
cannonf700
no - no updates from the dashboard are necessary. I can only think of two things:
1 double check the spelling of your file trail... is templates plural? is search spelled correctly?

2 make sure your custom template is at the ROOT/Blocks level and NOT at the ROOT/concrete/blocks level.

If that doesn't work then you could try this file trail:
root/blocks/search/templates/yourcustomtemplate/view.php
hawkman4188 replied on at Permalink Reply
hawkman4188
I figured it out. I had the wrong file structure. It had to be:
ROOT->blocks->content->templates->User_template_name

thanks for the help!