How to write custom templates with additional resource files
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Hi guys,
I don't remember reading anything about this in the documentation, but I just figured this out today.
I was creating a custom template for the Image block called "Page Header". I needed a way to have some supporting files available.
My first try was to put them inside blocks/image/assets/ and to refer to them using $this -> getBlockURL () like I would in a custom block, but unfortunately it did not work. My second try was to put them inside blocks/image/templates/assets/ and to refer to them using $bvt -> getBaseURL (), which actually worked fine, except for one problem: "Assets" appeared on the list of custom templates.
Both a little perplexed and frustrated that my assets folder would appear on the list of custom templates (not being a PHP file, after all) I decided to try placing my entire template inside its own directory.
I'm sure others will not be surprised by my saying so, but it was a nice find for me. I thought the only way to create my Page Header template was to keep it all in page_header.php
Instead of using page_header.php, I created a folder called page_header and renamed my PHP file to view.php. I placed the assets folder inside, adopted getBaseURL for referencing them and I was good to go.
Hope this might help someone
I don't remember reading anything about this in the documentation, but I just figured this out today.
I was creating a custom template for the Image block called "Page Header". I needed a way to have some supporting files available.
My first try was to put them inside blocks/image/assets/ and to refer to them using $this -> getBlockURL () like I would in a custom block, but unfortunately it did not work. My second try was to put them inside blocks/image/templates/assets/ and to refer to them using $bvt -> getBaseURL (), which actually worked fine, except for one problem: "Assets" appeared on the list of custom templates.
Both a little perplexed and frustrated that my assets folder would appear on the list of custom templates (not being a PHP file, after all) I decided to try placing my entire template inside its own directory.
I'm sure others will not be surprised by my saying so, but it was a nice find for me. I thought the only way to create my Page Header template was to keep it all in page_header.php
Instead of using page_header.php, I created a folder called page_header and renamed my PHP file to view.php. I placed the assets folder inside, adopted getBaseURL for referencing them and I was good to go.
Hope this might help someone
