Using template event files in styles

[leschek]

As the phpBB Ideas page is still not available I'm writing here.

I think it would be nice to be able to use template event files in styles in the same way as they are used in extensions. I can imagine that users would create folder called "event" in template folder in style (or substyle) and in it they could create html event files with some custom code, so they wouldn't have to edit core files of style. Also, it would be easier for users to update changed styles to newer version as new custom code would be in separate files.

[javiexin]

Wouldn't this be as simple as creating a new extension directory, a new composer.json file, enable it as an extension, and there you go: just put whatever template events you want to customize in the styles folder of that "empty" extension...

I might have left some minor detail (maybe create the ext.php file, but I am not positive it is required), but conceptually, this would be almost exactly what you are asking for, only in a different folder (under ext/ instead of under styles/).

-javiexin

[leschek]

Thank you for reply.

Wouldn't this be as simple as creating a new extension directory, a new composer.json file, enable it as an extension, and there you go

No. I think it would be simpler (and for users easier) to create only one directory in template folder and (to me) it seems to be more logical to edit style in style directory than to create extension for it and edit files in extension. But you are right, it's possible to create extension for editing styles.

[Khaos-Rage]

This has been done already.

Extension Name: Custom Code

Extension Description: Allows to add custom template code on template event locations.

[leschek]

This has been done already.

Extension Name: Custom Code

Extension Description: Allows to add custom template code on template event locations.

While I like that extension it is different thing. For example there is only limited number of events user can use.

[DavidIQ]

Doesn't sound like a bad idea. I imagine it would simply contain user created files that have the template event name just like extensions do it. Then those forum administrators that just want to add a simple menu item, for instance, without the complexities of an extension can just do so.

I would lay out the details in a tracker ticket if I were you.