Scenario: I have created a new custom module. Now, I need to edit a default template file. For example:-

Problem: I am using Magento 1.6 and my login and register page design has problem. It is not taking the template path from my custom theme. Instead, it is taking the template path from base persistent folder. For example, the login template path is taken from frontend/base/default/template/persistent/customer/form/login.phtml

You can easily get controller name, action name, router name and module name in template file or in any class file. IN TEMPLATE FILES

You can easily call any static block from template (phtml) file. At first, you have to create a static block. Let us suppose, you created a static block with the identifier cool_items.

In this article, I will be illustrating and explaining about foreach and section loop used in Smarty. I will be using these loops for creating a selection list.

You can also include other smarty template files in one smarty template. This brings the use of template function available in Smarty. You may want to make a constant header and footer for your entire website. For this purpose, you can use the ‘include’ tag. Include tags are used for including other templates in the [...]

Smarty is a template engine for PHP. More specifically, it facilitates a manageable way to separate application logic and content from its presentation. This is best described in a situation where the application programmer and the template designer play different roles, or in most cases is not the same person.