Problem Loading Custom phtml into CMS page

Question

I am still fairly new to Magento and it's structure.

I have two custom PHTML files that show Featured & News products (one file) and recent Wordpress posts (second file). I had them in the /dev/app/design/frontend/base/default/template/page/html directory which I have discovered is the core template location and could eventually be effected by a Magento update. They did load just fine when in this directory.

I moved them to my custom template directory (/dev/app/design/frontend/default/rics/template/page/html [rics being the name of our template]) and now they do not load.

These are being called in the default home page which is a CMS page in the Magento system. This is the block code that calls these pages,

{{block type="layerslider/layerslider" name="layerslider" template="layerslider/layerslider.phtml"}}
{{block type="core/template" template="page/html/featurednewproducts.phtml"}}
{{block type="core/template" template="page/html/newsrecentposts.phtml"}} 

Here is the link to our development site - http://dev.flymasters.cliquecode.com/

The layerslider loads fine but the Featured & New products as well as the Recent News post do not load.

I am thinking it might be in the block "type" I have specified but am not certain.

If you need anymore information or code let me know.

I assume you mean the code of the two PHTML files. Here they are.

This is the Featured and New Products file (featurednewproducts.phtml)

<?php
/**
 * Magento
 *
 * NOTICE OF LICENSE
 *
 * This source file is subject to the Academic Free License (AFL 3.0)
 * that is bundled with this package in the file LICENSE_AFL.txt.
 * It is also available through the world-wide-web at this URL:
 * http://opensource.org/licenses/afl-3.0.php
 * If you did not receive a copy of the license and are unable to
 * obtain it through the world-wide-web, please send an email
 * to [email protected] so we can send you a copy immediately.
 *
 * DISCLAIMER
 *
 * Do not edit or add to this file if you wish to upgrade Magento to newer
 * versions in the future. If you wish to customize Magento for your
 * needs please refer to http://www.magentocommerce.com for more information.
 *
 * @category design
 * @package base_default
 * @copyright Copyright (c) 2013 Magento Inc. (http://www.magentocommerce.com)
 * @license http://opensource.org/licenses/afl-3.0.php Academic Free License (AFL 3.0)
 */
?>
<?php
/**
 * @deprecated after 1.4.0.0-alpha3
 */
/**
 * This template is for generic wrapper purposes, including ajax.updater loaded blocks
 *
 * Usage in layout xml files:
 * <block type="core/template" template="page/html/wrapper.phtml">
 * <action method="setId"><id>some-custom-identificator</id></action>
 *
 * <!-- optional -->
 * <action method="setTag"><tag>span</tag></action> <!-- div is used if not specified -->
 * <action method="setParams"><params>class="custom-class"</params></action>
 *
 * <!-- insert wrapped blocks here -->
 * </block>
 */
?>
<div class="home-tabs-content">
 <div class="home-tabs">
 <div class="home-tabs-nav-wrapper">
 <ul class="tabs-nav">
 <li class="tab-nav active" data-toid="1">Featured Products</li>
 <li class="tab-nav" data-toid="2">New Products</li>
 </ul>
 </div>
 <div class="tabs-content-wrapper">
 <div class="content-tab active" id='tab1' style="background-color:#fff !important;">
 <?php
 $fCat = Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load(126);
 $fProducts = $fCat->getProductCollection()->setPageSize(4)->setCurPage(1)->addAttributeToSelect('*')->addAttributeToSort('created_at', 'desc');
 if(count($fProducts) > 0):
 ?>
 <a href="/featured.html" class="view-all">View All Featured Items</a>
 <ul class="tabs-products-ul">
 <?php
 foreach($fProducts as $fProduct):
 ?>
 <li class="products-li">
 <div class="products-li-content-wrapper"><?php //echo $this->getSkinUrl('images/item1.jpg') ?>
 <div class="products-li-img-wrapper"><a href="<?= $fProduct->getUrlPath(); ?>"><img src="<?= $fProduct->getImageUrl(); ?>" class="products-li-img"/></a></div>
 <div class="products-li-content">
 <p class="products-li-title"><a href="<?= $fProduct->getUrlPath(); ?>" class="products-li-title"><?= $fProduct->getName(); ?></d></p>
 <p class="products-li-price" class="products-li-title"><?= Mage::helper('core')->currency($fProduct->getPrice()); ?></p>
 <a href="<?= $fProduct->getUrlPath(); ?>" class="products-li-link">VIEW</a>
 </div>
 </div>
 </li>
 <?php
 endforeach;
 ?>
 </ul>
 <?php
 endif;
 ?>
 </div>
 <div class="content-tab" id='tab2' style="background-color:#fff !important;">
 <?php
 $nCat = Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load(127);
 $nProducts = $nCat->getProductCollection()->setPageSize(4)->setCurPage(1)->addAttributeToSelect('*')->addAttributeToSort('created_at', 'desc');
 if(count($nProducts) > 0):
 ?>
 <a href="/new.html" class="view-all">View All New Items</a>
 <ul class="tabs-products-ul">
 <?php
 foreach($nProducts as $nProduct):
 ?>
 <li class="products-li">
 <div class="products-li-content-wrapper"><?php //echo $this->getSkinUrl('images/item1.jpg') ?>
 <div class="products-li-img-wrapper"><a href="<?= $nProduct->getUrlPath(); ?>"><img src="<?= $nProduct->getImageUrl(); ?>" class="products-li-img"/></a></div>
 <div class="products-li-content">
 <p class="products-li-title"><a href="<?= $nProduct->getUrlPath(); ?>" class="products-li-title"><?= $nProduct->getName(); ?></a></p>
 <p class="products-li-price" class="products-li-title"><?= Mage::helper('core')->currency($nProduct->getPrice()); ?></p>
 <a href="<?= $nProduct->getUrlPath(); ?>" class="products-li-link">VIEW</a>
 </div>
 </div>
 </li>
 <?php
 endforeach;
 ?>
 </ul>
 <?php
 endif;
 ?>
 </div>
 </div>
 </div>
</div>

Here is the Recent blog post file (newsrecentposts.phtml)

<?php
/**
 * Magento
 *
 * NOTICE OF LICENSE
 *
 * This source file is subject to the Academic Free License (AFL 3.0)
 * that is bundled with this package in the file LICENSE_AFL.txt.
 * It is also available through the world-wide-web at this URL:
 * http://opensource.org/licenses/afl-3.0.php
 * If you did not receive a copy of the license and are unable to
 * obtain it through the world-wide-web, please send an email
 * to [email protected] so we can send you a copy immediately.
 *
 * DISCLAIMER
 *
 * Do not edit or add to this file if you wish to upgrade Magento to newer
 * versions in the future. If you wish to customize Magento for your
 * needs please refer to http://www.magentocommerce.com for more information.
 *
 * @category design
 * @package base_default
 * @copyright Copyright (c) 2013 Magento Inc. (http://www.magentocommerce.com)
 * @license http://opensource.org/licenses/afl-3.0.php Academic Free License (AFL 3.0)
 */
?>
<?php
/**
 * @deprecated after 1.4.0.0-alpha3
 */
/**
 * This template is for generic wrapper purposes, including ajax.updater loaded blocks
 *
 * Usage in layout xml files:
 * <block type="core/template" template="page/html/wrapper.phtml">
 * <action method="setId"><id>some-custom-identificator</id></action>
 *
 * <!-- optional -->
 * <action method="setTag"><tag>span</tag></action> <!-- div is used if not specified -->
 * <action method="setParams"><params>class="custom-class"</params></action>
 *
 * <!-- insert wrapped blocks here -->
 * </block>
 */
?>
<div class="home-tabs-content">
 <div class="home-tabs"> 
 <div class="home-news-wrapper">
 <div class="home-news-block">
 <div class="col-sm-3 news-image-left-link-wrapper">
 <?php echo $this->getLayout()->createBlock('core/template')->setTemplate('page/html/lefthandlinks.phtml')->toHtml(); ?>
 </div>
 <div class="col-sm-9 news-content-wrapper">
 <div>
 <h2 class="home-news">Latest News</h2>
 </div>
 <?php 
 $posts = Mage::getResourceModel('wordpress/post_collection')->addPostTypeFilter('post')
 ->addIsViewableFilter()
 ->addCategoryIdFilter(3)
 ->setPageSize(5)
 ->load();
 if(!empty($posts)){ 
 foreach($posts as $post):
 ?>
 <div>
 <?php // $post is already defined ?>
 <?php if ($featuredImage = $post->getFeaturedImage()): ?>
 <a href="<?php echo $post->getPermalink() ?>">
 <img src="<?php echo $featuredImage->getAvailableImage() ?>" alt="<?php echo $this->escapeHtml($post->getPostTitle()) ?>" style="float: left; margin: 8px; width: 120px; height: 120px;" /></a>
 <?php endif; ?>
 <span class="news-date"><?php echo $post->getPostDate() ?></span>
 <h3 class="news-title news-li-title">
 <a href="<?php echo $post->getPermalink() ?>">
 <?php echo $post->getPostTitle() ?>
 </a>
 </h3>
 <span class="news-content"><?php echo $post->getPostExcerpt(50) ?> ... <a href="<?php echo $post->getPermalink() ?>">Read More</a></span>
 <span class="bottom-liner"></span>
 <p style="text-align: center;">
 <br><img src="http://dev.flymasters.cliquecode.com/media/wysiwyg/line_DblGreenHorz.jpg" width="710" height="3" />
 </p>
 </div>
 <?php
 endforeach;
 }
 ?>
 </div>
 <div class="col-sm-3 news-image-right-link-wrapper">
 <img src="http://dev.flymasters.cliquecode.com/media/wysiwyg/GrizzlyKing.jpg" width="130" height="130" />
 </div>
 </div>
 </div> 
 </div>
</div>

If there is information in any other files you need let me know. Thanks for your help.

• Murtuza Zabuawala: yes you are right this problem with block type from where you written this two phtml block please provide full code so we can help you
• Ian A: I assume you mean the code of the two PHTML files. Here they are.
• Ian A: Updated original question with the code from the two files. Thanks

Answer 1

Turns out the issue had to do with rights. Once I set permission to 775 on each of the files it started working fine.