How to override template files in a module

Question

I have two template files that I need to override in a custom module. Those files are

app/design/frontend/<current-theme>/template/catalogue/category/view.phtml 
app/design/frontend/<your-theme>/template/catalogue/product/view.phtml 

Since I'm very new to Magento I have no idea of how to do that. Please help me on this.

Answer 1

Put the below code in your custom extension layout file:

app/design/frontend//template/catalogue/category/view.phtml

<catalog_category_view>
 <reference name="category.products">
 <action method="setTemplate">
 <template>mymodule/catalog/category/view.phtml</template>
 </action>
 </reference> 
</catalog_category_view>

app/design/frontend//template/catalogue/product/view.phtml

<catalog_product_view>
 <reference name="product.info">
 <action method="setTemplate">
 <template>custom/catalog/product/view.phtml</template>
 </action>
 </reference>
</catalog_product_view>

• Shiran S Ekanayake: Hi @MageComp. Thank you for the answer. But still I got few things to clarify. What do you mean by the custom extension layout file?
• Shiran S Ekanayake: And where should I put the new template files in my custom module?
• user41152: In your custom extension you have frontend path like this: app/design/frontend/[Theme]/layout/extension.xml app/design/frontend/[Theme]/template/extensionfolder