Call CMS Block with Category name as Identifier

Question 1

The goal is to call a static cms block at the bottom of the category page, with block identifier == category name (so that I can make a block in the admin backend for every category).

So I first thought of just adding a static cms block in the catalog_category.xml in my theme, but I think it is not possible to call the category name inside of the xml (or is it?)

Second try was to call a phtml template in the xml file. In the phtml teplate, I just call a static block with the name of the category. Unfortunately, I can't get the XML to work :/

This is what I added to MyTheme/Magento_Catalog/layout/catalog_category_view.xml

 <block class="Magento\Catalog\Block\Category\View" name="category.bottom" template="Magento_Catalog::category/bottom.phtml"/>

And in the template directory under category, I added the bottom.phtml. But when I open a category now, it says "File path is forbidden for security reasons".

So I tried to just call a template that is already there (the description.phtml), but that did not work either.

Now it gets strange: I tried to override the description.phtml in my theme, just to test if I got the paths right. The result was that the description in the frontend just disappeard, no matter what I wrote in the file - even if I just copied the original file to the override file. I just can't understand why...

Can anyone help?

Thanks, Valentin

Question 2

You have to create a small extension for this requirement.

First, create a block class View.php which generates for bottom cms section which should be located at app/code/Parkourstore/Catalog/Block/Category

<?php
/**
 * Created by Amit Bera.
 * User: Amit Kumar Bera
 * Email: [email protected]
 * Date: 13-06-2018
 * Time: 09:04
 */
namespace Parkourstore\Catalog\Block\Category;
class View extends \Magento\Catalog\Block\Category\View
{
 public function __construct(
 \Magento\Framework\View\Element\Template\Context $context,
 \Magento\Catalog\Model\Layer\Resolver $layerResolver,
 \Magento\Framework\Registry $registry,
 \Magento\Catalog\Helper\Category $categoryHelper,
 array $data = [])
 {
 parent::__construct($context, $layerResolver, $registry, $categoryHelper, $data);
 }
 /**
 * @return mixed
 */
 public function getCmsBlockBottomHtml()
 {
 if (!$this->getData('cms_block_bottom_html')) {
 $html = $this->getLayout()->createBlock(
 \Magento\Cms\Block\Block::class
 )->setBlockId(
 $this->getCurrentCategory()->getName()
 )->toHtml();
 $this->setData('cms_block_bottom_html', $html);
 }
 return $this->getData('cms_block_bottom_html');
 }
}

Second, you have create a template file for this block at app/code/Parkourstore/Catalog/view/frontend/templates/category/bottom-cms.phtml

 <?= $block->getCmsBlockBottomHtml() ?>

3rd you have to call this block using layout so create `catalog_category_view.xml

`

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<page xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" layout="2columns-left" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:framework:View/Layout/etc/page_configuration.xsd">
 <body>
 <referenceContainer name="content.bottom">
 <block class="{VendorName}\{ModuleName}\Block\Category\View" name="category.cms.bottom" template="{VendorName}_{ModuleName}::category/bottom-cms.phtml"/>
 </referenceContainer>
 </body> 
</page>

Question 3

Thank you! Unfortunately, I get an two exceptions: ` Exception #0 (Magento\Framework\Exception\LocalizedException): Invalid block type: Parkourstore\Catalog\Block\Category\View Exception #1 (ReflectionException): Class Parkourstore\Catalog\Block\Category\View does not exist`. Here is a screenshot how I build the module, maybe wrong paths? prntscr.com/junklq

Question 4

And I added the XML in my theme (Magento_Catalog/layout/catalog_category_view.xml)

Question 5

Location seems ok from screesnhot. But might be block class name is wrong, Please check updated post.

Question 6

Stupid me forgot to copy the opening php tag >< Thank you so much! Works now! I changed it to 'setBlockId( "cat-bottom-" . $this->getCurrentCategory()->getId() )->toHtml();' and it works perfectly!

Question 7

How to add cms block using custom module instead of adding cms block from magento admin backend magento.stackexchange.com/q/330082/57334

Amit Bera ♦ 77.8k21 gold badges127 silver badges240 bronze badges · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-13 03:47:52Z

You have to create a small extension for this requirement.

First, create a block class View.php which generates for bottom cms section which should be located at app/code/Parkourstore/Catalog/Block/Category

<?php
/**
 * Created by Amit Bera.
 * User: Amit Kumar Bera
 * Email: [email protected]
 * Date: 13-06-2018
 * Time: 09:04
 */
namespace Parkourstore\Catalog\Block\Category;
class View extends \Magento\Catalog\Block\Category\View
{
 public function __construct(
 \Magento\Framework\View\Element\Template\Context $context,
 \Magento\Catalog\Model\Layer\Resolver $layerResolver,
 \Magento\Framework\Registry $registry,
 \Magento\Catalog\Helper\Category $categoryHelper,
 array $data = [])
 {
 parent::__construct($context, $layerResolver, $registry, $categoryHelper, $data);
 }
 /**
 * @return mixed
 */
 public function getCmsBlockBottomHtml()
 {
 if (!$this->getData('cms_block_bottom_html')) {
 $html = $this->getLayout()->createBlock(
 \Magento\Cms\Block\Block::class
 )->setBlockId(
 $this->getCurrentCategory()->getName()
 )->toHtml();
 $this->setData('cms_block_bottom_html', $html);
 }
 return $this->getData('cms_block_bottom_html');
 }
}

Second, you have create a template file for this block at app/code/Parkourstore/Catalog/view/frontend/templates/category/bottom-cms.phtml

 <?= $block->getCmsBlockBottomHtml() ?>

3rd you have to call this block using layout so create `catalog_category_view.xml

`

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<page xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" layout="2columns-left" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:framework:View/Layout/etc/page_configuration.xsd">
 <body>
 <referenceContainer name="content.bottom">
 <block class="{VendorName}\{ModuleName}\Block\Category\View" name="category.cms.bottom" template="{VendorName}_{ModuleName}::category/bottom-cms.phtml"/>
 </referenceContainer>
 </body> 
</page>

Thank you! Unfortunately, I get an two exceptions: ` Exception #0 (Magento\Framework\Exception\LocalizedException): Invalid block type: Parkourstore\Catalog\Block\Category\View Exception #1 (ReflectionException): Class Parkourstore\Catalog\Block\Category\View does not exist`. Here is a screenshot how I build the module, maybe wrong paths? prntscr.com/junklq
And I added the XML in my theme (Magento_Catalog/layout/catalog_category_view.xml)
Location seems ok from screesnhot. But might be block class name is wrong, Please check updated post.
Stupid me forgot to copy the opening php tag >< Thank you so much! Works now! I changed it to 'setBlockId( "cat-bottom-" . $this->getCurrentCategory()->getId() )->toHtml();' and it works perfectly!
How to add cms block using custom module instead of adding cms block from magento admin backend magento.stackexchange.com/q/330082/57334

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