{extends} tags are used in child templates in template inheritance for extending parent templates.
For details see section of Template Interitance.
The
{extends}tag must be on the first line of the template.If a child template extends a parent template with the
{extends}tag it may contain only{block}tags. Any other template content is ignored.Use the syntax for template resources to extend files outside of the
$template_dirdirectory.
Note
When extending a variable parent like {extends file=$parent_file},
make sure you include $parent_file in the
$compile_id. Otherwise Smarty
cannot distinguish between different $parent_files.
Attributes:
| Attribute Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| file | string | Yes | n/a | The name of the template file which is extended |
Example 7.26. Simple {extends} example
{extends file='parent.tpl'}
{extends 'parent.tpl'} {* short-hand *}
See also
Template Interitance
and {block}.