Template Overides

[chancehoggan]

Hi,

I understand the basics to template overides and have managed to create a few different layouts for template files located within tmpl under com_virtuemart/views

How would I overide com_virtuemart/views/view.html.php

[ivus]

You can't.

If you absolutely have to, just modify that file.

[chancehoggan]

Would a custom plugin allow me to override this file? I want to build this site right and allow it to update without issue.

[ivus]

It depends what you want to do?

Your original question didn't specify what you wanted to do.

[zorro lee]

How to override a vm template? I understand that I shold put in my template html folder com_virtuemart and views folders with all files, but I don't understand should I put whole default.php for specific theme (view) whatever or just some code what should override the code in template?   

[jenkinhill]

Only the modified file need be placed in the override directory.

Overrides have been used since the introduction of Joomla 1.5, we have some documentation on http://dev.virtuemart.net/projects/virtuemart/wiki/Hints_for_the_use_of_the_template_system