PrestaShop Module Development

Chapter 1. Creating a New Module

To learn how to code a PrestaShop module, it is always easier to work on a practical case. So, throughout the next chapters, we will develop a module that will permit customers to grade and comment on products.

In this first chapter, we will see how to:

• Create the Bootstrap of an installable module
• Add a configuration form to the module using Smarty templates
• Register the module configuration in a database

First steps

First of all, we have to choose a public and technical name for the module. The technical name must be in lowercase, contain only letters and numbers, and begin with a letter. Let's call the module publicly My Module of product comments and technically mymodcomments.

You can choose whatever names you want ...