How to add a HTML Home page to a prestashop page

Question

I've developed a custom HTML homepage for my prestashop site, but it seems I do not know how to incorporate it, I've tried looking into the prestashop forums, but all it shows are for .tpl files, is there a way for me to link them to the homepage?

Can I just link it as an html page or do I really need to put it inside a tpl page for it to work?

Answer 1

Create your .html file (say 'test.html).
In test file you need to
add these lines of code before your html code

<?php
 include(dirname(__FILE__).'/config/config.inc.php');
 Tools::displayFileAsDeprecated();
 include(dirname(__FILE__).'/header.php');?>  

Also add these lines after your html code

<?php include(dirname(__FILE__).'/footer.php');?>

Place the test.html file in the public_html folder.
Now you need to add the page to link with your site.
If it is home page you need to add it to index.php otherwise you can just add the url (http://mysite/test.html) to menu bar or footer links, where ever you want to put it.
I have placed my php page link in the footer information part using anchor tag as shown in the image

Answer 2

In prestashop you can find "Home Editorial" module, in this module you can put your html obviously the module need to be transplant in displayHome position.