Tying to create a custom grid with the custom module but getting a blank page on grid page like below image.
Here is my module name : Ds_Questions
app/code/local/Ds/Questions/etc/config.xml
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
<modules>
<Ds_Questions>
<version>1.0.1</version>
</Ds_Questions>
</modules>
<frontend>
<routers>
<questions>
<use>standard</use>
<args>
<module>Ds_Questions</module>
<frontName>questions</frontName>
</args>
</questions>
</routers>
<layout>
<updates>
<questions>
<file>questions.xml</file>
</questions>
</updates>
</layout>
</frontend>
<admin>
<routers>
<adminhtml>
<args>
<modules>
<questions before="Mage_Adminhtml">Ds_Questions_Adminhtml</questions>
</modules>
</args>
</adminhtml>
</routers>
</admin>
<adminhtml>
<layout>
<updates>
<questions>
<file>questions.xml</file>
</questions>
</updates>
</layout>
</adminhtml>
<acl>
<resources>
<all>
<title>Allow Everything</title>
</all>
<admin>
<children>
<Ds_Questions>
<title>Questions Module</title>
<sort_order>10</sort_order>
<children>
<items module="questions">
<title>Manage Question</title>
<sort_order>10</sort_order>
<action>adminhtml/questions</action>
</items>
</children>
</Ds_Questions>
</children>
</admin>
</resources>
</acl>
<global>
<models>
<questions>
<class>Ds_Questions_Model</class>
<resourceModel>questions_mysql4</resourceModel>
</questions>
<questions_mysql4>
<class>Ds_Questions_Model_Mysql4</class>
<entities>
<questions>
<table>questions</table>
</questions>
</entities>
</questions_mysql4>
</models>
<resources>
<questions_setup>
<setup>
<module>Ds_Questions</module>
</setup>
<connection>
<use>core_setup</use>
</connection>
</questions_setup>
<questions_write>
<connection>
<use>core_write</use>
</connection>
</questions_write>
<questions_read>
<connection>
<use>core_read</use>
</connection>
</questions_read>
</resources>
<blocks>
<questions>
<class>Ds_Questions_Block</class>
</questions>
</blocks>
<helpers>
<questions>
<class>Ds_Questions_Helper</class>
</questions>
</helpers>
</global>
</config>
app/code/local/Ds/Questions/etc/adminhtml.xml
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<config>
<menu>
<questions module="questions">
<title>Questions</title>
<sort_order>71</sort_order>
<children>
<items module="questions">
<title>Manage Question</title>
<sort_order>0</sort_order>
<action>adminhtml/questions</action>
</items>
</children>
</questions>
</menu>
<acl>
<resources>
<all>
<title>Allow Everything</title>
</all>
<admin>
<children>
<questions module="questions">
<title>questions</title>
<sort_order>100</sort_order>
<children>
<items module="questions">
<title>Manage Question</title>
<sort_order>10</sort_order>
<action>adminhtml/questions</action>
</items>
</children>
</questions>
</children>
<children>
<system>
<children>
<config>
<children>
<questions translate="title" module="questions">
<title>questions</title>
<sort_order>100</sort_order>
</questions>
</children>
</config>
</children>
</system>
</children>
</admin>
</resources>
</acl>
</config>
app/design/adminhtml/default/default/layout/questions.xml
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<layout version="1.0.1">
<adminhtml_questions_index>
<reference name="content">
<block type="questions/adminhtml_questions" name="questions" />
</reference>
</adminhtml_questions_index>
</layout>
app/code/local/Ds/Questions/Block/Adminhtml/Questions.php
<?php
class Ds_Questions_Block_Adminhtml_Questions extends Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Widget_Grid_Container
{
public function __construct()
{
die("hiiii");
$this->_controller = 'adminhtml_questions';
$this->_blockGroup = 'questions';
$this->_headerText = Mage::helper('questions')->__('Questions List');
$this->_addButtonLabel = Mage::helper('questions')->__('Add Question');
parent::__construct();
}
}
?>
app/code/local/Ds/Questions/Block/Adminhtml/Questions/Grid.php
<?php
class Ds_Questions_Block_Adminhtml_Questions_Grid extends Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Widget_Grid
{
public function __construct()
{
parent::__construct();
$this->setId('questionsGrid');
$this->setDefaultSort('question_id');
$this->setDefaultDir('ASC');
$this->setSaveParametersInSession(true);
}
protected function _prepareCollection()
{
$collection = Mage::getModel('questions/questions')->getCollection();
$this->setCollection($collection);
return parent::_prepareCollection();
}
protected function _prepareColumns()
{
$this->addColumn('question_id', array(
'header' => Mage::helper('questions')->__('ID'),
'align' =>'right',
'width' => '50px',
'index' => 'question_id',
));
$this->addColumn('question', array(
'header' => Mage::helper('questions')->__('Question'),
'align' =>'left',
'index' => 'question',
));
$this->addColumn('link', array(
'header' => Mage::helper('questions')->__('Link'),
'width' => '150px',
'index' => 'link',
));
$this->addColumn('desc', array(
'header' => Mage::helper('questions')->__('Description'),
'width' => '150px',
'index' => 'desc',
));
$this->addColumn('status', array(
'header' => Mage::helper('questions')->__('Status'),
'align' => 'left',
'width' => '80px',
'index' => 'status',
'type' => 'options',
'options' => array(
1 => 'Enabled',
2 => 'Disabled',
),
));
$this->addColumn('action',
array(
'header' => Mage::helper('questions')->__('Action'),
'width' => '100',
'type' => 'action',
'getter' => 'getId',
'actions' => array(
array(
'caption' => Mage::helper('questions')->__('Edit'),
'url' => array('base'=> '*/*/edit'),
'field' => 'id'
)
),
'filter' => false,
'sortable' => false,
'index' => 'stores',
'is_system' => true,
));
//$this->addExportType('*/*/exportCsv', Mage::helper('questions')->__('CSV'));
//$this->addExportType('*/*/exportXml', Mage::helper('questions')->__('XML'));
return parent::_prepareColumns();
}
protected function _prepareMassaction()
{
$this->setMassactionIdField('question_id');
$this->getMassactionBlock()->setFormFieldName('questions');
$this->getMassactionBlock()->addItem('delete', array(
'label' => Mage::helper('questions')->__('Delete'),
'url' => $this->getUrl('*/*/massDelete'),
'confirm' => Mage::helper('questions')->__('Are you sure?')
));
$statuses = Mage::getSingleton('questions/status')->getOptionArray();
array_unshift($statuses, array('label'=>'', 'value'=>''));
$this->getMassactionBlock()->addItem('status', array(
'label'=> Mage::helper('questions')->__('Change status'),
'url' => $this->getUrl('*/*/massStatus', array('_current'=>true)),
'additional' => array(
'visibility' => array(
'name' => 'status',
'type' => 'select',
'class' => 'required-entry',
'label' => Mage::helper('questions')->__('Status'),
'values' => $statuses
)
)
));
return $this;
}
public function getRowUrl($row)
{
return $this->getUrl('*/*/edit', array('id' => $row->getId()));
}
}
app/code/local/Ds/Questions/Block/Adminhtml/Questions/Edit.php
<?php
class Ds_Questions_Block_Adminhtml_Questions_Edit extends Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Widget_Form_Container
{
public function __construct()
{
parent::__construct();
$this->_objectId = 'id';
$this->_blockGroup = 'questions';
$this->_controller = 'adminhtml_questions';
$this->_updateButton('save', 'label', Mage::helper('questions')->__('Save Question'));
$this->_updateButton('delete', 'label', Mage::helper('questions')->__('Delete Question'));
$this->_addButton('saveandcontinue', array(
'label' => Mage::helper('adminhtml')->__('Save And Continue Edit'),
'onclick' => 'saveAndContinueEdit()',
'class' => 'save',
), -100);
$this->_formScripts[] = "
function toggleEditor() {
if (tinyMCE.getInstanceById('questions_content') == null) {
tinyMCE.execCommand('mceAddControl', false, 'questions_content');
} else {
tinyMCE.execCommand('mceRemoveControl', false, 'questions_content');
}
}
function saveAndContinueEdit(){
editForm.submit($('edit_form').action+'back/edit/');
}
";
}
public function getHeaderText()
{
if( Mage::registry('questions_data') && Mage::registry('questions_data')->getId() ) {
return Mage::helper('questions')->__("Edit Question '%s'", $this->htmlEscape(Mage::registry('questions_data')->getTitle()));
} else {
return Mage::helper('questions')->__('Add Question');
}
}
}
and there are other files as well like Form.php and Tabs.php under folder app/code/local/Ds/Questions/Block/Adminhtml/Questions/Edit/
Although all file permission are set.
I can't figure out why admin layout file is not working.
Please advise.
