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I am using a third-party module, I am added one extra feature to it, after upgrade the extension all my changes removed right, how to handle this situation, i mean how to override third-party module from my theme,

eg. I am updated one feature in model app\code\Magefan\Blog\Model\Post.php How to add this update from my custom theme.

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  • if it is .php file you can't override using theme you have to create your custom module and then override that class Mar 23, 2021 at 4:33
  • Like model how to add app\code\Magefan\Blog\view\frontend\templates\widget\recent.phtm files in prefrence?
    – zus
    Mar 23, 2021 at 8:51

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To achieve this you should override that class from your own module.

Create a Magento 2 module (lear here: https://devdocs.magento.com/videos/fundamentals/create-a-new-module/) and then add this in your etc/di.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:framework:ObjectManager/etc/config.xsd">
    <preference for="Magefan\Blog\Model\Post" type="NameSpace\YourModule\Model\Magefan\Post" />
</config>

Now your class NameSpace\YourModule\Model\Magefan\Post.php

<?php

namespace NameSpace\YourModule\Model\Magefan;

class Post extends \Magefan\Blog\Model\Post {

    public function yourNewFunction()
    {
        return true;
    }
}

Now, if you call this function from your theme, then it should work.

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  • How to add my following 2 files : app\code\Magefan\Blog\view\frontend\templates\widget\recent.phtml & app\code\Magefan\Blog\view\frontend\templates\post\view\relatedposts.phtml,
    – zus
    Mar 23, 2021 at 7:57
  • To override you can create a new folder/file in your theme, app/design/frontend/Your_Theme/ThemeName/Magefan_Blog/templates/widget/recent.phtml. The idea is to place all the files inside Magefan_Blog with the same folder structure. And clear your cache. Mar 23, 2021 at 22:42
  • Model is rewrite using a custom module, for templates inside the theme folder, is it the correct way?
    – zus
    Mar 24, 2021 at 3:38
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    Yes, that way, when that module is disabled, the theme will know and will not care about it. Mar 24, 2021 at 4:18

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