Prestashop how to add a new module, uninstall module & change position

Sure 🙂 Here’s a clear, step-by-step PrestaShop guide covering adding a new module, uninstalling a module, and changing a module’s position (works for PrestaShop 1.7 & 8.x).

🔹 1. How to Add / Install a New Module

✅ Method 1: From PrestaShop Back Office (Recommended)

1. Go to Back Office → Modules → Module Manager
2. Click “Upload a module”
3. Upload the module .zip file
4. PrestaShop will:
   • Upload
   • Install
   • Enable the module automatically

👉 Done 🎉

✅ Method 2: Manual Upload (FTP)

1. Extract the module ZIP
2. Upload the folder to:

   /modules/
   

3. Go to Back Office → Modules → Module Manager
4. Find the module → Click Install

⚠️ Folder name must match the module’s internal name.

🔹 2. How to Uninstall a Module

✅ Normal Uninstall (Keeps files)

1. Go to Modules → Module Manager
2. Find the module
3. Click Disable (optional)
4. Click Uninstall

📌 This removes:

• Database tables (if module is well-coded)
• Configurations

But files stay in /modules/

🔥 Complete Removal (Clean uninstall)

After uninstalling:

1. Delete module folder via FTP:

   /modules/module_name/
   

2. Clear cache:
   • Advanced Parameters → Performance
   • Clear cache

🔹 3. How to Change Module Position (Hooks)

✅ Method 1: Using Positions (Classic Way)

1. Go to Design → Positions
2. Search for the module name
3. Click “Transplant a module”
4. Choose:
   • Module
   • Hook (e.g. displayHome, displayHeader)
5. Save

📌 You can also:

• Drag & drop modules inside the same hook
• Change display order

✅ Method 2: From Module Configuration

1. Go to Modules → Module Manager
2. Click Configure on the module
3. Some modules allow selecting hooks directly

🧠 Common Useful Hooks

🔹 4. Disable Module Without Uninstalling

If you just want to temporarily stop it:

• Modules → Module Manager → Disable

No data loss 👍

🔹 5. Troubleshooting Tips

• Module not visible? 👉 Clear cache
• Layout broken after uninstall? 👉 Regenerate theme cache
• Module not showing? 👉 Check hook compatibility with your theme