Prestashop how to change modules position in left and right column

Classic PrestaShop question 👍 — and once you “get” hooks, this becomes easy.

Here’s exactly how to move modules between LEFT and RIGHT columns, plus what to do when a module refuses to move.

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✅ Method 1: Using Positions (Recommended)

Go to:

Design → Positions

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🔍 Find the column hooks

Column	Hook name
Left column	displayLeftColumn
Right column	displayRightColumn

Use the Search a hook box.

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🔁 Move a module from LEFT → RIGHT

1. Search:

   displayLeftColumn
   

2. Find the module you want
3. Click Unhook
4. Now search:

   displayRightColumn
   

5. Click Transplant a module
6. Select:
   • Module → your module
   • Hook → displayRightColumn
7. Save

Done ✅

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🔄 Move a module from RIGHT → LEFT

Same steps — just swap the hooks.

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🧲 Method 2: Drag & Drop (Same Column)

If you only want to change order inside the same column:

1. Go to Design → Positions
2. Open displayLeftColumn or displayRightColumn
3. Drag & drop modules
4. Save

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🧩 Method 3: Module Configuration (Some Modules)

Some modules control their own hooks.

Check:
Modules → Module Manager → Module → Configure

Example:

• Faceted search
• Custom HTML
• Banner modules

If hook selector exists → use it

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⚠️ When a Module Doesn’t Appear in Positions

Reasons:

• Module not hooked anywhere
• Module supports only specific hooks
• Theme doesn’t support that column

Fix:

Use Transplant a module and manually attach it.

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🧱 Important Theme Limitation (Very Common)

Many modern themes:

• ❌ Do NOT have right column
• ❌ Use full-width layout

Check:

/themes/your-theme/templates/layouts/layout-both-columns.tpl

If this file is missing:
👉 Right column will never appear

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🧪 Test Which Layout a Page Uses

Each page can have a different layout:

• Home → full width
• Category → left column
• Product → no column

Change layout:

Design → Theme & Logo → Page layouts

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🧹 Clear Cache (Always)

After moving modules:

1. Advanced Parameters → Performance
2. Clear cache
3. Disable cache while testing

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✅ Quick Cheat Sheet

Task	Action
Move module Left ↔ Right	Unhook + Transplant
Reorder modules	Drag & drop
Missing column	Theme layout issue
Module not visible	Wrong hook / page layout

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💡 Pro Tip

If you want:

• Left column on homepage
• Right column on category
• No column on product

You can control this per page layout.

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