In PrestaShop, “Transplant a module” means hooking or unhooking a module to a position (hook) from the Back Office.

Below is the correct way (works for PrestaShop 1.7 / 8.x).

✅ Method 1: Hook / Unhook from Positions Page (Recommended)

📍 Go to:

Back Office → Design → Positions

(Older versions: Modules → Positions)

🔹 🔵 To Hook (Transplant) a Module

1. Click “Transplant a module” (top-right button)
2. Fill the form:
   • Module: Select module name
   • Hook: Select position (example: displayHeader, displayFooter)
   • Exceptions: (Optional – exclude pages)
3. Click Save

Done ✅

🔹 🔴 To Unhook a Module

1. In Design → Positions
2. Use search filter:
   • Filter by module name
3. Find the hook where it is attached
4. Click Unhook

Done ✅

✅ Method 2: Manage Hooks from Module Page

📍 Go to:

Modules → Module Manager

1. Find your module
2. Click ▼ (dropdown arrow)
3. Click “Manage hooks”
4. Uncheck hook to remove
5. Check hook to add
6. Save

📌 Common Important Hooks (Frontend)

🎯 Example

If you want to:

• Remove newsletter from footer
  → Unhook from displayFooter
• Add banner on homepage
  → Hook to displayHome

⚠️ If “Transplant” Button Not Visible

1. Enable Debug Mode
2. Check employee permissions:
   • Advanced Parameters → Team → Permissions
3. Make sure you are using full admin profile

🛠️ Pro Tip (For Speed Optimization – Since you’re improving site speed)

Unhook unused modules from:

• displayHeader
• displayFooter
• displayHome

This reduces:

• JS loading
• CSS loading
• TTFB