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Storefront has a lot of add_action()
functions (go here for an overview). These allow you to insert sections of content using HTML, PHP, Javascript into its core templates.
For example, say you want to add a description or even an image below the “featured products” section of your homepage.
![](https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/storefront-actions-example-1.png?strip=all&w=704)
Create a function
↑ Back to topadd_featured_text_example()
. The function is displaying–or echoing–some text: echo "<p>These are definitely our best products to consider!</p>";
.
Find the right hook
↑ Back to top![](https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/storefront-actions-example-2.png?strip=all&w=704)
storefront_homepage_before_featured_products
storefront_homepage_after_featured_products_title
storefront_homepage_after_featured_products
storefront_homepage_after_featured_products_title
is the one that shows up below our “featured products” title.
A full reference list of the Storefront hooks can be found here.
Add an action
↑ Back to topadd_action()
) in the right spot by first using the hook (storefront_homepage_after_featured_products_title
), and then calling the function we’ve just created (add_featured_text_example
)
The result of that is the following snippet:
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// Insert text below the Featured Products title | |
function add_featured_text_example() { | |
// Echo out content | |
echo '<p>' . esc_html__( 'These are definitely our best products to consider!', 'storefront' ) . '</p>'; | |
} | |
add_action( 'storefront_homepage_after_featured_products_title' , 'add_featured_text_example' ); |
functions.php
file of your child theme.
The result will be the following:
![](https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/storefront-actions-example-3.png?strip=all&w=704)
<p>
element to add some custom CSS, but that would be another tutorial.