# Failing to register template
**URL:** https://forum.shopware.com/t/failing-to-register-template/55092
**Category:** International (English Only)
**Tags:** programming
**Created:** [11. September 2018 um 05:54 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/failing-to-register-template/55092 "2018-09-11T05:54:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@psky](https://forum.shopware.com/u/psky)
#### Post date: [11. September 2018 um 05:54 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/failing-to-register-template/55092/1 "2018-09-11T05:54:27Z")
```
'onPreDispatchTemplateRegistration'
];
}
public function onPreDispatchTemplateRegistration(\Enlight_Event_EventArgs $args){
/** @var |Shopware_Controllers_Frontend_RoutingDemonstration $subject*/
$controller = $args->getSubject();
//register template directory
$controller->View()->addTemplateDir(_DIR_.'/Resources/views');
$controller->templateManager->addTemplateDir($this->pluginDirectory . '/Resources/views');
/*$request = $controller->Request();
$view = $controller->View();
$response = $controller->Response();*/
}
}
```
custom/plugins/SwagStartup/SwagStartup.php
i have the above code in my SwagStartup.php and i have the templates in the location below
custom/plugins/SwagStartup/Resources/views/frontend/routing\_demonstration/index.tpl
however the template cannot be registered and gives the following error.
```
Fatal error: Uncaught SmartyException: Unable to load template snippet 'frontend/routing_demonstration/index.tpl|frontend/plugins/seo/index.tpl' in /shopware/engine/Library/Smarty/sysplugins/smarty_internal_templatebase.php:127 Stack trace: #0 /shopware/engine/Library/Enlight/View/Default.php(300): Smarty_Internal_TemplateBase->fetch() #1 /shopware/engine/Library/Enlight/Controller/Plugins/ViewRenderer/Bootstrap.php(216): Enlight_View_Default->render(Object(Enlight_Template_Default)) #2 /shopware/engine/Library/Enlight/Controller/Plugins/ViewRenderer/Bootstrap.php(242): Enlight_Controller_Plugins_ViewRenderer_Bootstrap->renderTemplate(Object(Enlight_Template_Default)) #3 /shopware/engine/Library/Enlight/Controller/Plugins/ViewRenderer/Bootstrap.php(136): Enlight_Controller_Plugins_ViewRenderer_Bootstrap->render() #4 /shopware/engine/Library/Enlight/Event/Handler/Default.php(91): Enlight_Controller_Plugins_ViewRenderer_Bootstrap->onPostDispatch(Object(Enlight_Controller_ActionEventArgs)) #5 /shopware/engine/Library/Enlight in /shopware/engine/Library/Smarty/sysplugins/smarty_internal_templatebase.php on line 127
```
What am i missing and how can i solve this. i was following the tutorial on [udemy](https://www.udemy.com/developer-training-basic-english/learn/v4/t/lecture/9057622?start=30).
---
### Author:  [@shyim](https://forum.shopware.com/u/shyim)
#### Post date: [11. September 2018 um 06:28 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/failing-to-register-template/55092/2 "2018-09-11T06:28:34Z")
The line return parent::getSubscribedEvents(); is too much. Your event is never considered.
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### Author:  [@psky](https://forum.shopware.com/u/psky)
#### Post date: [11. September 2018 um 06:57 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/failing-to-register-template/55092/3 "2018-09-11T06:57:46Z")
```
namespace SwagStartup;
use Shopware\Components\Plugin;
class SwagStartup extends Plugin{
public static function getSubscribedEvents(){
return[
'Enlight_Controller_Action_preDispatch_Frontend_RoutingDemonstration'=>'onPreDispatchTemplateRegistration'
];
}
public function onPreDispatchTemplateRegistration(\Enlight_Event_EventArgs $args){
/** @var |Shopware_Controllers_Frontend_RoutingDemonstration $subject*/
$controller = $args->getSubject();
//register template directory
$controller->View()->addTemplateDir(_DIR_.'/Resources/views');
}
}
```
Thank you for the response. Even when i remove that line i still the the following error message
```
Fatal error: Uncaught SmartyException: Unable to load template snippet 'frontend/routing_demonstration/index.tpl|frontend/plugins/seo/index.tpl' in /shopware/engine/Library/Smarty/sysplugins/smarty_internal_templatebase.php:127 Stack trace: #0 /shopware/engine/Library/Enlight/View/Default.php(300): Smarty_Internal_TemplateBase->fetch() #1 /shopware/engine/Library/Enlight/Controller/Plugins/ViewRenderer/Bootstrap.php(216): Enlight_View_Default->render(Object(Enlight_Template_Default)) #2 /shopware/engine/Library/Enlight/Controller/Plugins/ViewRenderer/Bootstrap.php(242): Enlight_Controller_Plugins_ViewRenderer_Bootstrap->renderTemplate(Object(Enlight_Template_Default)) #3 /shopware/engine/Library/Enlight/Controller/Plugins/ViewRenderer/Bootstrap.php(136): Enlight_Controller_Plugins_ViewRenderer_Bootstrap->render() #4 /shopware/engine/Library/Enlight/Event/Handler/Default.php(91): Enlight_Controller_Plugins_ViewRenderer_Bootstrap->onPostDispatch(Object(Enlight_Controller_ActionEventArgs)) #5 /shopware/engine/Library/Enlight in /shopware/engine/Library/Smarty/sysplugins/smarty_internal_templatebase.php on line 127
```
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### Author:  [@psky](https://forum.shopware.com/u/psky)
#### Post date: [12. September 2018 um 05:34 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/failing-to-register-template/55092/4 "2018-09-12T05:34:43Z")
Finally gotten the issue and solved it
I had to change this line from
```
$controller->View()->addTemplateDir(_DIR_.'/Resources/views');
```
to
```
$controller->View()->addTemplateDir( __DIR__. '/Resources/views/');
```
I am not sure why this differs from what the video has and why his works and mine doesnt.