Alphabetical Index of All Helpers

This is a complete alphabetical reference of all custom helper functions available in the theme layer (defined in app/Support/theme_helpers.php).

Helper Function	Returns	Short Description	Full Docs
`bulkBuyer()`	`bool`	Checks if the current user is a bulk buyer.	Auth Docs
`cdn_asset(string $path)`	`string`	Generates a URL for shared CDN assets.	Assets Docs
`createUrl(string $path)`	`string`	Wrapper for Laravel's `url()` with prefixing.	Assets Docs
`customUrl(string $path)`	`string`	Maps named application routes to URLs.	Assets Docs
`discountedProducts(int $limit)`	`array`	Fetches products currently on sale.	Products Docs
`eventElement(string $name)`	`string`	Legacy stub for emitting tracking events.	Utility Docs
`featureProducts(int $limit)`	`array`	Fetches featured products.	Products Docs
`flashMessenger()`	`object`	Retrieves flash session messages.	Auth Docs
`getAlt(mixed $value, string $fallback)`	`string`	Gets alt text for an image.	Utility Docs
`getAsset(mixed $value)`	`?string`	Alias for `getPath()`.	Utility Docs
`getCart(?string $filter)`	`mixed`	Gets the current user's shopping cart or item count.	Auth Docs
`getCategory(string $name, ...)`	`object`	Fetches the category tree for navigation.	Products Docs
`getCategoryBrochure(int $id)`	`?string`	Gets the URL for a category brochure.	Products Docs
`getCategoryData()`	`object`	Returns a fallback empty category object.	Products Docs
`getcookie(string $name)`	`?string`	Reads a cookie value.	Auth Docs
`getFooterMenu()`	`array`	Gets footer menu items directly.	Navigation Docs
`getHomePageContent()`	`array`	Gets homepage specific settings like logos.	Products Docs
`getLeftMenuActive()`	`string`	Gets the active menu item based on current URL.	Navigation Docs
`getMenu(?string $type)`	`array`	Fetches CMS menus (top or bottom).	Navigation Docs
`getMenuContent(?string $permalink)`	`string`	Fetches the HTML content of a CMS page.	Navigation Docs
`getPath(mixed $value)`	`?string`	Resolves an asset URL from theme settings.	Utility Docs
`getProductBrochure(int $id)`	`?string`	Gets the URL for a product brochure.	Products Docs
`getProductDiscountInfo()`	`array`	Gets store-wide discount promo information.	Products Docs
`getquery(string $key, ...)`	`mixed`	Reads a query string parameter.	Auth Docs
`getSiteNotification()`	`object`	Gets the global site notification banner config.	Navigation Docs
`getTopMenu()`	`array`	Gets top menu items directly.	Navigation Docs
`getVisitedProducts()`	`array`	Fetches recently viewed products.	Products Docs
`googleAnalytics()`	`string`	Emits the Google Analytics script block.	Navigation Docs
`hasAsset(mixed $value)`	`bool`	Checks if a configured asset exists.	Utility Docs
`hasCategoryBrochure(int $id)`	`bool`	Checks if a category has a brochure.	Products Docs
`hasProductBrochure(int $id)`	`bool`	Checks if a product has a brochure.	Products Docs
`hybridAuth(string $url, string $service)`	`string`	Appends OAuth service parameter to URL.	Assets Docs
`identity()`	`?int`	Gets the logged-in customer's ID.	Auth Docs
`isActivePage(string $label)`	`bool`	Checks if a label matches the current page.	Navigation Docs
`isAdminLogin()`	`bool`	Checks if the current session is an admin preview.	Auth Docs
`isPageUrl(string $path)`	`bool`	Checks if the path matches the current request.	Navigation Docs
`latestProducts()`	`array`	Fetches newly added products.	Products Docs
`legacy_url(string $path, ...)`	`string`	Generates URLs from legacy Laminas routes.	Utility Docs
`lmcUserDisplayName()`	`string`	Gets the logged-in user's full name.	Auth Docs
`noproductimage(string $key)`	`?string`	Gets the fallback product image URL.	Utility Docs
`paginationControl(mixed $p)`	`string`	Renders HTML pagination controls.	Utility Docs
`same_origin_asset(string $path)`	`string`	Generates a same-origin URL for an asset.	Assets Docs
`seasonsBestProduct(int $limit)`	`array`	Fetches the most frequently ordered products.	Products Docs
`serverUrl()`	`string`	Gets the bare server base URL.	Assets Docs
`settings(string $name)`	`mixed`	Gets a global store setting from the admin panel.	Settings Docs
`tagAddressFormat(mixed $address)`	`string`	Formats an address block with HTML data attributes.	Utility Docs
`tagCheckInventory(int $productId)`	`bool\\|int`	Checks real-time stock levels.	Products Docs
`tagMessageSetting(string $name)`	`string`	Reads a setting and converts newlines to `<br>`.	Utility Docs
`tagPrice(mixed $value)`	`string`	Formats a number as a currency string.	Utility Docs
`tagShortText(string $text, ...)`	`string`	Truncates text to a character limit.	Utility Docs
`theme_asset(string $path)`	`string`	Gets a URL for a theme's static asset (CSS/JS).	Assets Docs
`theme_name()`	`string`	Gets the current theme's internal name/slug.	Settings Docs
`theme_setting(string $ctx, ...)`	`mixed`	Gets a specific setting for the current theme.	Settings Docs
`theme_site_id()`	`int`	Gets the current numeric site ID.	Settings Docs
`theme_url(string $path)`	`string`	Generates an absolute URL with the base domain.	Assets Docs
`thumbnails(string $path, ...)`	`?string`	Gets the URL for an image thumbnail.	Utility Docs
`translate(string $text)`	`string`	Legacy translation stub (returns input).	Utility Docs
`twig_date(mixed $value, ...)`	`string`	Formats a date using PHP format strings.	Utility Docs
`twig_default(mixed $value, ...)`	`mixed`	Returns a default value if the first is empty.	Utility Docs
`twig_first(mixed $value)`	`mixed`	Returns the first element of an array or string.	Utility Docs
`twig_length(mixed $value)`	`int`	Returns the length/count of a value.	Utility Docs
`twig_object_to_array(mixed $v)`	`array`	Recursively converts objects to arrays.	Utility Docs
`uploads()`	`object`	Gets the `ThemeUploads` service for user files.	Utility Docs
`videoList(?int $limit)`	`array`	Fetches the list of store video assets.	Products Docs