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Asked: 2026-06-13T03:32:11+00:00

I try to load a simple base.html.twig template file that was moved from symfony’s

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I try to load a simple base.html.twig template file that was moved from symfony’s default location app/Resources/views/ to the custom location theme/.

The template file contains:

    <!DOCTYPE html>
    <html>
     <head>
     ...
     </head>
     <body>
      {% block body %}{% endblock %}
     </body>
    </html>

Extending the above template file by the controller Acme\Core\CoreBundle\Controller by using the controller-specific template

    {% extends '::base.html.twig' %}
    {% block body %}
      Hello world!
    {% endblock %}

leads to an error saying Unable to find template "::base.html.twig" in "AcmeCoreCoreBundle:Default:index.html.twig"..

How is it possible to tell symfony where to find the template files in global space?

Thanks in advance.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Due to Adam’s hint I am able to answer the question on my own. So I want to provide my answer if anybody is interested in.

    The AcmeDemoBundle provides a twig extension (class Acme\DemoBundle\Twig\Extension\DemoExtension) that you simply can use. Change the constructor to

        public function __construct(FilesystemLoader $loader)
    {
     $this->loader = $loader;
     $this->loader->addPath('path/to/your/directory');
    }

    Now tell symfony to register the twig extension. Edit your config.yml file (e.g. app/config/config.yml) and append

        services:
     demo.twig.extension
      class: Acme\DemoBundle\Twig\Extension\DemoExtension
      tags:
       - { name: twig.extension }
      arguments:
       - @Twig.loader

    Last but not least change your extending twig file and remove the :: from your default template’s namespace:
    {% extends 'base.html.twig' %}.

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