Frontend models are located in the /mvc/models/ directory and must extend the MVC_Front_General class. The class name should be prefixed with MVC_Front_ and the filename should be the class name in lowercase with an extension of .class.php. For example, with a portfolio model, the class name could be MVC_Front_Portfolio with a filename of mvc-front-portfolio.class.php. If desired, models can be organised into sub-directories.

All frontend models must implement the following public methods;

In Simpods Basic theme, a minimal template is located in the /mvc/models/mvc-front-sample.class.php file. Note that this file will be loaded; to avoid errors remember to rename your model class before saving a new file.