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So I looked up how to add parameters in the joomla wiki, and here's the code I'm using:
<?php if ($this->params->get( 'front' )){ ?>content<?php }else{ ?>pagecontent<?php } ?>


However it's throwing me this error:
Fatal error: Using $this when not in object context in /home/test/public_html/joomla/templates/test/index.php on line 45

What's the correct syntax for using a parameter?

Could you please describe which parameters would you like to get?

I created the parameters...they're in the xml file and i created a params.ini file

<params>
<param name="front" type="radio" default="1"
label="Front Page" description="decides if its the front page.">
<option value="0">hide</option>
<option value="1">show</option>
</param>
</params>

But what's this? A module? If yes, you can access the parameters like this: