silverstripe-global-content

Installation

This module only supports installation via composer.

Run the following to add this module as a requirement and install it via composer.

composer require "webfox/silverstripe-global-content"

then browse to /dev/build?flush=all

Requirements

• SilverStripe 3.2+
• PHP 5.4+

Module Overview

This module adds a convenient SiteConfig like interface for managing global content. Useful for when you want global content but don't want to give content-authors access to SiteConfig

Module Usage

Too add additional fields:

• Create a DataExtension that gets applied to GlobalContent
• The extension requires an updateCMSFields(FieldList $fields) method and any standard DataExtension properties

class GlobalContentExtension extends DataExtension 
{

    protected static $db = [
        'MyFieldName' => 'Varchar'
    ];
    
    public function updateCMSFields(FieldList $fields)
    {
    
        $fields->addFieldToTab(
            'Root.Main', 
            TextField::create('MyFieldName', 'My field name')
        );
    
    }

}

The use with permissions:

• Grant the user/role/group the Access to 'Global Content' section permission

To use in templates:

• $GlobalContent.MyFieldName
• <% with $GlobalContent %> {$MyFieldName} <% end_with %>
• $GlobalContent('MyFieldName')

To use in PHP:

• GlobalContent::inst()->MyFieldName

To alter the edit form directly:

• Create a new LeftAndMainExtension that gets applied to GlobalContentAdmin
• The extension can use the updateEditForm($form) method to update the form before data is loaded.
• The extension can use the updateEditFormData($form) method to update the form after data is loaded.