micschk/namedlinkfield

This package is abandoned and no longer maintained. The author suggests using the micschk/silverstripe-namedlinkfield package instead.

A SilverStripe composite field for having various link types *with title*, in a single field with a nicely styled form.

2.1.1 2021-11-21 12:20 UTC

Requires

• sheadawson/silverstripe-dependentdropdownfield: ^2.0
• silverstripe/framework: ^4.0
• silverstripe/vendor-plugin: ^1.0

BSD-3-Clause

• Restruct web & apps

README

A single inline link field which allows users to set a title/name for the link, and select

• a page + optional text-anchor from the site tree
• a file from the assets dir
• an e-mail address (mailto link)
• define a custom URL to link to
• or enter a shortcode

Usage

use Restruct\SilverStripe\ORM\FieldType\NamedLinkField;
use Restruct\SilverStripe\Forms\NamedLinkFormField;

...

private static $db = array(
    'NextAction' => 'NamedLinkField',
);

...

public function getCMSFields()
{
    $fields = parent::getCMSFields();

    $fields->insertBefore(
        "Content",
        NamedLinkFormField::create('ActionButton')
    );

    return $fields;
}

#Fix Use Text fields instead of Varchars (workaround 'Row Size too large' MySQL error) Restruct\SilverStripe\ORM\FieldType\NamedLinkField: composite_db:

'PageID': 'Text'
'PageAnchor': 'Text'
'FileID': 'Text'
'CustomURL': 'Text'
'Shortcode': 'Text'
'Title': 'Text'

Requirements

• SilverStripe CMS 4.0 or greater
• Dependentdropdownfield (for in-page text-anchor selection)

Screenshots

Pick page & text-anchor, file, e-mail or (external) URL. Fields will be auto-updated.

TODO

• Check source-class-HtmlEditorField_Toolbar.html#_LinkForm for inline uploading of files etc
• Make translatable/i18n