restruct/silverstripe-namedlinkfield

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

3.0.1 2025-10-17 13:09 UTC

Requires

• php: >=8.3
• sheadawson/silverstripe-dependentdropdownfield: ^4
• silverstripe/framework: ^6
• silverstripe/vendor-plugin: ^3

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::class,
);

...

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

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

    return $fields;
}

TODO

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