micschk/silverstripe-gridfieldsitetreebuttons

Modifies GridFields & GridField detail forms to use standard page edit form (with versioning, history & settings). Simple alternative for versionedgridfield.

Sitetree Buttons for GridField

Modifies GridFields & GridField detail forms to use standard page edit form (with versioning, history & settings)., _(*1)

Best used in combination with: * silverstripe-excludechildren module to hide pages from the sitetree, _(*2)

Or use/subclass the preconfigured GridfieldPages module, which contains both the excludechildren module and this sitetreebuttons module: * silverstripe-gridfieldpages, _(*3)

Screenshot

Manage (add & edit) SiteTree items from a GridField: , _(*4)

Usage

In GridFieldConfig, replace GridFieldAddNewButton('toolbar-header-right') with GridFieldAddNewSiteTreeItemButton('toolbar-header-right') and new GridFieldDetailForm() with GridFieldEditSiteTreeItemButton(), _(*5)

Like this:, _(*6)

$gfconf = GridFieldConfig_RecordEditor::create();
$gfconf->removeComponentsByType('GridFieldAddNewButton');
$gfconf->addComponent(new GridFieldAddNewSiteTreeItemButton('toolbar-header-right'));
$gfconf->removeComponentsByType('GridFieldAddNewButton');
$gfconf->addComponent(new GridFieldEditSiteTreeItemButton());

Requirements

SilverStripe 3.0 or higher, _(*7)

Pro tip

Use/subclass the prefabricated GridfieldPages module as a all-in-one base: * silverstripe-gridfieldpages, _(*8)