micschk/silverstripe-namedlinkfield

A SilverStripe field type for having an internal or external link *with title*, in a single field with a nicely styled form. Based on the LinkField module by Simon Elvery & Left, Right Centre.

A link field (with title) for SilverStripe

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, _(*1)

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:, _(*2)

'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

, _(*3)

Pick page & text-anchor, file, e-mail or (external) URL. Fields will be auto-updated., _(*4)

TODO

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