SiteConfig
The SiteConfig module provides a generic interface for managing site-wide settings or functionality which is used
throughout the site. Out of the box, this includes setting the site name and site-wide access.
Accessing variables
SiteConfig options can be accessed from any template by using the $SiteConfig variable.
$SiteConfig.Title
$SiteConfig.Tagline
<% with $SiteConfig %>
$Title $AnotherField
<% end_with %>To access variables in the PHP:
use Silverstripe\SiteConfig\SiteConfig;
$config = SiteConfig::current_site_config();
echo $config->Title;
// returns "Website Name"Extending SiteConfig
To extend the options available in the panel, define your own fields via a DataExtension.
// app/src/Extension/CustomSiteConfig.php
namespace App\Extension;
use SilverStripe\Forms\FieldList;
use SilverStripe\Forms\HTMLEditor\HTMLEditorField;
use SilverStripe\ORM\DataExtension;
class CustomSiteConfig extends DataExtension
{
private static $db = [
'FooterContent' => 'HTMLText',
];
public function updateCMSFields(FieldList $fields)
{
$fields->addFieldToTab(
'Root.Main',
HTMLEditorField::create('FooterContent', 'Footer Content')
);
}
}Then activate the extension.
# app/_config/extensions.yml
Silverstripe\SiteConfig\SiteConfig:
extensions:
- App\Extension\CustomSiteConfigAfter adding the class and the YAML change, make sure to rebuild your database by visiting http://example.com/dev/build.
You may also need to reload the screen with a ?flush=1 i.e. http://example.com/admin/settings?flush=1.
You can define as many extensions for SiteConfig as you need. For example, if you're developing a module and want to
provide the users a place to configure settings then the SiteConfig panel is the place to go it.