Customising the admin interface#
The Admin interface is bundled within the Silverstripe CMS but is most commonly used in conjunction with the cms
module. The main class for displaying the interface is a specialized Controller called LeftAndMain, named
as it is designed around a left hand navigation and a main edit form.
The user interface logic has a combination of jQuery and jQuery.entwine with ReactJS. Some admin sections, such as AssetAdmin, are powered purely with react components, while others have a combination of both react components and jQuery logic.
Managing Multiple Records
Create admin UI's for managing multiple records at once with ModelAdmin
Single-record Admin Sections
Create admin UI's for managing a single record with SingleRecordAdmin
CMS Architecture
An overview of the code architecture of the CMS
Admin Layout
Add interactivity enhancements to the admin with Javascript
Preview
How content previews work in the CMS
Status Flags
Provide information about the status of content in the CMS
Unsaved changes indicator
Configure and customise the CMS unsaved changes indicator shown on edit forms
Javascript Development
Advanced documentation about writing and customizing javascript within Silverstripe CMS.
jQuery Entwine
React and Redux
Learn how to extend and customise the technologies we use for application state and client-rendered UI.
How to's#
CMS alternating button
Add an "active" and "neutral" state to the CMS buttons
CMS form field help text
Add help text to the form fields in the CMS
Customise the CMS Menu
Make custom changes to the left hand menu in the CMS
Customise the CMS pages list
Customise the CMS tree
Learn how to add custom UI elements to the CMS page navigation
Customising React components
Learn how to use Injector to override React-rendered form fields
Customising React forms
Use Injector to add customisations to React-rendered forms
Customise site reports
Creating your own custom data or content reports.
Extend the CMS interface
Customise the UI of the CMS backend
Extending an existing ModelAdmin
ModelAdmin interfaces that come with the core can be customised easily