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briceburg/silverstripe-pageholder
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Hide children from the CMS sitetree and allow management through a Versioned GridField. Think \_BlogHolder\_ but flexible and for any page type.

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SilverStripe PageHolder Module
==============================

[](#silverstripe-pageholder-module)

Hide children from the CMS sitetree and allow management through a Versioned GridField. Think `BlogHolder` but flexible and for any page type.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Automatically appends GridField(s) for managing children to the extended object
- Supports the CMS history view on manages pages.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

ExcludeChildren

Tested in SilverStripe 3.0, 3.1

Screenshots
-----------

[](#screenshots)

[![overview](https://github.com/briceburg/silverstripe-pageholder/raw/master/docs/screenshots/pageholder.png?raw=true)](https://github.com/briceburg/silverstripe-pageholder/blob/master/docs/screenshots/pageholder.png?raw=true)

[![editing](https://github.com/briceburg/silverstripe-pageholder/raw/master/docs/screenshots/pageholder_edit.png?raw=true)](https://github.com/briceburg/silverstripe-pageholder/blob/master/docs/screenshots/pageholder_edit.png?raw=true)

Usage
=====

[](#usage)

- Add the `PageHolderExtension` to Pages you want to use as holder pages.
- Specify the child classes to hide from SiteTree and manage with GridField with the **$excluded\_children** static.

```
class AttorneysPage extends Page {

    private static $extensions = array(
       'PageHolderExtension'
    );

    private static $excluded_children = array('Attorney');

}
```

- Flush the cache and run /dev/build, you will now see Attorney management under AttorneysPage types.

Configuration
=============

[](#configuration)

Placing the GridField
=====================

[](#placing-the-gridfield)

By default, `PageHolderExtension` will add GridField(s) to *Root.Main*, before the *Metadata* field. Override this behavior through the **$pageholder\_tab** and **$pageholder\_insertBefore** statics.

```
class AttorneysPage extends Page {
  private static $pageholder_tab = 'Root.Attorneys';
  private static $pageholder_insertBefore = 'settings';
  ...
}
```

Or, through [YAML Configuration](http://doc.silverstripe.org/framework/en/topics/configuration)

```
---

AttorneysPage:
  pageholder_tab: Root.Attorneys
  pageholder_insertBefore: settings
```

Changing the GridField Title
============================

[](#changing-the-gridfield-title)

`PageHolderExtension` infers the GridField title from the plural name of the child class. Set with the **$plural\_name** static.

```
class Attorney extends ChildPage
{
    private static $plural_name = 'Attorneys';
    ...
}
```

Or, through [YAML Configuration](http://doc.silverstripe.org/framework/en/topics/configuration)

```
---

Attorney:
  plural_name: Attorneys
```

Credits
=======

[](#credits)

PageHolder provides an enhanced turn-key implementation of

- [ExcludeChildren Module](https://github.com/micschk/silverstripe-excludechildren)
- [Versioned GridField Module](https://github.com/icecaster/silverstripe-versioned-gridfield)

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity53

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

4182d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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