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fosforus/authblock-shortcode
============================

Creates a shortcode block to test if a user is logged in or not and render content as desired.

4.0.1(7y ago)08BSD-2-ClausePHP

Since Dec 11Pushed 7y ago1 watchersCompare

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AuthBlock Shortcode Module
==========================

[](#authblock-shortcode-module)

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

[](#requirements)

- SilverStripe CMS 4.2+

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require fosforus/authblock-shortcode

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

In any shortcode-enabled editor field (HTMLEditor, et al.), place this shortcode around blocks of content you wish to "gate" based on the logged-in state of the user. E.g.: to show a specific block of content only to a user that is currently logged in:

```
[authblock auth="true"]Hello, member![/authblock]

```

To show content only to a logged-out (anonymous) user:

```
[authblock auth="false"]You may log in here.[/authblock]

```

Note that due to [shortcode nesting restrictions](https://docs.silverstripe.org/en/4/developer_guides/extending/shortcodes/#limitations), you may not place shortcodes within the `authblock`. For more complex situations, consider creating custom template variables in your Controller(s).

You may also set a single permission to further qualify the authentication check, e.g.:

```
[authblock auth="true" perm="CMS_ACCESS"]Edit the site here.[/authblock]

```

In this case, if the user is not authenticated with the site or the user doesn't have access to any of the CMS (via `CMS_ACCESS_*` permissions), the block content will not show. Again, for more complex permission checks, extend your Controller(s).

###  Health Score

26

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LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 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

Every ~0 days

Total

3

Last Release

2713d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/2db1963e0ee620dae19cf13c2391c1c37d71a5108765e06e700c4272e3107e8d?d=identicon)[tkiehne](/maintainers/tkiehne)

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Top Contributors

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