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mikbox74/yii2-chl
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Yii2 extension for Chaldene Admin Template

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Yii2 extension for Chaldene Admin Template
==========================================

[](#yii2-extension-for-chaldene-admin-template)

The extension adds support for the [Chaldene Admin Template](http://chl.onokumus.com/) markup.

This extension includes easy applicable asset bundles, HTML layouts and basic widgets.

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

[](#installation)

Your best CLI-friend will help you with this:

`composer require mikbox74/yii2-chl`

Starting the party
------------------

[](#starting-the-party)

For beginning you must configure `view` component:

```
return [
    //...
    'components' => [
        'view' => [
            'class'   => \mikbox74\Chaldene\ChaldeneView::class,
            //...
        ],
    ],
    //...
];
```

The `mikbox74\Chaldene\ChaldeneView` overrides system layout path and makes some nice magic. For more magic you can use following properties:

- *layout* (string) - one of the three layout types: `topnav` (main menu on top), `sidenav`, `sidenavhf` (main menu at left). It's strongly recommended to use suitable constants from `mikbox74\Chaldene\ChaldeneLayouts`.
- *fixPage* (boolean) - makes `app heading` and `app footer` fixed while you scroll the page.
- *fixSide* (boolean) - makes `side heading`, `side footer`, `app heading` and `app footer` fixed while you scroll the page.
- *fixMain* (boolean) - makes `main heading`, `main footer`, `app heading` and `app footer` fixed while you scroll the page.
- *boxed* (boolean) - limits the width of the page.
- *showTitle* (boolean) - Show the page title inside `main heading` panel.
- *rtl* (boolean) - Right to left content direction.
- *widgets* (array) - Config array where in you can explain how some widgets must be placed inside the view.

Themization
-----------

[](#themization)

**Since 1.1.6:**

Look inside `mikbox74\Chaldene\ChaldeneThemes` to use its constants:

```
return [
    //...
    'components' => [
        'view' => [
            'class'   => \mikbox74\Chaldene\ChaldeneView::class,
            'colorTheme' => \mikbox74\Chaldene\ChaldeneThemes::PETER_RIVER,
            //...
        ],
    ],
    //...
];
```

**Before 1.1.6:**

You can set one of these by configuring the `assetManager` component. Example:

```
return [
    //...
    'components' => [
        'view' => [
            'class'   => \mikbox74\Chaldene\ChaldeneView::class,
            //...
        ],
        'assetManager' => [
            'class' => \yii\web\AssetManager::class,
            'bundles' => [
                \mikbox74\Chaldene\Assets\ChaldeneAsset::class => [
                    'theme' => \mikbox74\Chaldene\ChaldeneThemes::PETER_RIVER,
                ],
            ],
        ],
    ],
    //...
];
```

Themes do not differ much from each other but may be you will like this feature ;)

More about widgets placement
----------------------------

[](#more-about-widgets-placement)

I recommend to set up widgets in special file:

```
return [
    //...
    'components' => [
        'view' => [
            'class'   => \mikbox74\Chaldene\ChaldeneView::class,
            'widgets' => require 'widgets.php',
        ],
    ],
    //...
];
```

widgets.php:

```
return [
    'app-logo' => [
        'widget1',
        'widget2',
        'widget3',
        //...
    ],
    'mainmenu' => [
        'widget1',
        'widget2',
        'widget3',
        //...
    ],
    'app-search' => [
        //...
    ],
    //...
];
```

The first level is an associative array with the pairs 'place name' => 'widgets list in this place'.

The template has following places:

- app-logo
- mainmenu
- app-search
- app-nav
- dashhead-subtitle
- dashhead-toolbar
- before-content
- after-content
- main-footer
- app-footer
- side-heading (only `sidenav` and `sidenavhf` layouts)
- side-footer (only `sidenav` and `sidenavhf` layouts)
- mobile-search (visible on small screens after pushing search button)

Next level is the plain list of widgets. Every widget can be configured by three ways:

1. Plain text string. It will be placed right inside without any changing.
2. Configuration array with 'class' element and any properties of the specified class (Yii-way).
3. Anonimous function returns a class configuration array (like above).

In brief about widgets
----------------------

[](#in-brief-about-widgets)

- `mikbox74\Chaldene\Widgets\AlertNavitem` - created to view some important information with icon, badge and dropdown list of messages. Add it in place inside *UL* menu and be happy.
- `mikbox74\Chaldene\Widgets\Box` - views content inside nice blocks (same as TWBS panes but little mode advanced).
- `mikbox74\Chaldene\Widgets\Breadcrumbs` - crumbles everywhere on your site.
- `mikbox74\Chaldene\Widgets\Logo` - shows your (or our) logo image in two wariants: small for mobiles and larger for other screens.
- `mikbox74\Chaldene\Widgets\Message` - a twin of `\common\widgets\Alert` from the Yii2-advanced app skeleton. It appears automatically and not need to be added in any place.
- `mikbox74\Chaldene\Widgets\MetisMenu` - this is the pop king in town. Add it wherever in you want to see awesome adaptive multilevel menu.
- `mikbox74\Chaldene\Widgets\SearchForm` - simple little search form with input and knob.
- `mikbox74\Chaldene\Widgets\UserNavitem` - can view a nav item with user avatar, username and dropdown user menu. Works properly inside *UL* tag (same as `AlertNavitem`)

Much more info see in DocComments.

And... Killer feature: decoratos!
---------------------------------

[](#and-killer-feature-decoratos)

Since 1.1.0 each widget from the package has a string propery `decorator`. You can use it to specify path to any decorator file you want ([see somthing about ContentDecorator](https://www.yiiframework.com/doc/api/2.0/yii-widgets-contentdecorator) to get how it works). For example you can create file `@common/views/decorators/example.php`:

```

```

and set the path as `decorator` for any widget.

Handsome cheatsheet
-------------------

[](#handsome-cheatsheet)

### Top navigation

[](#top-navigation)

[![cheatsheet 1](docs/widgets1.png)](docs/widgets1.png)

### Side navigation

[](#side-navigation)

[![cheatsheet 2](docs/widgets2.png)](docs/widgets2.png)

### Mobile search

[](#mobile-search)

[![cheatsheet 3](docs/widgets3.png)](docs/widgets3.png)

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance0

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity11

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity71

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 ~31 days

Recently: every ~85 days

Total

14

Last Release

2570d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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