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minimalic/silverstripe-essential
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Provides helpful functions for own templates in Silverstripe CMS 5.

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Silverstripe Essential
======================

[](#silverstripe-essential)

Provides helpful functions for use in own templates in Silverstripe CMS. Extends Silverstripe link module by a "Theme" dropdown for own button styles (Bootstrap naming by default).

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

[](#requirements)

- Silverstripe CMS 5.2 or higher
- [Silverstripe link module](https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-linkfield)

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

[](#installation)

Install using Composer:

```
composer require minimalic/silverstripe-essential
```

Run from terminal: `vendor/bin/sake dev/build "flush=all"`

Or, use your base URL with: `/dev/build?flush=all`

Basic usage
-----------

[](#basic-usage)

### link module

[](#link-module)

Use `$Theme` keyword inside your template.

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

### Custom theme options for the link module

[](#custom-theme-options-for-the-link-module)

Replace default theme dropdown options with custom options inside local `mysite.yml`:

```
minimalic\Essential\Extensions\LinkExtension:
  theme_options:
    basic: Basic
    green: 'Green Theme'
```

To add more options to the default ones use `theme_options_additional`:

```
minimalic\Essential\Extensions\LinkExtension:
  theme_options_additional:
    basic: Basic
    green: 'Green Theme'
```

The key (e.g. `green`) will be used inside the template. The value (e.g. `Green Theme`) is only for display purpose inside dropdown field.

License
-------

[](#license)

See [License](LICENSE)

Copyright (c) 2024, minimalic.com - Sebastian Finke All rights reserved.

###  Health Score

20

—

LowBetter than 13% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity42

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

Every ~10 days

Total

2

Last Release

761d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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