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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. nglasl/silverstripe-mediawesome ActiveSilverstripe-vendormodule[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) nglasl/silverstripe-mediawesome =============================== This module allows creation of dynamic media holders/pages with CMS customisable types and attributes (blogs, events, news, publications), including versioning. 5.0.0(1y ago)022.7k↓100%2[1 PRs](https://github.com/symbiote/silverstripe-mediawesome/pulls)4BSD-3-ClausePHP Since Nov 25Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/symbiote/silverstripe-mediawesome)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/nglasl/silverstripe-mediawesome)[ Docs](https://github.com/nglasl/silverstripe-mediawesome)[ RSS](/packages/nglasl-silverstripe-mediawesome/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (1)Dependencies (3)Versions (47)Used By (4) [mediawesome](https://packagist.org/packages/nglasl/silverstripe-mediawesome) ============================================================================= [](#mediawesome) *The current release is **4.0.6*** > This module allows creation of dynamic media holders/pages with CMS customisable types and attributes (blogs, events, news, publications), including versioning. Requirement ----------- [](#requirement) - SilverStripe 3.1 → **4.0** Getting Started --------------- [](#getting-started) - [Place the module under your root project directory.](https://packagist.org/packages/nglasl/silverstripe-mediawesome) - `/dev/build` - Create a media holder. - Configure the media type. - Create media pages. Overview -------- [](#overview) ### Default Media Types [](#default-media-types) These are the default media types and their respective attributes. ``` nglasl\mediawesome\MediaPage: type_defaults: Blog: - 'Author' Event: - 'End Date' - 'Time' - 'End Time' - 'Location' News: - 'Author' Publication: - 'Author' ``` Apply custom default media types and/or respective attributes. ``` nglasl\mediawesome\MediaPage: type_defaults: Type: - 'Attribute' ``` These may also be added through the CMS, depending on the current user permissions. [![types](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nglasl/silverstripe-mediawesome/master/client/images/mediawesome-types.png)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nglasl/silverstripe-mediawesome/master/client/images/mediawesome-types.png) - Select a media holder. - Select `Manage ALL Media` - Select `Types and Attributes` ### Dynamic Media Attributes [](#dynamic-media-attributes) These may be customised through the CMS, depending on the current user permissions. [![attributes](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nglasl/silverstripe-mediawesome/master/client/images/mediawesome-attributes.png)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nglasl/silverstripe-mediawesome/master/client/images/mediawesome-attributes.png) - Select a media holder. - Select `Manage ALL Media` - Select `Types and Attributes` - Select the respective type. These attributes will appear on media pages of the respective type, and are versioned. [![versioning](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nglasl/silverstripe-mediawesome/master/client/images/mediawesome-attribute-versioning.png)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nglasl/silverstripe-mediawesome/master/client/images/mediawesome-attribute-versioning.png) ### Media Categories and Tags [](#media-categories-and-tags) [![categories-and-tags](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nglasl/silverstripe-mediawesome/master/client/images/mediawesome-categories-and-tags.png)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nglasl/silverstripe-mediawesome/master/client/images/mediawesome-categories-and-tags.png) - Select a media holder. - Select `Manage ALL Media` - Select `Categories and Tags` ### CMS Permissions [](#cms-permissions) These may be changed through the site configuration by an administrator. - Select `Settings` - Select `Access` Customisation of media types and their respective attributes will be restricted. ### Filtering Media Pages [](#filtering-media-pages) A media holder request may have optional date, category and tag filters, which are extendable by developers. The following on the media holder template allows a user to select a date, and then see media pages for and prior to that date: ``` $DateFilterForm ``` It is also possible to represent the date in a `year/month/day/media` URL format. [![URL-formatting](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nglasl/silverstripe-mediawesome/master/client/images/mediawesome-URL-formatting.png)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nglasl/silverstripe-mediawesome/master/client/images/mediawesome-URL-formatting.png) ### Smart Templating [](#smart-templating) Custom media type templates may be defined for your media holder/page: `MediaHolder_Blog.ss` or `MediaPage_Blog.ss` Retrieve a specific media page attribute in templates: ``` $Attribute('Author') ``` To see examples, look at the default templates: `MediaHolder.ss` and `MediaPage.ss` Maintainer Contact ------------------ [](#maintainer-contact) ``` Nathan Glasl, nathan@symbiote.com.au ``` ### Health Score 44 — FairBetter than 92% of packages Maintenance42 Moderate activity, may be stable Popularity24 Limited adoption so far Community20 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity76 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits 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 ~82 days Recently: every ~578 days Total 46 Last Release 483d ago Major Versions 1.2.5 → 2.0.22017-02-16 2.0.x-dev → 3.0.02017-10-16 3.0.0 → 4.0.02017-11-18 3.0.x-dev → 4.0.52019-03-12 4.0.6 → 5.0.02025-01-14 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/23506857?v=4)[Symbiote](/maintainers/symbiote)[@symbiote](https://github.com/symbiote) --- Top Contributors [![nyeholt](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/161730?v=4)](https://github.com/nyeholt "nyeholt (2 commits)")[![JamesDPC](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/69664712?v=4)](https://github.com/JamesDPC "JamesDPC (1 commits)")[![nglasl](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3703500?v=4)](https://github.com/nglasl "nglasl (1 commits)")[![silbinarywolf](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3859574?v=4)](https://github.com/silbinarywolf "silbinarywolf (1 commits)")[![stephenmcm](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2093185?v=4)](https://github.com/stephenmcm "stephenmcm (1 commits)") --- Tags eventsilverstripemediablog newscustom ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/nglasl-silverstripe-mediawesome/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/nglasl-silverstripe-mediawesome/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/nglasl-silverstripe-mediawesome) ``` ### Alternatives [silverstripe/blog A fresh take on blogging in Silverstripe set out to tackle the issue of a cluttered Site Tree. 104739.2k31](/packages/silverstripe-blog)[purplespider/mypswd-tweaks Custom SilverStripe tweaks to keep things tidy. 181.4k](/packages/purplespider-mypswd-tweaks) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)