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sam-costigan/linkableobjects
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Module for SilverStripe allowing Data Objects to be hooked into WYSIWYG link editor.

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LINKABLE OBJECTS
================

[](#linkable-objects)

Maintainer Contact
------------------

[](#maintainer-contact)

- Sam Costigan <sam (at) stripetheweb (dot) com>

Description
-----------

[](#description)

Add your custom Data Objects to the HTML Editor Field link functionality, with a Dropdown field that is populated by relevant results as the user searches.

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

[](#requirements)

- SilverStripe 3.0 or newer

Setup
-----

[](#setup)

To set up a DataObject to be linkable, first it needs to implement the Linkable interface. There are two requirements for a Linkable DataObject:

- a Link() function which will return a relevant URL to display the Data Object.
- a LinkTitle() function which will return a title string to display when searching for Data Objects.

The Link() function will need to return a relevant URL so that the Data Object will be displayed. For more information on how to do this, see

When searching for DataObjects, the $searchable\_fields array will be used to decide which fields are searched.

### Example setup

[](#example-setup)

```
class Test extends DataObject implements Linkable {

	private static $db = array(
		'Name' => 'Text',
		'Author' => 'Varchar(150)'
	);

	public static $searchable_fields = array(
		'Name',
		'Author'
	);

	public function Link() {
		return $this->ID;
	}

	public function LinkTitle() {
		return $this->Name . ' - ' . $this->Author;
	}
}

```

Once the DataObject has been set up to properly implement the Linkable interface, you need to add the following line to your mysite/\_config.php file:

HtmlEditorField\_LinkObjects::addLinkableObject('Test');

Your DataObject will then be added to the HTML Editor Field links section.

Feedback
--------

[](#feedback)

Feel free to make this module better by submitting feedback, changes, suggestions etc!

###  Health Score

21

—

LowBetter than 18% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

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

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