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sheadawson/silverstripe-zenmessage
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A simple extension to allow custom message/notice setting in ss applications

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SilverStripe ZENMessage Module
==============================

[](#silverstripe-zenmessage-module)

Maintainer Contacts
-------------------

[](#maintainer-contacts)

- Shea Dawson ()

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

[](#requirements)

- SilverStripe 3.0 +

Installation Instructions
-------------------------

[](#installation-instructions)

1. Place this directory in the root of your SilverStripe installation, make sure it's named "zenmessage"
2. Visit yoursite.com/dev/build?flush=all.

Usage Overview
--------------

[](#usage-overview)

This simple module gives developers an easy way to display feedback messages to the website user.

### Setting Messages

[](#setting-messages)

To set a message simply call the setMessage($messageType, $message) method on your controller. Passing in the message type as the first parameter and the message as the second

```
$this->setMessage('success', 'You have successfully set a message');

```

### Displaying Messages

[](#displaying-messages)

Place the $Message variable into your page template, wherever you would like your message to be displayed. If a message has been set (using the setMessage() method) before the template is rendered, the message will be displayed.

### Default Styles

[](#default-styles)

Some basic default message styles can be applied by including zenmessage/css/zenmessage.css in your website or application

### Notes

[](#notes)

- The messageType can be any string, it's only used to give the message a css class. success, notice and error are typical messageTypes.

###  Health Score

25

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LowBetter than 35% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity20

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

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.

### Community

Maintainers

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