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stevenpaw/silverstripe-cms-backend-theme
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CMS Backend Theme

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Silverstripe CMS Backend Theme
==============================

[](#silverstripe-cms-backend-theme)

A configurable theme to brand your backend and make the LeftAndMain-Part of the backend more modern. Updated for Silverstripe CMS 6.2

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The theme supports an UploadField in the *Settings > Settings Tab > CMS Tab* for a logo to be displayed in the left-hand menu of the CMS.

Screenshot
----------

[](#screenshot)

[![Screenshot](https://github.com/Rhym/silverstripe-cms-theme/raw/master/screenshot.png)](https://github.com/Rhym/silverstripe-cms-theme/blob/master/screenshot.png)

Thanks and based on
-------------------

[](#thanks-and-based-on)

Updated and continued version of Ryan Potters Silverstripe CMS Theme Module: . Thanks to  for some of their code for grouped menu items.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require stevenpaw/silverstripe-cms-backend-theme
```

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

[](#configuration)

You can either choose to upload a CMS logo through the Site Settings section of the CMS, or you can define it through a YML configuration like the below:

```
SilverStripe\SiteConfig\SiteConfig:
  cms_logo: 'path/to/your/image.png'
  cms_logo_width: 100 # Optional width constraint
```

You can set the theme colour of the left menu by defining it through a YML configuration like the below:

```
SilverStripe\Admin\LeftAndMain:
  cms_background: '#1d48a0'
  cms_border_color: '#173778'
  cms_color: '#fff'
  cms_hover_background: 'inherit'
  cms_hover_color: currentColor
  cms_active_background: '#173778'
  cms_active_color: currentColor
  cms_drawer_background: '#1a3e88'
  cms_drawer_color: currentColor
  cms_icon_color: currentColor
  menu_collapsible: true # Set to true to enable menu collapse/expand button (default: false - always expanded)
  show_cms_info: true # Set to true to show full CMS info panel (Help menu, sticky toggle, etc.)
```

**Note:** By default, the menu is always expanded without a toggle button. Set `menu_collapsible: true` to enable the collapse/expand toggle button. If you set `show_cms_info: true`, you'll get the full menu toggle panel including help menu and sticky navigation toggle.

Grouping CMS Menus
------------------

[](#grouping-cms-menus)

You can add menu items to a list by using adding the menu code to the `menu_groups` config e.g:

```
SilverStripe\Admin\LeftAndMain:
  menu_groups:
    Misc:
      icon_class: 'fa fa-folder' # (optional) Defaults to 'fa fa-folder'
      priority: 0 # (optional) Defaults to menu item order
      items:
        - SilverStripe-CampaignAdmin-CampaignAdmin
        - Help
        - SilverStripe-Reports-ReportAdmin
```

### Overriding/Adding Icons

[](#overridingadding-icons)

The icons in this cms theme use [Font Awesome](https://fontawesome.com), to override these icons simply add the class that represents the icon you wish to display in your ModelAdmin extension. e.g:

```
private static $menu_icon_class = 'fas fa-pencil-alt';
```

Alternatively you can set this using a YML config. e.g

```
SilverStripe\CMS\Controllers\CMSPagesController:
  menu_icon_class: 'fas fa-sitemap'
```

###  Health Score

41

—

FairBetter than 87% of packages

Maintenance92

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community15

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity35

Early-stage or recently created project

 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 ~5 days

Total

2

Last Release

40d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/37051985?v=4)[Steffen Kahl](/maintainers/StevenPaw)[@StevenPaw](https://github.com/StevenPaw)

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