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weareferal/matrix-field-preview
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Add screenshot previews to matrix and neo fields, helping you publish content quicker.

5.6.1(3mo ago)1717.5k↓20%6[8 issues](https://github.com/timmyomahony/craft-matrix-field-preview/issues)proprietaryPHPPHP ^8.0.2

Since Apr 7Pushed 3mo ago3 watchersCompare

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Matrix Field Preview Craft CMS Plugin
=====================================

[](#matrix-field-preview-craft-cms-plugin)

[![Header image for plugin](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/d8874e520a696e0f4346260fb47d7ac36cdcb29387f3e0f99ad44fa0a1a4adfd/68747470733a2f2f63726166742d706c7567696e732d63646e2e74696d6d796f6d61686f6e792e636f6d2f776562736974652f6d61747269782d6669656c642d707265766965772f6d61747269782d6669656c642d707265766965772d706c7567696e2d6865616465722e706e67)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/d8874e520a696e0f4346260fb47d7ac36cdcb29387f3e0f99ad44fa0a1a4adfd/68747470733a2f2f63726166742d706c7567696e732d63646e2e74696d6d796f6d61686f6e792e636f6d2f776562736974652f6d61747269782d6669656c642d707265766965772f6d61747269782d6669656c642d707265766965772d706c7567696e2d6865616465722e706e67)

📓 [**Documentation**](https://craft-plugins.timmyomahony.com/matrix-field-preview?utm_source=github&utm_campaign=documentation-launch) | 💳 [**Purchase**](https://plugins.craftcms.com/matrix-field-preview?craft4) | 🤷🏻‍♂️ [**Get help**](https://craft-plugins.timmyomahony.com/matrix-field-preview/docs/get-help)

Matrix Field Preview is a plugin for Craft CMS that lets you create a visual guide to your matrix fields, making it much easier for content publishers to find what they're looking for.

To achieve this, the plugin replaces the default matrix field dropdown menu with a custom modal overlay that includes screenshots of your finished content.

[![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b17e872ac7d2bb552b9fa0e5048cf370e78947dac89f76af94d1cd01cd98f371/68747470733a2f2f63726166742d706c7567696e732d63646e2e74696d6d796f6d61686f6e792e636f6d2f776562736974652f6d61747269782d6669656c642d707265766965772f6d61747269782d6669656c642d707265766965772d766964656f2e676966)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b17e872ac7d2bb552b9fa0e5048cf370e78947dac89f76af94d1cd01cd98f371/68747470733a2f2f63726166742d706c7567696e732d63646e2e74696d6d796f6d61686f6e792e636f6d2f776562736974652f6d61747269782d6669656c642d707265766965772f6d61747269782d6669656c642d707265766965772d766964656f2e676966)

This visual alternative makes it much easier to see at-a-glance what each block of your matrix field will actually look like when published.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- **Preview modal**: easily visualise the type of content you want to add to the page using the pop-up modal overlay containing screenshots of all your content.
    - **Categories**: organise your preview images into sortable categories, making it easier to filter through and find blocks.
    - **Sorting**: sort previews, placing the most-used ones at the top where they're quicker to find.
    - **Searching**: search through previews, quickly finding what you need.
    - **Optional**: you don't have to completely *replace* the default dropdown field, you can choose to instead augment it, giving you the best of both worlds.
- **Inline previews**: when browsing your entries, get a visual hint as to what each block looks like on the page with our inline previews that are added to all matrix or neo blocks.
- **Integrations**: Neo, Spoon, MatrixMate & Supertable are all supported out of the box.
- **GIFs**: use GIFs to make previews even more intuitive.

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

See [the full documentation website](https://craft-plugins.timmyomahony.com/matrix-field-preview) for details on how to get started with the plugin.

###  Health Score

53

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FairBetter than 97% of packages

Maintenance70

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity36

Limited adoption so far

Community16

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity75

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 99.3% 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 ~49 days

Recently: every ~0 days

Total

44

Last Release

109d ago

Major Versions

1.2.3 → 3.0.02022-06-08

3.0.2 → 4.0.22022-06-14

4.1.3 → 5.0.02024-08-06

4.1.4 → 5.0.12025-01-30

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/631f933f27637d99baa67df2a0d184ee4ab26baf65d74a16360fc9bf4ee0e619?d=identicon)[timmyomahony](/maintainers/timmyomahony)

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Top Contributors

[![timmyomahony](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/615149?v=4)](https://github.com/timmyomahony "timmyomahony (441 commits)")[![daltonrooney](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/742045?v=4)](https://github.com/daltonrooney "daltonrooney (1 commits)")[![mofman](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3038169?v=4)](https://github.com/mofman "mofman (1 commits)")[![ttempleton](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/19421878?v=4)](https://github.com/ttempleton "ttempleton (1 commits)")

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Tags

craftcraft-plugincraft3craftcmscraftcms-pluginmatrix-fieldspluginmatrixcmsfieldCraftcraftcmsNeomatrix field preview

###  Code Quality

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

### Embed Badge

![Health badge](/badges/weareferal-matrix-field-preview/health.svg)

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###  Alternatives

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