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Simple content blocks system. Nothing fancy, easy to implement.

Requirements

See composer.json

Installation

Add the following to your config.yml (optional):

PageController:
  extensions:
    - Toast\Blocks\Extensions\PageControllerExtension

Use Page or other class that extends SiteTree.

In your Layout/Page.ss template, add the following:

<% loop $ContentBlocks %>
    $ForTemplate
<% end_loop %>

Configuration

Add / remove available block classes

Toast\Blocks\Extensions\PageExtension
  available_blocks:
    - Toast\Blocks\TextBlock

Create a custom block

Extend Block to create a new block type.

<?php
 

class MyBlock extends Toast\Blocks\Block
{
    private static $singular_name = 'My Block';
    private static $plural_name = 'My Blocks';
    private static $icon = 'mysite/images/blocks/custom.png';
    
    private static $db = [
        'Content' => 'HTMLText'
    ];

}

/themes/default/templates/Toast/Blocks/MyBlock.ss:

<%-- Your block template here --%>

<h2>$Title</h2>
$Content

Todo:

Template global providers
Zoning
Duplicate handlers
Tests
Through tables for more advanced versioning

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