mediawesome

The current release is 2.0.7

A module for SilverStripe which will allow creation of dynamic media holders/pages with CMS customisable types and attributes (blogs, events, news, publications).

Requirement

SilverStripe 3.1 → 3.5

Getting Started

Place the module under your root project directory.
/dev/build
Create a media holder.
Configure the media type.
Create media pages.

Overview

Default Media Types

These are the default media types and their respective attributes.

array(
	'Blog' => array(
		'Author'
	),
	'Event' => array(
		'End Date',
		'Time',
		'End Time',
		'Location'
	),
	'News' => array(
		'Author'
	),
	'Publication' => array(
		'Author'
	)
);

Apply custom default media types with respective attributes, or additional attributes to existing default types.

MediaPage::customise_defaults(array(
	'Media Type' => array(
		'Attribute'
	)
));

These may also be added through the CMS, depending on the current user permissions.

Select a media holder.
Select Manage ALL Media
Select Types and Attributes

Dynamic Media Attributes

These may be customised through the CMS, depending on the current user permissions.

Select a media holder.
Select Manage ALL Media
Select Types and Attributes
Select the respective type.

These will be applied to new and existing media pages of the respective type.

Media Categories and Tags

Select a media holder.
Select Manage ALL Media
Select Categories and Tags

CMS Permissions

These may be changed through the site configuration by an administrator.

Select Settings
Select Access

Customisation of media types and their respective attributes will be restricted.

Filtering Media Pages

A media holder request may have optional date, category and tag filters, which are extendable by developers.

Retrieve the date filter form in the media holder template:

$DateFilterForm

It is also possible to represent the date in a year/month/day/media URL format.

Smart Templating

Custom media type templates may be defined for your media holder/page:

MediaHolder_Blog.ss or MediaPage_Blog.ss

Retrieve a specific media page attribute in templates:

$Attribute('Author')

To see examples, look at the default templates:

MediaHolder.ss and MediaPage.ss

Maintainer Contact

Nathan Glasl, nathan@symbiote.com.au

stephenmcm/silverstripe-mediawesome