Questions tagged [plugin-development]
Questions having to do with constructing plugins.
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Connect to an external database from a Craft 2.x plugin
I recently saw a very helpful post about how to connect to an external database from a Craft plugin and I wanted to confirm I understood the implementation correctly.
On this response the author ...
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Call function from plugin in template
In craft 2 I had a simple plugin that I used to run some php code. I could call the function like this.
{{ craft.pluginname.functionname }}
However I have been unable to do the same thing in craft 3....
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Element type vs. Field type - or: Element type without database storage?
I have already searched for information on this topic but I did not find much. I hope I did not overlook something.
My problem is the following: I want to try to write a plugin that lists entries ...
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Added custom entry details fields
I'm looking to add a custom fields to the details section on the right of the entry edit view in the control panel.
I know that in Craft 2 this was possible using:
Craft::$app->view->hook('cp....
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Closure in plugin class/ saving and passing a public property
I am struggling with closure and saving a variable.
In my class somePlugin i do have a public var $customerId , which should be updated after i execute my setUser() function. To do so i have a setter ...
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Can't set structured entry parentId in BEFORE_SAVE event using field data
I have created an event that is called on beforeSave within my plugin. Code below:
Event::on(
Entry::class,
Entry::EVENT_BEFORE_SAVE,
function(ModelEvent $event){
/...
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Craft 3 Plugin Development: Add CSS and JS File to Frontend Templates
How do I add js and css files to frontend page loads via a plugin? I did reference this issue:
Can a plugin add JS or CSS to the control panel?
but that is for Craft 2.
Reading the docs here:
https:/...
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How to add sources for Entries
The documentation indicates it is possible to add sources for entries like this:
use craft\base\Element;
use craft\elements\Entry;
use craft\events\RegisterElementSourcesEvent;
use yii\base\Event;
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Pass Controller Variables into a Model
I am using a Controller to get Variables from a field in my Plugin.
How and what would be the best way to pass and use them in other classes or my main plugin file.
I thought about using Sessions or ...
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Action URLs from CP to a Craft 3 plugin controller
I'm working on my first Craft 3 plugin and want to add some buttons to my plugin's control panel section which post form data to a controller.
My plugin is called 'myplugin', the controller I wish to ...
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Error running any Composer command
I am working on a project with multiple developers and another member of the team is getting on with a Plugin to assist with some CraftCommerce integrations.
As it's not a publicly available plugin, ...
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How to store custom data into a user
I need some direction in how to store (complex) data into users (best practice)
I'm working on a project for a fitness app. I created a structure with 2 levels for workouts where level 1 entries are ...
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Updating Field from plugin
So i'm trying to update a checkbox field using a custom plugin i built. I have three tiers on my site, tier one that you only get access to certain items, tier two you get access to tier one and other ...
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Update Checkbox on User fields
I'm trying to figure out how to update a checkbox field on my user backend from a plugin.
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Add settings to plugins cp section instead of settings page
I've setup a plugin like so http://domain/admin/plugin-handle (cp section) and a settings page here http://domain/admin/settings/plugins/plugin-handle
I can edit my plugin settings under the latter ...
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Saving Custom Field Values to User Profile
I have a custom user field 'myuserfield'
How do I save a value to this field via a plugin in Craft3?
Here is my current attempt.
$myvar = '12345';
Craft::$app->getUser()->getIdentity()...
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EVENT_AFTER_SAVE_ELEMENT fires twice for some weird reason
Any idea why this code is always fired 2 times every time I save my entry? I get the same thing with Elements::EVENT_BEFORE_SAVE_ELEMENT (only for test purposes as I need to trigger AFTER), same thing ...
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Check for whole cart adjustment and apply line item discount
I'm writing a custom plugin for a customer that does 2 things.
Uses prices from Pricing Categories. There are 10,000 digital products, so adjusting prices for large quantities is cumbersome on a per-...
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How can I pass a variable defined in a Controller to my variables?
In my Craft 3 plugin I would like to pass a variable defined in my Controller to my PluginVariable.php file. Is this possible?
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Loading a plugin template via ajax
I'm trying to load a plugin template via ajax inside another plugin template like so:
$("#modal").load("/mypluginname/myplugintemplatefolder/myplugintemplate.html?queryvar="+var);
but it keeps ...
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How to prevent Craft Admin from displaying “Leave site?” message for custom fields
I'm using custom fields provided by a Craft 3 Module to provide some Javascript-based functionality in the Craft Admin, and it includes some form elements, but the values of those form elements are ...
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Programatically Changing Entry Types?
I have a people channel that historically has used another field to decide if they're a "featured" person or not.
The field set for "featured" people has now diverged from what a normal person has, ...
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Craft 3 - Save new Entry with Relations (Categories/Assets)
i simply can not get my "job" done. I try to create a plugin for Craft, a simple one. It reads some date and should create new entries out of this data. First i stuck on a stupid save-mistake, someone ...
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Hide some Channel entries via custom plugin
I'm developing a plugin that will give an ability to restrict access to some entries from a channel.
So the logic is:
I have a Usergroup - Channel and User - Entry relation table in my database. ...
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How to redirect the page with params?
In the front-end, I create a form and submit the data to backend. In the controller, if got some errors, I would like to redirect to the previous page with some information. I tried like this:
return ...
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Craft 3 plugin to import channel entries
I try to finish a plugin which imports data into my craftcms project. I already created a console based method/service, which I trigger/run in my shell. Inside my method(s) I receive data (XML or JSON)...
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Is it possible to pass a variable to an event in a plugin?
I need to find out if any changes have been made to the entry on successful save.
Using events entries.onBeforeSaveEntry and entries.onSaveEntry seems to be a way to do it. Maybe.
Can I pass some ...
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Set a route for all requests within a plugin
I’m trying to use a plugin to set up a site route that will direct every page request to a special template.
This is what I’ve set up in my plugin file.
public function registerSiteRoutes()
{
...
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How to get a Super Table relation in PHP?
The following code works great in a template.
{% set priceProduct = currentUser.priceTable.relatedTo({
targetElement: product.id,
field: 'product'
}).one() %}
{{ priceProduct.price }}
...
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Save and login user in a Plugin?
How can I register and login a user in my Controller? I have tried something like this:
$newUser = new User($userName, $userPassword, $userEmail);
Craft::$app->elements->saveUser($newUser);
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Loading email templates in a Craft 3 plugin
I've been struggling to make this work within a plugin. I have a html file in my templates folder called _email.html. I try to load it in my plugin but then I get an error. This is my code:
Craft::$...
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Log in User (Craft 3)
How can I log in a user in Craft 3 and redirect to a url?
This doesn't work:
$username = $user->username;
$userCode = $user->teamCode;
Craft::$app->user->login($username, $userCode);
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Plugin init order issue
I have a plugin, which is using another plugin. The issue is that, I am calling some other plugin information in the init function, and I do receive sometimes this error:
2018-11-07 11:44:57 [-][-][...
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Can plugins in the Plugin Store require development versions of libraries via Composer?
I recently put together a basic Constant Contact plugin for a project, and I'd like to clean it up and improve it for a public release. The problem is that it requires a development version of the ...
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How can I create a Module/Plugin to edit multiple entries via a single front-end form in Craft 3?
Scenario:
I have a Structure section called Competitions that allows users to submit one or more (usually three maximum) entries to judged photo competitions. However, they can only submit one or two ...
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Sideloading an image from a function in a plugin
I need to be able to side load an image and attach to an entry.
My image is coming from an external url... such as http://someplace.com/image.jpg - i can store this in a temporary file so its locally ...
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How can I use asset select modal in utility?
I created a custom utility template. Inside the template, I would like to use the built-in asset select modal for the "Add image" button. Any way to do this please?
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Craft 3 Custom Field Type with a File Uploader
I have a custom field type I am porting from Craft 2 to Craft 3.
This field type used prepValueFromPost to grab a reference to a just uploaded file and then saves said file to an appropriate place ...
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Add a method to an existing element
Trying to get my head around plugin development. Sorry if this is a super basic question. How do you add a method to an existing element? I’m trying to get any active Commerce 2 subscriptions for a ...
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How to validate entry in Craft 3
An entry could be validated by the following code in craft 2:
craft()->content->validateContent($entry);
How could be the same done in Craft 3 ?
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Update field setting value using getFieldByHandle
I need to update the limit setting for Images allowed to be empty, so as to allow for no limit. How do I go about updating the 'limit' setting?
$fieldsService = Craft::$app->getFields();
$field = $...
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How to exclude some fields from the searchindex using the RegisterElementSearchableAttributesEvent event?
Context
I had big issues on a Craft 2 multilingual site with dozens of thousands of entries that were using Matrix fields. The site had become extremely slow (almost unusable), especially when ...
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where command sql query not working
My problem is that I can't update the specific $userId. have the values I've selected. I also get an error:
Call to a member function where() on integer
I just started to learn Craft. It can be ...
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Reducing memory usage?
I have a relatively simple task which is exposing an issue with efficiency. In that it isn't very efficient and the server cries and quits. Here's the high level overview:
There's a category called "...
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Craft 3 validate new password in change password
I'm trying to validate user's new password and confirm password in my custom plugin init().
Event::on(User::class, User::EVENT_BEFORE_SAVE, function(Event $event) {
$formData = $_POST;
$...
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Tasks runs only after admin is logged in
I have a plugin which runs a task on order complete. The tasks runs successfully without any errors. But the problem is the task is only completed when admin is logged in. So if someone has completed ...
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How to disable plugin Disable and Uninstall?
I am developing a site with a customer logged in area. I don't want anyone to access the section if they are logged out and instead redirect them to the login form.
I could just add {% requireLogin %...
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Add custom column to the orders list page
Does anybody know if it is possible to add a column to the orders list page?
I can choose the 'Foo' label, but when the page want to show the orders list I get the following error:
"{"error":"An ...
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Sending Error Message to Template With No Logged In User - Craft 2
I'm working at getting error messages sent from my plugin to my template (on the front end), when there is no session (no logged in user).
The plugin is for LDAP authentication.
Edit: For ...
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Excluding entries based on a tag across whole site
I'm trying to exclude entries that are tagged "DO NOT PROMOTE" on any page where craft.entries is used minus their actual entry page.
What I've come up with so far is this:
public function init()
{
...
