Questions tagged [plugin-development]
Questions having to do with constructing plugins.
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Craft 3 replacement for the Craft 2 fileCache component?
I'm upgrading a plugin from Craft 2 to Craft 3 and it looks like the fileCache component is no more.
What has replaced it in Craft 3?
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Use sidebar nav icons in modules and plugins
When adding a navigation item, there is the option to specify an icon, but it seems to have to be a path to an SVG. I can see that Craft has its own icon library, and it has an icon I want to use.
I ...
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ElementAPI: How to trigger the Custom service php file when a endpoint is loaded
I am Using Craft 3.3.11 version
I have a php file in
plugin/elementapi/src/services/EapiServices.php
and the same file within
vendor/craftcms/element-api/src/services/EapiServices.php
When ...
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Save and log in a user from event callback
I'm trying to build a plugin wherein after a user is created via the normal means via a front end template, the user is immediately logged in.
My module is watching for the after save event on ...
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Frontend form validation
I need to validate the form submitted at the frontend by applying additional validation rules.
For that I have created the plugin that listens to "EVENT_BEFORE_SAVE_ENTRY" event and should validate ...
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Create an entry type on plugin install
When a user installs my plugin, I would like the plugin to create an entry type on install. First of all, is this possible? If so, can someone point me in the direction of where I would find ...
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Craft 3 plugin - how to update entry with field of Entries type
Using PHP, I want to update a field of Entries type of an existing entry.
Fields of type Text and Number will update with the following code:
$entry = Entry::find()->id($entryId)->one();
$...
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Cannot declare class TwigTransformer, because the name is already in use
Within the source code of my plugin I needed to check if another plugin was installed. To do that, I needed to access plugins class. What is the difference between:
class Something{
public ...
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Conditionally attach behaviors to craft\elements\Entry by section
I'm trying to conditionally attach behaviors based on an entries section.
The following code works fine, but I'm trying to clarify one bit:
To avoid a yii\base\InvalidConfigException on the CP ...
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Contact form plugin ajax submit URL not working
I am using contact form plugin for forms in my craft website. For avoiding page redirection, I followed ajax submit for the form, but it is not redirected to controller code.
My form is as below:-
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Modify preview targets and save them
I'm using the following Event hook :
Event::on(Entry::class, Entry::EVENT_REGISTER_PREVIEW_TARGETS, function ($event) { }
The $event variable contains an array with the current $previewTargets as ...
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How to identify the recurring payments that happen after the initial subs creation payment the in Commerce Subs
I've got a custom module that I have written to inject data into various places in my site when events happen with Commerce Subs.
As per the question title, I need to update an entry when a recurring ...
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Trigger FeedMe import from plugin
I'm importing Real Estate properties every 30 minutes into my website.
I have a controller action that triggers this but the import is extremely slow and blocks the entire site.
Right now I'm ...
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Craft 3 - Plugin - Override Control Panel column values for field or field types
How can I override the column value for a plugin in the Craft CMS control panel?
For example:
Append "Hello " in front of a particular column value, or add hyperlink HTML markup to a value, in each ...
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Craft 2 FormBuilder 2 equivalent plugin in Craft 3
Is there any plugin equivalent to Craft 2 FormBuilder 2 plugin in Craft 3? My Craft 2 website forms are built with FormBuilder 2. I upgraded the website to Craft 3, but FormBuilder 2 is not working. I ...
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Finding the correct actions url
struggling to decipher how to link a plugins controller to an action route. The docs say to use "https://pluginfactory.io/" to scaffold one, but what it generates is a different structure to what the ...
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“Redactor plugin not found” – How to properly implement Craft plugins providing Redactor plugins?
TL;DR
What is the correct/recommended way to implement a Redactor plugin within a Craft plugin?
My intention
I'd like to implement a Craft CMS 3 plugin that adds a new Reactor plugin.
Normally (...
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Restrict Sources on element select field
I'm building a module with a form that includes an element select field that I want to restrict to specific volume. So far this is what I have:
{{ forms.elementSelectField({
label: "Asset"|t('app'...
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Craft 3 match all categories using relatedTo in a module controller
I am trying to perform an entry query using relatedTo to get entries that match all categories.
I know how to achieve this with 'and' in twig but I can't seem to find the correct syntax to use in a ...
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Commerce preferred currency - user/customer setting
Is there a way for users/customers to set a custom/preferred currency that would be applied to any future carts (assuming more than one currency was available)?
Was looking at whether could do this ...
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Redirect to template from controller and pass data
I am building a custom login process which follow these steps:
Request user email (submits to custom controller)
Check if user has an account
If they have an account, show a form requesting their ...
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How to get current site (locale) api / plugin
For my form plugin I'm using a global set of fields. These can be set in 2 languages default and en.
Problem is whenever I try to output them I cant dynamically make them use the current site locale/...
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Calling Craft Console Commands from Plugin?
I am in the process of building a plugin that has a controller that accepts a HTTP request. If the token and request are valid, I would like to call a Craft Console Command from within the plugin (e.g....
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Accessing named parameter in custom route from within a controller
I have a custom module in which I am setting a front end route that routes through to a controller. Like so:
Event::on(
UrlManager::class,
UrlManager::EVENT_REGISTER_SITE_URL_RULES,
...
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Eager loading category data from a Matrix block
How might I eager load category data in a plugin? I can't seem to figure out why I can't access a category in this way:
locationOffers is a matrix block name, category is the handle of a related ...
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How can I override the Response status text from a controller?
I'm trying to set the statusText in a response, from a module controller.
E.g.:
<?php
namespace modules\appmodule\controllers;
use Craft;
use craft\web\Response;
class StatusController extends ...
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V3 Plugin to check user is new and skip email activation
I am new to craft development. I have a client looking to whitelabel their existing site but have new users added to a group and then be directed to a sub site of theirs.
So, I am looking for a way ...
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How to get users with birthday today in plugin/module?
How does one retrieve users from Craft3 DB whose birthday is today?
Birthdate field type is Date/Time.
Have a working PHP/MySQL example, but unsure how to port this to Craft3 syntax.
$sql = '...
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Doing something with the success response from a Webhook
Craft Webhooks is great for sending one POST to a service... but if you need to parse the response from that hook... is there a way to do that? I can't see it as any option in the plugin, and I can't ...
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Programatically add lines to a Super Table field
I am trying to add new lines into a SuperTable field of an entry from my plugin.
Following the Developper sample, I am able to change set lines to this SuperTable field.
But it is replacing the ...
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Plugin RegisterUrlRulesEvent - cannot find Controller aciton -> 404
The error I'm getting:
HTTP 404 – Not Found – yii\web\NotFoundHttpException
Page not found.
↵
Caused by: Invalid Route – yii\base\InvalidRouteException
Unable to resolve the request "Expedweather/...
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Better way to manage local plugin in git
Not 100% Craft only, but I have a question on how best to manage code in git. I have a site and a plugin (only for my use), and I've just been doing some major revamp to the plugin, more or less a new ...
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Plugin RegisterUrlRulesEvent - Regex URL-Routing gives 404
I'm updating a Craft 2 plugin to Craft 3 and I'm having difficulties getting the Regex URLs working correctly. The eocs I'm using: Craft3 Docs
I used pluginfactory.io to create the basic craft3 ...
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Headless Craft CSRF
I have a site that is using Craft CMS headless and React. There are a few forms that need to post to controllers but I'm not sure how to set up the CSRF tokens and keep it secure.
Can anyone advise ...
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Sort entries by related element in plugin
I am using a plugin to fetch Entry elements based on various criteria (eg to produce an array based on \craft\elements\Entry::find()).
The section I am querying features a number of related ...
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Custom plugin - how to save settings featuring array?
I'm developing a custom plugin but hitting an issue when I want to save a settings that uses the multiSelect, checkboxSelect or checkboxGroup fields (essentially any field that saves values as an ...
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In a plugin, how to get entry status?
This seems like it should be simple to find, but where does Craft store the status of entries (lightswitch for enabled/disabled)? It doesn't seem to be a column in the entries table, and I can't ...
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EntryModel as model attribute doesn't get populated as model
I've created this custom plugin with a CP interface for a website running latest version of Craft 2. Each record in my custom table relates to an entry using an entryId. I've set up all the records ...
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Custom field plugin: Unable to find template / General custom field plugin information
I am still relatively new to Craft CMS.
I am trying to make a custom field plugin for Craft 3 but I am struggling to understand why I can't render my form template.
The fieldtype should render a map ...
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What is the appropriate way to query and Hard Delete existing Soft Deleted Elements for a Custom Element?
I have a Custom Element where the Soft Delete functionality is not necessary. Right now, existing users of this plugin may have thousands of Soft Deleted Elements in their Elements table that don't ...
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Entry element query missing user field data when user is suspended
I have a channel in which each channel entry has a "users" field type that is limited to one user. My code below works fine when the user is not suspended, however if I suspend the user, the then $...
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Send email with dedicated SMTP settings from a Craft 2 plugin
I have looked a lot for this but cannot find any dedicated solution. Basically I want to do this: How to send email from Craft 3 custom plugin? … but for a Craft 2 plugin.
A how-to for the global ...
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Geocode address when saving custom field type in plugin
I've got a Craft CMS 3 plugin that has a custom field type for entering an address. When saving that field I'd like to take that address and geocode it using Google's Geocode API and save the latitude ...
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Is it possible to send Solspace Freeform mail with custom module?
I'd like to send mails from my custom module for Craft. But instead of Craft I want to use Solspace Freeforms plugin. Is it possible to send mails with this plugin outside of frontend?
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How to use a table field in custom plugin's settings (Craft 3)
I need a table field in my plugin's settings, but when I make 2 rows and save the settings, only the first row is shown when I go back to the settings page. When I dump the values, my second setting ...
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AssetBundle-related when installing a plugin via console and not via Cp
I have a plugin which registers an AssetBundle. The asset bundle itself is quite basic and only includes one JS-File.
In the init() method of my plugin, I register the bundle:
// registering the ...
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How do I get the Site/Revision/Draft in a field in the control panel?
Is there an easy way to fetch the selected Site, Revision and Draft of the dropdown (the one an editor would use to switch the Site/Revision/Draft) in control panel in a plugin?
The only way I found ...
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Module Development - Get ID of a field within a Matrix field
I have a matrix field that has a Supertable matrix within it.
I need to programatically get the ID of the field that is nested in the Matrix.
I have the code below:
$matrixField = Craft::$app->...
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Fetch the entries based on local time zone
I am trying to fetch the entries based on the local timezone.
$entries = Entry::find();
$entries->section('news');
$timezone = new \DateTimeZone(Craft::$app->getTimeZone()); // current site ...
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$event->isNew not working as expected after Craft 3.2 update
Pre Craft 3.2, you could do something like this if you wanted to perform an action in the event you just saved a new entry:
use craft\elements\Entry;
use craft\events\ModelEvent;
Event::on(
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