CODEWITHSUNDEEP
silverstripe
ifusion
ifusion

Reputation: 2233

How to add custom item to left CMS menu and manage model and extra fields? Similar to ModelAdmin?

Is it possible to have a Model Admin type setup, where there is a tab on the left menu e.g Staff Members, and on the right instead of just displaying a grid and managing a model, I want to have fields that sit above the grid and be able to save data to them...

Essentially working exactly the same as how you would do it on a page, but instead in its own tab on the sidebar etc?

Picture of what I am trying to achieve (Photoshopped)

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Is this possible?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 403

Answers (1)

bummzack
bummzack

Reputation: 5875

Yes you can. You'll have to create your own subclass of LeftAndMain and implement your Form by overriding getEditForm.

Say you named your new LeftAndMain subclass StaffAdmin, then you can add it to the CMS menu by adding this to your _config.php file:

CMSMenu::add_menu_item('StaffAdmin', 'Staff Admin', 'staffadmin', 'StaffAdmin');

Upvotes: 2

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