mediawesome

The current release is 1.2.0

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 3.2.X

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(
		'Start 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@silverstripe.com.au