A cool plugin that is extensible that add support for addition of system wide settings into your application
The preferred way to install this extension is through composer.
Either run
php composer.phar require --prefer-dist esoftslimited/smart-settings "*"
or add
"esoftslimited/smart-settings": "*"
to the require section of your composer.json file.
Once the extension is installed, simply use it in your code by :
Add the following to your configuration file under component section
'components'=>[
'settings'=>['class'=>' \esoftslimited\settings\components\Settings']
],
...
?>#Migration Run the following commond in your terminal to install latest database
$ php yii migrate --migrationPath=@vendor/esoftslimited/smart-settings/migrations --interactive=1
#SettingPanel Widget This module have a robust view components which autogenerates settings views/forms. The widget is configurable and flexible and can be used almost anywhere
esoftslimited\settings\widgets\SettingsPanel;
#Using the widget on Views Just pass configuration to the SettingsPanel
<?=\esoftslimited\settings\widgets\SettingsPanel::widget([
'category'=>[], //categories of setting to be tabbed
'selected'=>'category.name',//current active categry
'scope'=>'custom|system_setting',//current scope
'parent'=>0// parent object
/* More Custom settings*/
/*'template'
'input_template'
'checkboxTemplate'
'checkboxOptions'
'buttonOptions'=>[]//default submit settings panel
'addSeparator'=>true;*/
])
?>
#Saving and updating Settings Value The module come with add on actio for any controller implementing it for ease of updating and configuring settings In your settings Controller
/**
* @inheritdoc
*/
public function actions()
{
return [
----
'update'=>[
'class'=>'\esoftslimited\settings\actions\SettingsAction',
'view'=>'index',//custom view goes here
],
];
}