README

This module brings a full category system to use in your websites and to administrate on the platform with fully multi lingual and multi sites functionalities

Getting started

These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your machine.

Prerequisites

The following modules need to be installed to have Melis cms category2 module run:

• Melis core
• Melis engine
• Melis CMS

Installing

Run the composer command:

composer require melisplatform/melis-cms-category2

Database

Database model is accessible via the MySQL Workbench file:

/melis-cms-category2/install/sql/Model

Database will be installed through composer and its hooks.
In case of problems, SQL files are located here:

/melis-cms-category2/install/sql 

Tools and elements provided

• Category tool
• Category Service
• Category display plugin

Categories tool

Provides the user with the basic actions in managing categories such as:

• Creation
  • user can create a category
• Edition
  • user can manage the category titles, contents, dates of validity, or attach media(images, files).
• Deletion
  • user can delete a category

MelisCmsCategory2 Services

MelisCmsCategory2 provides two services to be used in other modules. Find them in the folder : /melis-cms-category2/src/Service

File: /melis-cms-category2/src/Service/MelisCsmCategoryService.php

• This service can be used inside other modules like so:

// Get the category service
$cmsCategorySvc = $this->getServiceManager()->get("MelisCmsCategory2Service");
 
// Get category tree
$result = $cmsCategorySvc->getCategoryTreeview($fatherId,$langId,$onlyValid, $siteId);
 
// Get the category data 
$categoryData = $cmsCategorySvc->getCategoryById($categoryId,$langId,$onlyValid);
  

• Common methods this service is used for are as follows:
  • Category creation/edition: saveCategory(...)
  • Category site creation/edition: saveCategorySites(...)
  • Category translation creation/edition: saveCategoryTexts(...)

• For a more detailed information on the methods, please visit the file.

Category display categories plugin

• Use the plugin in a hardcoded way , in your controller :

/**
* Generating category display using MelisCmsCategoryDisplayCategoriesPlugin Plugin
* (hardcoded)
*/
$categoryDisplay = $this->MelisCmsCategoryDisplayCategoriesPlugin();
$categoryDisplayParameters = array(
    'template_path' => array('MelisCmsCategory2/default'),
    // Site id of News
    'site_id' => 1,
    'category_start' => 1,
);
// add generated view to children views for displaying it in the contact view
$this->view->addChild($categoryDisplay->render($categoryDisplayParameters), 'categoryDisplay');

• In your view file :

<?php echo $this->categoryDisplay; ?>

Authors

• Melis Technology - www.melistechnology.com

See also the list of contributors who participated in this project.

License

This project is licensed under the Melis Technology premium versions end user license agreement (EULA) - see the LICENSE.md file for details