README

sevenx_themes_admin_classic provides session-driven switching between admin3-first template resolution and admin3+admin_classic fallback resolution for legacy admin workflows requiring classic SSR template behavior.

Table of Contents

1. Project Notice
2. Project Status
3. What Is sevenx_themes_admin_classic?
4. Requirements
5. Installation
6. Configuration
7. kracker.org Deployment Note (Critical)
8. Troubleshooting
9. Issue Tracker
10. License

Project Notice

This project is an independent extension maintained by 7x for Exponential Platform Legacy and eZ Publish Legacy deployments.

Project Status

sevenx_themes_admin_classic is actively maintained and intended for production use where admin3 must remain the primary design while selective classic fallback behavior is required.

What Is sevenx_themes_admin_classic?

The extension adds:

• A toolbar switch button in admin UI
• A module endpoint to toggle design mode in session
• A kernel override to apply session-driven DesignSettings values at runtime

Current runtime behavior:

• Classic enabled: AdditionalSiteDesignList = admin3, admin_classic, admin
• Classic disabled: AdditionalSiteDesignList = admin3, admin

SiteDesign remains admin3.

Requirements

• Exponential Platform Legacy / eZ Publish Legacy
• Kernel overrides enabled in config.php
• Extension activated in settings/override/site.ini.append.php

Installation

1. Activate extension:

[ExtensionSettings]
ActiveExtensions[]=sevenx_themes_admin_classic

1. Ensure kernel override support is enabled:

define( 'EZP_AUTOLOAD_ALLOW_KERNEL_OVERRIDE', true );

1. Regenerate autoloads:

php ./bin/php/ezpgenerateautoloads.php --kernel-override

1. Customize admin siteaccess content view preferences (required for subitems controls):

Edit your admin siteaccess file, for example:

settings/siteaccess/korg_edit/site.ini.append.php

Set:

[ContentSettings]
CachedViewPreferences[full]=admin_navigation_content=1;admin_navigation_subitems=1;admin_subitems_limit=200;admin_children_viewmode=list;admin_list_limit=1
TranslationList=

1. Register the toolbar tool in your active admin siteaccess (required for button visibility):

Edit for your active admin siteaccess, for example:

settings/siteaccess/korg_edit/toolbar.ini.append.php

Ensure these entries exist:

[Tool]
AvailableToolArray[]=admin_switch_design

[Toolbar_admin_developer]
Tool[]=admin_clear_cache
Tool[]=admin_switch_design
Tool[]=admin_quick_settings

1. Ensure role policy allows module access:

For standard admin role setups using "all modules / all functions / no limitations", no extra policy is needed.

If you use explicit module policies, grant:

Module: switchadmindesign
Function: switch

Optional (not recommended as default): omit policy checks entirely via extension site.ini.

extension/sevenx_themes_admin_classic/settings/site.ini.append.php

[RoleSettings]
PolicyOmitList[]=switchadmindesign

1. Clear caches:

php ./bin/php/ezcache.php --clear-all

Configuration

Configure extension settings file:

extension/sevenx_themes_admin_classic/settings/sevenxthemesadminclassic.ini.append.php

Important:

• Keep the extension file value as a generic example/default.
• Put deployment-specific values only in settings/override/sevenxthemesadminclassic.ini.append.php.

Required setting:

[SevenXThemesAdminClassicSettings]
SharedAdminSiteaccessName=<your_admin_siteaccess_name>
SwitchAdminDesignSessionVariableName=SevenXThemesAdminClassicDesignEnabled

kracker.org Deployment Note (Critical)

For this deployment, the required value is:

SharedAdminSiteaccessName=korg_edit

Set this value in:

settings/override/sevenxthemesadminclassic.ini.append.php

If this value does not match the real admin siteaccess name, switch button text may change while template resolution behavior does not.

Troubleshooting

Symptom: switch button toggles text but templates loaded do not change

Checklist:

1. Confirm SharedAdminSiteaccessName exactly matches active admin siteaccess.
2. Confirm extension is active in settings/override/site.ini.append.php.
3. Confirm kernel override autoloads were regenerated.
4. Confirm caches were cleared.
5. Confirm you are testing within the configured admin siteaccess.

Symptom: switch endpoints work but runtime design order seems stale

Run:

php ./bin/php/ezcache.php --clear-all --allow-root-user

Issue Tracker

Submit issues and improvements at:

https://github.com/se7enxweb/sevenx_themes_admin_classic/issues

License

GNU General Public License v2.0 (or any later version).

Copyright (C) 1998 - 2026 7x.