silverstripe-framework/docs/en/reference/index.md

Reference

Reference articles complement our auto-generated API docs in providing deeper introduction into a specific API.

• BBCode: Extensible shortcode syntax
• Built-in page controls: Explains the template syntax and available variables/placeholders
• ComplexTableField: Manage records and their relations inside the CMS
• Database Structure: Conventions and best practices for database tables and fields
• DataObject: Base class for database records
• DataObjectDecorator: A "mixin" system allowing to extend core classes
• DataObjectSet: The base collection of database records in the ORM
• Director: Routes URLs and handles HTTP requests
• Execution Pipeline: Detailed look on the way an HTTP request takes through the system
• Form Field Types: Highlevel overview of field classes
• Image: Represents an image object in templates and PHP code
• LeftAndMain: Base class for the CMS interface
• Member: The "user" object forms the base for our security/permission moel
• ModelAdmin: Manage arbitrary data in a simple CRUD (create/read/update/delete) interface
• Partial Caching: Cache complex parts of templates for better performance
• Permission: Database-backed permission model
• Requirements: Include CSS and JavaScript files in templates and controllers
• RestfulService: Consume Restful APIs with this client
• RSSFeed: Expose any database records as an RSS feed
• SearchContext: Wraps search queries and forms into an object
• Site Reports: Tabular reports in a specialized CMS interface
• SiteConfig: Global configuration stored in the database
• SiteTree: Base class for a "page" in the CMS
• SQLQuery: Wrapper around a SQL query allowing modification before execution
• StaticPublisher: Export a page tree as static HTML for better performance and portability
• TableField: Add and edit records with inline edits in this form field
• TableListField: View and delete records in the CMS
• Templates: Process our data for output in HTML and other formats
• Typography: CSS file to enable WYSIWYG previews in the CMS
• urlvariabletools: Debug and maintenance switches
• Versioned: Extension for SiteTree and other classes to store old versions and provide "staging"

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