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# How to extend the CMS interface #
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## Introduction ##
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The CMS interface works just like any other part of your website: It consists of PHP controllers,
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templates, CSS stylesheets and JavaScript. Because it uses the same base elements,
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it is relatively easy to extend.
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The CMS is built on principles of "[unobtrusive JavaScript](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unobtrusive_JavaScript)".
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## Add a panel to the CMS interface ##
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The CMS uses a JavaScript layout manager called [jLayout](http://www.bramstein.com/projects/jlayout/),
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which allows us to build complex layouts with minimal JavaScript configuration.
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As an example, we're going to add a permanent "quicklinks" bar to popular pages at the bottom
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of the "Pages" area (but leave it out of other areas like "Users").
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CMS templates are inherited based on their controllers, similiar to subclasses of
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the common `Page` object (a new PHP class `MyPage` will look for a `MyPage.ss` template).
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We can use this fact to target one specific area only: the `CMSPageEditController` class.
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1. Create a new template in `mysite/templates/CMSPageEditController.ss`
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2. Copy the template markup of the base implementation at `sapphire/admin/templates/LeftAndMain.ss` into the file.
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It will automatically be picked up by the CMS logic.
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3. Add a new section after the `$Content` tag:
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:::ss
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...
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<div class="cms-container" data-layout="{type: 'border'}">
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$Menu
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$Content
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<div class="cms-bottom-bar south">
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<ul>
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<li><a href="admin/page/edit/show/1">Edit "My popular page"</a></li>
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<li><a href="admin/page/edit/show/99">Edit "My other page"</a></li>
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</ul>
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</div>
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</div>
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...
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4. Create a new `mysite/css/CMSPageEditController.css` file and paste the following content:
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:::css
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.cms-bottom-bar {height: 20px;}
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5. Load the new CSS file into the CMS, by adding the following line to `mysite/_config.php`:
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:::php
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LeftAndMain::require_css('mysite/css/CMSPageEditController.css');
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Done! You might have noticed that we didn't write any JavaScript to add our layout manager.
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The important piece of information is the `south` class in our new `<div>` structure,
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plus the height value in our CSS. It instructs the existing parent layout how to render the element.
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The page list itself is hardcoded for now, we'll leave it to the reader to make
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this a dynamic and prettier list. Hint: Take a look at the [LeftAndMain](../reference/leftandmain) documentation to find
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out how to subclass and replace an admin interface with your own PHP code. |