Matrix Extended

Adds functionality to the native Matrix field type.

Feature Overview

• Grouping of entry types
  • Unfold or group ungrouped types
• Supported View Modes:
  • Inline-Editable Blocks: Yes
  • Cards: Yes (requires Craft 5.5.5+)
  • Element-Index: No
• Drag&Drop of entries, also in between entry types (experimental)

Requirements

This plugin requires Craft CMS 5.1.0 or later, and PHP 8.2 or later.

Installation

You can install this plugin from the Plugin Store or with Composer.

From the Plugin Store

Go to the Plugin Store in your project’s Control Panel and search for “Matrix Extended”. Then press “Install”.

With Composer

Open your terminal and run the following commands:

# go to the project directory
cd /path/to/my-project.test

# tell Composer to load the plugin
composer require vandres/craft-matrix-extended

# tell Craft to install the plugin
./craft plugin/install matrix-extended

Configuration

You can use the settings dialog in the control panel. But I would recommend creating a matrix-extended.php in your config folder. That is also the only way (for now), to configure the group buttons. That could look like this:

return [
    'removeEntryTypesFromDiscloseMenu' => true,
    'enableDragDrop' => false,
    'enableAddBlockAbove' => true,
    'expandMenu' => true,
    'expandUngrouped' => true,
    'ungroupedPosition' => 'start', // start, end or hidden
    'fields' => [
        'dyncontent' => [ // matrix field handle
            'groups' => [
                [
                    'label' => \Craft::t('app', 'Simple'),
                    'types' => ['header', 'text'], // entry type handles
                ],
            ],
        ],
        'simplecontent' => [ // matrix field handle
            'oneLiner' => true, // prevent buttons from wrapping
            'groups' => [
                [
                    'label' => \Craft::t('app', 'Simple'),
                    'types' => ['header', 'text'], // entry type handles
                ],
            ],
        ]
    ]
];

Important updates

v4 -> v5

The feature "Copy&Paste", "Add Block Above" and "Duplicate" have been removed. With it, a lot of configuration is gone. So please check the supported configuration options from the README.

This was the core feature of the plugin, but has meanwhile be implemented natively. What remains is the grouping of Entry Types and the experimental Drag&Drop support.

v3 -> v4

In v3, the plugin worked around saved entries. In v4, the plugin is working around drafts. Keep in mind, that drafts might disappear, when saved or discarded (Copy&Paste).

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