atwx / silverstripe-element-overview

v1.1.0 2026-05-27 07:21 UTC

Requires

• dnadesign/silverstripe-elemental: ^6
• silverstripe/admin: ^3
• silverstripe/framework: ^6

BSD-3-Clause

• cms
• silverstripe
• overview
• elements
• elemental

Published on Packagist.org on 2026-05-27 07:27 UTC

README

Adds an Element Overview ModelAdmin to the SilverStripe CMS, listing all Elemental content blocks across all pages in a searchable, filterable table.

Features

• Lists all elements site-wide, sorted by type and title
• Filter by element title (partial match) and element type (dropdown)
• Filter state is persisted in the browser URL
• Links to the frontend page and the CMS backend page for each element
• CSV export with type, title, page name, frontend URL and backend URL
• Compatible with Fluent: only shows elements for the currently active locale
• Works without Fluent — all elements are shown when Fluent is not installed
• Compatible with Subsites: each subsite shows its own Element Overview admin, listing only elements that belong to pages on that subsite
• Works without Subsites — all elements site-wide are shown when Subsites is not installed

Requirements

• SilverStripe Framework ^6
• SilverStripe Admin ^3
• DNADesign Silverstripe Elemental ^6

Installation

composer require atwx/silverstripe-element-overview

After installation, run a database build:

vendor/bin/sake db:build --flush

Usage

The module registers itself automatically. After installation, a new Element Overview entry appears in the CMS navigation (icon: layout blocks).

Columns

Column	Description
Type	Element type (e.g. "Accordion", "Text & Image")
Element title	The element's title field
Page	Link to the frontend page (opens in new tab)
Page (Backend)	Link to the page in the CMS editor (opens in new tab)

Search & Filter

• Element title — partial text search
• Type — dropdown to filter by element class

CSV Export

Click Export to CSV (top left) to download all currently filtered elements as a CSV file. The export includes:

• Type
• Element title
• Page (name)
• Page URL (frontend)
• Page Backend URL (CMS)

Subsites

When silverstripe/subsites is installed, the Element Overview automatically becomes subsite-aware — no additional configuration required:

• The Element Overview entry appears in the CMS navigation of every subsite
• Each subsite only lists elements belonging to pages on that subsite (filtered via Element.TopPageID → SiteTree.SubsiteID)
• The main site shows only its own elements

Compatibility Note

This module requires league/csv <9.27 due to a deprecation in GridFieldExportButton in SilverStripe Framework. Add the following to your project's composer.json if the export produces errors:

"conflict": {
    "league/csv": ">=9.27"
}