daandelange/tabsfield

A tabs field for the panel, to use with `when` conditions in field and section blueprints.

1.0.2 2025-10-30 09:17 UTC

Requires

• getkirby/composer-installer: ^1.2

MIT

• Daan de Lange

• kirby3
• kirby-plugin
• kirby-cms
• kirby5
• kirby-field-plugin
• kirby-panel-plugin

README

A tabs field for the panel, to use with when conditions in field and section blueprints.

Features:

• Uses the native k-tabs panel component (slightly extended).
• Remembers the last open tab (using the browser's local storage).
• The field value is never saved in the content file (but present in the panel's form values).
• The field value is available for usage with when conditions (javascript).
• Tabs can have labels and icons.

Note: As of version 1.0.0, this plugin doesn't use KirbyContentHackModule anymore. Thanks to Kirby4 panel changes, the implementation is way cleaner now.

Requirements

Please refer to the following Kirby version compatibility table.

Kirby version	TabsField version
Kirby 3.6+	TabsField 0.1.0-beta+
Kirby 4.0+	Unsupported
Kirby 5.0+	TabsField 1.0.1+

Installation

• Manually: Download and copy this repository to /site/plugins/tabsfield.
• Git submodule: git submodule add https://github.com/daandelange/kirby-tabsfield.git site/plugins/tabsfield
• Composer: composer require daandelange/tabsfield

Setup

Everything is scriptable trough blueprints.

1. Add one or multiple tabs field(s) to your fields sections, providing each of them with some tabs. More information on native Kirby Tabs.
   *Note: As any kirby field, every tab field must have a unique key within your blueprint setup.
2. Add corresponding when: conditions to your fields and/or sections.

Example / Tutorial:

sections:
  fields:
    type: fields
    sticky: true
    fields:
      sidebartab:
        type: tabs
        # Tabs must have a name and a both optional label and icon
        tabs: 
          - name: metainfo
            icon: tag
            label: Info
          - name: files
            icon: file
            label: Files
      categories:
        type: tags
        label: Categories
        # Shows this individual field when the metainfo tab is active
        when:
          sidebartab: metainfo
      author:
        type: users
        label: Author
        min: 1
        required: true
        # Shows this individual field when the metainfo tab is active
        when:
          sidebartab: metainfo
  files:
    type: files
    headline: File Manager
    # Shows this individual field when the files tab is active
    # (the same can be done with a files section)
    when:
      sidebartab: files

Options

There are no options available yet. Would you like to contribute some ?

Development

• pnpm install : Install the required dependencies.
• pnpm run dev : Develop mode (listen/compile).
• pnpm run build : Compile for publishing.

License

MIT - Free to use, free to improve !

However, for usage in commercial projects, please consider to improve the plugin a little and contribute back the changes with a PR, or hire someone to do so.

Credits

In loving memory of the Kirby 2 alternative : Kirby-Tabs-Field by @afbora.

Author: Daan de Lange