stevenpaw/silverstripe-sociallink

A small module for providing a new type of link with the silverstripe linkfield-module for social media links, providing fitting icons for the most used social media platforms in the style of fontawesome, but locally hosted, so with the german dsgvo in mind.

v6.0.0 2026-07-06 07:10 UTC

Requires

• php: ^8.3
• silverstripe/admin: ^3
• silverstripe/framework: ^6.1
• silverstripe/linkfield: ^5

BSD-3-Clause

• cms
• silverstripe

Published on Packagist.org on 2026-07-06 07:20 UTC

README

A Silverstripe 6+ module that adds a Social Media Link type to silverstripe/linkfield. Editors can pick a social platform from a searchable dropdown and enter the profile URL. Platform icons are self-hosted SVGs (DSGVO-compliant, no external CDN).

Requirements

• PHP 8.3+
• Silverstripe CMS 6.1+
• silverstripe/linkfield 5+

Installation

composer require stevenpaw/silverstripe-sociallink

After installing, run a dev/build to create the database table and seed the platform records:

/dev/build?flush=1

Usage

In the CMS

SocialLink is automatically available as a link type in any LinkField. Editors select a platform from the searchable dropdown and enter the profile URL.

In templates

Check whether the current link is a SocialLink by testing $SocialPlatform.exists. The SocialPlatform object provides two helper methods:

Inline SVG (recommended — no HTTP request, inherits CSS color):

<a href="$Link" target="_blank">
    <% if $SocialPlatform.exists %>
        <span aria-hidden="true">$SocialPlatform.IconSVG</span>
    <% end_if %>
    $Title
</a>

Public URL (for use in <img> or CSS background-image):

<% if $SocialPlatform.exists %>
    <img src="$SocialPlatform.IconUrl" alt="$SocialPlatform.Title" width="24" height="24">
<% end_if %>

Platform key (e.g. instagram, youtube) for custom logic or CSS classes:

<% if $SocialPlatform.exists %>
    <span class="icon icon--$SocialPlatform.Key">...</span>
<% end_if %>

Or in PHP:

$platformKey = $link->getPlatform(); // e.g. 'instagram'

Supported platforms

46 platforms are seeded automatically on dev/build:

Apple Music, Atlassian, Bandcamp, Behance, Bluesky, Dailymotion, Deezer, Discord, Dribbble, Facebook, Flickr, GitHub, GitLab, Instagram, KakaoTalk, LINE, LinkedIn, Medium, Microsoft Teams, Mixcloud, Odnoklassniki, Patreon, Pinterest, Reddit, ReverbNation, Signal, Skype, Slack, Snapchat, SoundCloud, Spotify, Steam, Telegram, Tidal, TikTok, Twitch, Vimeo, VK, WeChat, Weibo, WhatsApp, X (Twitter), YouTube, YouTube Music, Zoom

Platforms without a matching FontAwesome 6 Brands icon (Deezer, KakaoTalk, ReverbNation, Signal, Tidal, Zoom) fall back to a generic share icon.

If you need a new public platform, please submit an issue on the repository and I will gladly add it.

License

BSD 3-Clause