DOC Document SiteTree form field scaffolding

Also updates best practices around scaffolding form fields.
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diff --git a/en/02_Developer_Guides/00_Model/10_Versioning.md b/en/02_Developer_Guides/00_Model/10_Versioning.md
@@ -555,6 +555,7 @@ This can also be manually enabled for a single `GridField` by passing the `Versi
 namespace {
 
     use SilverStripe\CMS\Model\SiteTree;
+    use SilverStripe\Forms\FieldList;
     use SilverStripe\Forms\GridField\GridField;
     use SilverStripe\Forms\GridField\GridFieldConfig_RelationEditor;
     use SilverStripe\Forms\GridField\GridFieldDetailForm;
@@ -564,16 +565,15 @@ namespace {
     {
         public function getCMSFields()
         {
-            $fields = parent::getCMSFields();
-
-            $config = GridFieldConfig_RelationEditor::create();
-            $config
-                ->getComponentByType(GridFieldDetailForm::class)
-                ->setItemRequestClass(VersionedGridFieldItemRequest::class);
-            $gridField = GridField::create('Items', 'Items', $this->Items(), $config);
-            $fields->addFieldToTab('Root.Items', $gridField);
-
-            return $fields;
+            $this->beforeUpdateCMSFields(function (FieldList $fields) {
+                $config = GridFieldConfig_RelationEditor::create();
+                $config
+                    ->getComponentByType(GridFieldDetailForm::class)
+                    ->setItemRequestClass(VersionedGridFieldItemRequest::class);
+                $gridField = GridField::create('Items', 'Items', $this->Items(), $config);
+                $fields->addFieldToTab('Root.Items', $gridField);
+            });
+            return parent::getCMSFields();
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1404,13 +1404,15 @@ Then you can add the [HistoryViewerField](api:SilverStripe\VersionedAdmin\Forms\
 fields in the same way as any other form field:
 
 ```php
+use SilverStripe\Forms\FieldList;
 use SilverStripe\VersionedAdmin\Forms\HistoryViewerField;
 
 public function getCMSFields()
 {
-    $fields = parent::getCMSFields();
-    $fields->addFieldToTab('Root.History', HistoryViewerField::create('MyObjectHistory'));
-    return $fields;
+    $this->beforeUpdateCMSFields(function (FieldList $fields) {
+        $fields->addFieldToTab('Root.History', HistoryViewerField::create('MyObjectHistory'));
+    });
+    return parent::getCMSFields();
 }
 ```
 

diff --git a/en/02_Developer_Guides/00_Model/11_Scaffolding.md b/en/02_Developer_Guides/00_Model/11_Scaffolding.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Note that the [`SiteTree`](api:SilverStripe\CMS\Model\SiteTree) edit form does n
 ```php
 namespace App\Model;
 
+use SilverStripe\Forms\FieldList;
 use SilverStripe\ORM\DataObject;
 
 class MyDataObject extends DataObject
@@ -32,17 +33,18 @@ class MyDataObject extends DataObject
 
     public function getCMSFields()
     {
-        // parent::getCMSFields() does all the hard work and creates the fields for Title, IsActive and Content.
-        $fields = parent::getCMSFields();
-        $fields->dataFieldByName('IsActive')->setTitle('Is active?');
+        $this->beforeUpdateCMSFields(function (FieldList $fields) {
+            $fields->dataFieldByName('IsActive')->setTitle('Is active?');
+        });
 
-        return $fields;
+        // parent::getCMSFields() does all the hard work and creates the fields for Title, IsActive and Content.
+        return parent::getCMSFields();
     }
 }
 ```
 
 > [!TIP]
-> It is typically considered a good practice to wrap your modifications in a call to [`beforeUpdateCMSFields()`](api:SilverStripe\ORM\DataObject::beforeUpdateCMSFields()) - the `updateCMSFields()` extension hook is already triggered by `parent::getCMSFields()`, so this is how you ensure any new fields are added before extensions update your fieldlist.
+> It is typically considered a good practice to wrap your modifications in a call to [`beforeUpdateCMSFields()`](api:SilverStripe\ORM\DataObject::beforeUpdateCMSFields()) - the `updateCMSFields()` extension hook is triggered by `parent::getCMSFields()`, so this is how you ensure any new fields are added before extensions update your fieldlist.
 
 To define the form fields yourself without using scaffolding, use the `mainTabOnly` option in [`DataObject.scaffold_cms_fields_settings`](api:SilverStripe\ORM\DataObject->scaffold_cms_fields_settings). See [scaffolding options](#scaffolding-options) for details.
 

diff --git a/en/02_Developer_Guides/03_Forms/01_Validation.md b/en/02_Developer_Guides/03_Forms/01_Validation.md
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ namespace App\PageType;
 
 use Page;
 use SilverStripe\Forms\CompositeValidator;
+use SilverStripe\Forms\FieldList;
 use SilverStripe\Forms\RequiredFields;
 use SilverStripe\Forms\TextField;
 
@@ -371,12 +372,13 @@ class MyPage extends Page
 
     public function getCMSFields()
     {
-        $fields = parent::getCMSFields();
-
-        $fields->addFieldToTab(
-            'Root.Main',
-            TextField::create('MyRequiredField')->setCustomValidationMessage('You missed me.')
-        );
+        $this->beforeUpdateCMSFields(function (FieldList $fields) {
+            $fields->addFieldToTab(
+                'Root.Main',
+                TextField::create('MyRequiredField')->setCustomValidationMessage('You missed me.')
+            );
+        });
+        return parent::getCMSFields();
     }
 
     public function getCMSCompositeValidator(): CompositeValidator

diff --git a/en/02_Developer_Guides/03_Forms/Field_types/02_DateField.md b/en/02_Developer_Guides/03_Forms/Field_types/02_DateField.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ namespace App\PageType;
 
 use Page;
 use SilverStripe\Forms\DateField;
+use SilverStripe\Forms\FieldList;
 
 class MyPage extends Page
 {
@@ -29,14 +30,13 @@ class MyPage extends Page
 
     public function getCMSFields()
     {
-        $fields = parent::getCMSFields();
-
-        $fields->addFieldToTab(
-            'Root.Main',
-            DateField::create('MyDate', 'Enter a date')
-        );
-
-        return $fields;
+        $this->beforeUpdateCMSFields(function (FieldList $fields) {
+            $fields->addFieldToTab(
+                'Root.Main',
+                DateField::create('MyDate', 'Enter a date')
+            );
+        });
+        return parent::getCMSFields();
     }
 }
 ```

diff --git a/en/02_Developer_Guides/03_Forms/Field_types/03_HTMLEditorField.md b/en/02_Developer_Guides/03_Forms/Field_types/03_HTMLEditorField.md
@@ -32,9 +32,12 @@ class MyObject extends DataObject
 
     public function getCMSFields()
     {
-        return FieldList::create(
-            HTMLEditorField::create('Content')
-        );
+        $this->beforeUpdateCMSFields(function (FieldList $fields) {
+            // Note that this field would be scaffolded automatically,
+            // we're only adding it here for demonstration purposes.
+            $fields->addFieldToTab('Root.Main', HTMLEditorField::create('Content'));
+        });
+        return parent::getCMSFields();
     }
 }
 ```
@@ -64,12 +67,22 @@ class MyObject extends DataObject
         'OtherContent' => 'HTMLText',
     ];
 
+    private static array $scaffold_cms_fields_settings = [
+        'ignoreFields' => [
+            'OtherContent',
+        ],
+    ];
+
     public function getCMSFields()
     {
-        return FieldList::create([
-            HTMLEditorField::create('Content'),
-            HTMLEditorField::create('OtherContent', 'Other content', $this->OtherContent, 'myConfig'),
-        ]);
+        $this->beforeUpdateCMSFields(function (FieldList $fields) {
+            $fields->addFieldToTab(
+                'Root.Main',
+                HTMLEditorField::create('OtherContent', 'Other content', $this->OtherContent, 'myConfig'),
+                'Content'
+            );
+        });
+        return parent::getCMSFields();
     }
 }
 ```

diff --git a/en/02_Developer_Guides/03_Forms/Field_types/04_GridField.md b/en/02_Developer_Guides/03_Forms/Field_types/04_GridField.md
@@ -38,20 +38,23 @@ namespace App\PageType;
 
 use Page;
 use SilverStripe\CMS\Model\SiteTree;
+use SilverStripe\Forms\FieldList;
 use SilverStripe\Forms\GridField\GridField;
 
 class MyPage extends Page
 {
+    // ...
+
     public function getCMSFields()
     {
-        $fields = parent::getCMSFields();
-
-        $fields->addFieldToTab(
-            'Root.Pages',
-            GridField::create('Pages', 'All pages', SiteTree::get())
-        );
+        $this->beforeUpdateCMSFields(function (FieldList $fields) {
+            $fields->addFieldToTab(
+                'Root.Pages',
+                GridField::create('Pages', 'All pages', SiteTree::get())
+            );
+        });
 
-        return $fields;
+        return parent::getCMSFields();
     }
 }
 ```
@@ -69,35 +72,38 @@ namespace App\PageType;
 
 use Page;
 use SilverStripe\CMS\Model\SiteTree;
+use SilverStripe\Forms\FieldList;
 use SilverStripe\Forms\GridField\GridField;
 use SilverStripe\Forms\GridField\GridFieldDataColumns;
 
 class MyPage extends Page
 {
+    // ...
+
     public function getCMSFields()
     {
-        $fields = parent::getCMSFields();
-
-        $fields->addFieldToTab(
-            'Root.Pages',
-            $grid = GridField::create('Pages', 'All pages', SiteTree::get())
-        );
+        $this->beforeUpdateCMSFields(function (FieldList $fields) {
+            $fields->addFieldToTab(
+                'Root.Pages',
+                $grid = GridField::create('Pages', 'All pages', SiteTree::get())
+            );
 
-        // GridField configuration
-        $config = $grid->getConfig();
+            // GridField configuration
+            $config = $grid->getConfig();
 
-        // Modification of existing components can be done by fetching that component.
-        // Consult the API documentation for each component to determine the configuration
-        // you can do.
-        $dataColumns = $config->getComponentByType(GridFieldDataColumns::class);
+            // Modification of existing components can be done by fetching that component.
+            // Consult the API documentation for each component to determine the configuration
+            // you can do.
+            $dataColumns = $config->getComponentByType(GridFieldDataColumns::class);
 
-        $dataColumns->setDisplayFields([
-            'Title' => 'Title',
-            'Link' => 'URL',
-            'LastEdited' => 'Changed',
-        ]);
+            $dataColumns->setDisplayFields([
+                'Title' => 'Title',
+                'Link' => 'URL',
+                'LastEdited' => 'Changed',
+            ]);
+        });
 
-        return $fields;
+        return parent::getCMSFields();
     }
 }
 ```
@@ -373,6 +379,7 @@ class Team extends DataObject
 ```php
 namespace App\Model;
 
+use SilverStripe\Forms\FieldList;
 use SilverStripe\Forms\GridField\GridField;
 use SilverStripe\Forms\GridField\GridFieldConfig_RelationEditor;
 use SilverStripe\Forms\GridField\GridFieldDataColumns;
@@ -398,31 +405,31 @@ class Player extends DataObject
 
     public function getCMSFields()
     {
-        $fields = parent::getCMSFields();
-
-        if ($this->ID) {
-            $singletonTeam = singleton(Team::class);
-            $teamEditFields = $singletonTeam->getCMSFields();
-            $teamEditFields->addFieldToTab(
-                'Root.Main',
-                // The "ManyMany[<extradata-name>]" convention is necessary here, because this will be passed
-                // into the GridFieldDetailForm
-                TextField::create('ManyMany[Position]', 'Current Position')
-            );
-
-            // For summary fields, the "ManyMany[<extradata-name>]" convention won't work (and isn't necessary),
-            // since this isn't passed into the GridFieldDetailForm
-            $teamSummaryFields = array_merge($singletonTeam->summaryFields(), ['Position' => 'Current Position']);
-
-            $config = GridFieldConfig_RelationEditor::create();
-            $config->getComponentByType(GridFieldDetailForm::class)->setFields($teamEditFields);
-            $config->getComponentByType(GridFieldDataColumns::class)->setDisplayFields($teamSummaryFields);
-
-            $gridField = GridField::create('Teams', 'Teams', $this->Teams(), $config);
-            $fields->findOrMakeTab('Root.Teams')->replaceField('Teams', $gridField);
-        }
-
-        return $fields;
+        $this->beforeUpdateCMSFields(function (FieldList $fields) {
+            if ($this->ID) {
+                $singletonTeam = singleton(Team::class);
+                $teamEditFields = $singletonTeam->getCMSFields();
+                $teamEditFields->addFieldToTab(
+                    'Root.Main',
+                    // The "ManyMany[<extradata-name>]" convention is necessary here, because this will be passed
+                    // into the GridFieldDetailForm
+                    TextField::create('ManyMany[Position]', 'Current Position')
+                );
+
+                // For summary fields, the "ManyMany[<extradata-name>]" convention won't work (and isn't necessary),
+                // since this isn't passed into the GridFieldDetailForm
+                $teamSummaryFields = array_merge($singletonTeam->summaryFields(), ['Position' => 'Current Position']);
+
+                $config = GridFieldConfig_RelationEditor::create();
+                $config->getComponentByType(GridFieldDetailForm::class)->setFields($teamEditFields);
+                $config->getComponentByType(GridFieldDataColumns::class)->setDisplayFields($teamSummaryFields);
+
+                $gridField = GridField::create('Teams', 'Teams', $this->Teams(), $config);
+                $fields->findOrMakeTab('Root.Teams')->replaceField('Teams', $gridField);
+            }
+        });
+
+        return parent::getCMSFields();
     }
 }
 ```

diff --git a/en/02_Developer_Guides/05_Extending/01_Extensions.md b/en/02_Developer_Guides/05_Extending/01_Extensions.md
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ Example 2: User code can intervene in the process of extending CMS fields.
 ```php
 namespace App\Model;
 
+use SilverStripe\Forms\FieldList;
 use SilverStripe\Forms\TextField;
 use SilverStripe\ORM\DataObject;
 
@@ -397,7 +398,7 @@ class MyModel extends DataObject
 
     public function getCMSFields()
     {
-        $this->beforeUpdateCMSFields(function ($fields) {
+        $this->beforeUpdateCMSFields(function (FieldList $fields) {
             // Include field which must be present when updateCMSFields is called on extensions
             $fields->addFieldToTab('Root.Main', TextField::create('Detail', 'Details', null, 255));
         });

diff --git a/en/02_Developer_Guides/09_Security/00_Member.md b/en/02_Developer_Guides/09_Security/00_Member.md
@@ -64,11 +64,12 @@ Note that if you want to look this class-name up, you can call `Injector::inst()
 
 If you override the built-in public function getCMSFields(), then you can change the form that is used to view & edit member
 details in the newsletter system.  This function returns a [FieldList](api:SilverStripe\Forms\FieldList) object.  You should generally start by calling
-parent::getCMSFields() and manipulate the [FieldList](api:SilverStripe\Forms\FieldList) from there.
+`$this->beforeUpdateCMSFields()` and manipulate the [FieldList](api:SilverStripe\Forms\FieldList) from there.
 
 ```php
 namespace App\Security;
 
+use SilverStripe\Forms\FieldList;
 use SilverStripe\Forms\TextField;
 use SilverStripe\Security\Member;
 
@@ -78,11 +79,12 @@ class MyMember extends Member
 
     public function getCMSFields()
     {
-        $fields = parent::getCMSFields();
-        $fields->insertBefore('HTMLEmail', TextField::create('Age'));
-        $fields->removeByName('JobTitle');
-        $fields->removeByName('Organisation');
-        return $fields;
+        $this->beforeUpdateCMSFields(function (FieldList $fields) {
+            $fields->insertBefore('HTMLEmail', TextField::create('Age'));
+            $fields->removeByName('JobTitle');
+            $fields->removeByName('Organisation');
+        });
+        return parent::getCMSFields();
     }
 }
 ```