Matrix Extended

Adds functionality to the native Matrix field type.

Feature Overview

• Duplication of entries
• Additional delete button on top, if your entry type list is very long
  • Optionally get rid of that long list
• Copy&Paste of entries, also in between entry types
• Grouping of entry types
  • Unfold or group ungrouped types
• Supported View Modes:
  • Inline-Editable Blocks: Yes
  • Cards: Experimental (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 [
    'extraDeleteButton' => false,
    'removeEntryTypesFromDiscloseMenu' => true,
    'experimentalFeatures' => true,
    'enableDragDrop' => false,
    'expandMenu' => true,
    'expandUngrouped' => false,
    'ungroupedPosition' => 'start',
    '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

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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