LinkIt Documentation

Installing

• Run composer require rias/statamic-link-it
• Publish the assets with php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Rias\LinkIt\ServiceProvider"
• You're done!

Usage

Add the fieldtype to your fieldset by using the link_it handle. The most basic configuration is the following:

fields:
  - 
    link:
      handle: link
      type: link_it

Content editors can then choose from all the following types:

Url

Custom

Email

Tel

Asset

Containers array - You have to define the asset containers in the field settings to use this type.

fields:
  -
    handle: link
    field:
      type: link_it
      containers:
        - documents

Term

Taxonomies array - You have to define the taxonomies in the field settings to use this type.

fields:
  -
    handle: link
    field:
      type: link_it
      taxonomies:
        - blog_categories

Entry

Collections array - You have to define the collections in the field settings to use this type.

fields:
  -
    handle: link
    field:
      type: link_it
      collections:
        - blog

You can configure which types are allowed by adding a types setting to your fieldtype.

Settings

This fieldtype supports the following settings. The default value is shown in the example.

Required

bool - Whether this field is required

fields:
  -
    handle: link
    field:
      type: link_it
      required: false

Types

array - A set of types which content managers can choose from.

fields:
  -
    handle: link
    field:
      type: link_it
      types:
        - asset
        - entry
        - custom
        - email
        - page
        - term
        - tel
        - url

To use the asset, entry and term types, please make sure you define the corresponding containers, collections and taxonomies settings.

Default

object - Set default values, for example a default type.

fields:
  -
    handle: link
    field:
      type: link_it
      default:
        type: url

NewWindow

bool - Whether to give the choice to have links opened in a new window.

fields:
  -
    handle: link
    field:
      type: link_it
      newWindow: false

Text

bool - Whether to allow a custom link text. (For example "Read more")

fields:
  -
    handle: link
    field:
      type: link_it
      text: false

Aria

bool - Whether to allow control over the aria-label.

fields:
  -
    handle: link
    field:
      type: link_it
      aria: false

Title

bool - Whether to allow control over the link title.

fields:
  -
    handle: link
    field:
      type: link_it
      title: false

Append

bool - Whether to allow users to append something to the url.

fields:
  -
    handle: link
    field:
      type: link_it
      append: false

The modifier

For easy usage, LinkIt comes with a modifier to generate a link tag or extract the necessary information.

Generate a link tag

{{ link | linkIt }}

Generate a link tag with classes

{{ link | linkIt:btn btn-link }}

Get the link target

{{ link | linkIt:target }}

Get the link text

{{ link | linkIt:text }}

Get the link prefix (mailto: & tel:)

{{ link | linkIt:prefix }}

Get the link url

{{ link | linkIt:url }}

Get the link title

{{ link | linkIt:title }}

Get the link aria label

{{ link | linkIt:aria }}

Get the link type

{{ link | linkIt:type }}