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Sections ​

Type
Class
Namespace
craft\services
Inherits
craft\services\Sections » yii\base\Component » yii\base\BaseObject
Implements
yii\base\Configurable
Since
3.0.0

Sections service.

An instance of the service is available via Craft::$app->sections.

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Public Properties ​

PropertyDescription
allEntryTypescraft\models\EntryType[]
allSectionIdsinteger[] – All the sections’ IDs.
allSectionscraft\models\Section[] – All the sections.
autoResaveEntriesboolean – Whether entries should be resaved after a section or entry type has been updated.
behaviorsyii\base\Behavior – List of behaviors attached to this component.
editableSectionIdsinteger[] – All the editable sections’ IDs.
editableSectionscraft\models\Section[] – All the editable sections.
totalEditableSectionsinteger
totalSectionsinteger

allEntryTypes ​

Type
craft\models\EntryType[]
Default value
null
Access
Read-only
Since
3.3.0

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allSectionIds ​

Type
integer[]
Default value
null
Access
Read-only

All the sections’ IDs.

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allSections ​

Type
craft\models\Section[]
Default value
null
Access
Read-only

All the sections.

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autoResaveEntries ​

Type
boolean
Default value
true
Since
3.1.21

Whether entries should be resaved after a section or entry type has been updated.

TIP

Entries will be resaved regardless of what this is set to, when a section’s Propagation Method setting changes.

WARNING

Don’t disable this unless you know what you’re doing, as entries won’t reflect section/entry type changes until they’ve been resaved. (You can resave entries manually by running the resave/entries console command.)

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editableSectionIds ​

Type
integer[]
Default value
null
Access
Read-only

All the editable sections’ IDs.

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editableSections ​

Type
craft\models\Section[]
Default value
null
Access
Read-only

All the editable sections.

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totalEditableSections ​

Type
integer
Default value
null
Access
Read-only

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totalSections ​

Type
integer
Default value
null
Access
Read-only

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Public Methods ​

MethodDescription
__call()Calls the named method which is not a class method.
__clone()This method is called after the object is created by cloning an existing one.
__construct()Constructor.
__get()Returns the value of a component property.
__isset()Checks if a property is set, i.e. defined and not null.
__serialize()Serializer
__set()Sets the value of a component property.
__unset()Sets a component property to be null.
attachBehavior()Attaches a behavior to this component.
attachBehaviors()Attaches a list of behaviors to the component.
behaviors()Returns a list of behaviors that this component should behave as.
canGetProperty()Returns a value indicating whether a property can be read.
canSetProperty()Returns a value indicating whether a property can be set.
className()Returns the fully qualified name of this class.
deleteEntryType()Deletes an entry type.
deleteEntryTypeById()Deletes an entry type by its ID.
deleteSection()Deletes a section.
deleteSectionById()Deletes a section by its ID.
detachBehavior()Detaches a behavior from the component.
detachBehaviors()Detaches all behaviors from the component.
ensureBehaviors()Makes sure that the behaviors declared in behaviors() are attached to this component.
getAllEntryTypes()Returns all entry types.
getAllSectionIds()Returns all of the section IDs.
getAllSections()Returns all sections.
getBehavior()Returns the named behavior object.
getBehaviors()Returns all behaviors attached to this component.
getEditableSectionIds()Returns all of the section IDs that are editable by the current user.
getEditableSections()Returns all editable sections.
getEntryTypeById()Returns an entry type by its ID.
getEntryTypeByUid()Returns an entry type by its UID.
getEntryTypesByHandle()Returns entry types that have a given handle.
getEntryTypesBySectionId()Returns a section’s entry types.
getSectionByHandle()Gets a section by its handle.
getSectionById()Returns a section by its ID.
getSectionByUid()Gets a section by its UID.
getSectionSiteSettings()Returns a section’s site-specific settings.
getSectionsByType()Returns all sections of a given type.
getTotalEditableSections()Gets the total number of sections that are editable by the current user.
getTotalSections()Gets the total number of sections.
handleChangedEntryType()Handle entry type change
handleChangedSection()Handle section change
handleDeletedEntryType()Handle an entry type getting deleted
handleDeletedSection()Handle a section getting deleted
hasEventHandlers()Returns a value indicating whether there is any handler attached to the named event.
hasMethod()Returns a value indicating whether a method is defined.
hasProperty()Returns a value indicating whether a property is defined for this component.
init()Initializes the object.
off()Detaches an existing event handler from this component.
on()Attaches an event handler to an event.
pruneDeletedField()
pruneDeletedSite()Prune a deleted site from section site settings.
reorderEntryTypes()Reorders entry types.
saveEntryType()Saves an entry type.
saveSection()Saves a section.
trigger()Triggers an event.

__serialize() ​

Since
3.5.14

Serializer

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deleteEntryType() ​

Deletes an entry type.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

boolean – Whether the entry type was deleted successfully

Throws ​


Example ​

php
$success = Craft::$app->sections->deleteEntryType($entryType);

deleteEntryTypeById() ​

Deletes an entry type by its ID.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

boolean – Whether the entry type was deleted successfully

Throws ​


Example ​

php
$success = Craft::$app->sections->deleteEntryTypeById(1);

deleteSection() ​

Deletes a section.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

boolean – Whether the section was deleted successfully

Throws ​


Example ​

php
$success = Craft::$app->sections->deleteSection($section);

deleteSectionById() ​

Deletes a section by its ID.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

boolean – Whether the section was deleted successfully

Throws ​


Example ​

php
$success = Craft::$app->sections->deleteSectionById(1);

getAllEntryTypes() ​

Since
3.3.0

Returns all entry types.

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Returns ​

craft\models\EntryType[]


Example ​

php
$entryTypes = Craft::$app->sections->getAllEntryTypes();

getAllSectionIds() ​

Returns all of the section IDs.

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Returns ​

integer[] – All the sections’ IDs.


Example ​

php
$sectionIds = Craft::$app->sections->allSectionIds;
twig
{% set sectionIds = craft.app.sections.allSectionIds %}

getAllSections() ​

Returns all sections.

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Returns ​

craft\models\Section[] – All the sections.


Example ​

php
$sections = Craft::$app->sections->allSections;
twig
{% set sections = craft.app.sections.allSections %}

getEditableSectionIds() ​

Returns all of the section IDs that are editable by the current user.

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Returns ​

integer[] – All the editable sections’ IDs.


Example ​

php
$sectionIds = Craft::$app->sections->editableSectionIds;
twig
{% set sectionIds = craft.app.sections.editableSectionIds %}

getEditableSections() ​

Returns all editable sections.

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Returns ​

craft\models\Section[] – All the editable sections.


Example ​

php
$sections = Craft::$app->sections->editableSections;
twig
{% set sections = craft.app.sections.editableSections %}

getEntryTypeById() ​

Returns an entry type by its ID.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

craft\models\EntryType, null


Example ​

php
$entryType = Craft::$app->sections->getEntryTypeById(1);

getEntryTypeByUid() ​

Since
3.7.39

Returns an entry type by its UID.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

craft\models\EntryType, null

getEntryTypesByHandle() ​

Returns entry types that have a given handle.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

craft\models\EntryType[]


Example ​

php
$entryTypes = Craft::$app->sections->getEntryTypesByHandle('article');

getEntryTypesBySectionId() ​

Returns a section’s entry types.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

craft\models\EntryType[]


Example ​

php
$entryTypes = Craft::$app->sections->getEntryTypesBySectionId(1);

getSectionByHandle() ​

Gets a section by its handle.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

craft\models\Section, null


Example ​

php
$section = Craft::$app->sections->getSectionByHandle('news');
twig
{% set section = craft.app.sections.getSectionByHandle('news') %}

getSectionById() ​

Returns a section by its ID.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

craft\models\Section, null


Example ​

php
$section = Craft::$app->sections->getSectionById(1);
twig
{% set section = craft.app.sections.getSectionById(1) %}

getSectionByUid() ​

Since
3.1.0

Gets a section by its UID.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

craft\models\Section, null


Example ​

php
$section = Craft::$app->sections->getSectionByUid('b3a9eef3-9444-4995-84e2-6dc6b60aebd2');
twig
{% set section = craft.app.sections.getSectionByUid('b3a9eef3-9444-4995-84e2-6dc6b60aebd2') %}

getSectionSiteSettings() ​

Returns a section’s site-specific settings.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

craft\models\Section_SiteSettings[] – The section’s site-specific settings.

getSectionsByType() ​

Returns all sections of a given type.

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Arguments ​

  • $type (string) – The section type (single, channel, or structure)

Returns ​

craft\models\Section[] – All the sections of the given type.


Example ​

php
use craft\models\Section;

$singles = Craft::$app->sections->getSectionsByType(Section::TYPE_SINGLE);
twig
{% set singles = craft.app.sections.getSectionsByType('single') %}

getTotalEditableSections() ​

Gets the total number of sections that are editable by the current user.

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Returns ​

integer


Example ​

php
$total = Craft::$app->sections->totalEditableSections;
twig
{% set total = craft.app.sections.totalEditableSections %}

getTotalSections() ​

Gets the total number of sections.

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Returns ​

integer


Example ​

php
$total = Craft::$app->sections->totalSections;
twig
{% set total = craft.app.sections.totalSections %}

handleChangedEntryType() ​

Handle entry type change

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Arguments ​

handleChangedSection() ​

Handle section change

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Arguments ​

handleDeletedEntryType() ​

Handle an entry type getting deleted

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Arguments ​

handleDeletedSection() ​

Handle a section getting deleted

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Arguments ​

pruneDeletedField() ​

DEPRECATED

Deprecated in 4.0.5. Unused fields will be pruned automatically as field layouts are resaved.

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pruneDeletedSite() ​

Prune a deleted site from section site settings.

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Arguments ​

reorderEntryTypes() ​

Reorders entry types.

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Arguments ​

Returns ​

boolean – Whether the entry types were reordered successfully

Throws ​

saveEntryType() ​

Saves an entry type.

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Arguments ​

  • $entryType (craft\models\EntryType) – The entry type to be saved
  • $runValidation (boolean) – Whether the entry type should be validated

Returns ​

boolean – Whether the entry type was saved successfully

Throws ​

saveSection() ​

Saves a section.

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Arguments ​

  • $section (craft\models\Section) – The section to be saved
  • $runValidation (boolean) – Whether the section should be validated

Returns ​

boolean

Throws ​


Example ​

php
use craft\models\Section;
use craft\models\Section_SiteSettings;

$section = new Section([
    'name' => 'News',
    'handle' => 'news',
    'type' => Section::TYPE_CHANNEL,
    'siteSettings' => [
        new Section_SiteSettings([
            'siteId' => Craft::$app->sites->getPrimarySite()->id,
            'enabledByDefault' => true,
            'hasUrls' => true,
            'uriFormat' => 'foo/{slug}',
            'template' => 'foo/_entry',
        ]),
    ]
]);

$success = Craft::$app->sections->saveSection($section);

Events ​

EVENT_AFTER_DELETE_ENTRY_TYPE ​

Type
craft\events\EntryTypeEvent

The event that is triggered after an entry type is deleted.


EVENT_AFTER_DELETE_SECTION ​

Type
craft\events\SectionEvent

The event that is triggered after a section is deleted.


EVENT_AFTER_SAVE_ENTRY_TYPE ​

Type
craft\events\EntryTypeEvent

The event that is triggered after an entry type is saved.


EVENT_AFTER_SAVE_SECTION ​

Type
craft\events\SectionEvent

The event that is triggered after a section is saved.


EVENT_BEFORE_APPLY_ENTRY_TYPE_DELETE ​

Type
craft\events\EntryTypeEvent
Since
3.1.0

The event that is triggered before an entry type delete is applied to the database.


EVENT_BEFORE_APPLY_SECTION_DELETE ​

Type
craft\events\SectionEvent
Since
3.1.0

The event that is triggered before a section delete is applied to the database.


EVENT_BEFORE_DELETE_ENTRY_TYPE ​

Type
craft\events\EntryTypeEvent

The event that is triggered before an entry type is deleted.


EVENT_BEFORE_DELETE_SECTION ​

Type
craft\events\SectionEvent

The event that is triggered before a section is deleted.


EVENT_BEFORE_SAVE_ENTRY_TYPE ​

Type
craft\events\EntryTypeEvent

The event that is triggered before an entry type is saved.


EVENT_BEFORE_SAVE_SECTION ​

Type
craft\events\SectionEvent

The event that is triggered before a section is saved.