Category

Type

Class

Namespace

craft\elements

Inherits

craft\elements\Category » craft\base\Element » craft\base\Component » craft\base\Model » yii\base\Model » yii\base\Component » yii\base\BaseObject

Implements

ArrayAccess, IteratorAggregate, craft\base\ComponentInterface, craft\base\ElementInterface, craft\base\ModelInterface, yii\base\Arrayable, yii\base\Configurable, yii\base\StaticInstanceInterface

Uses traits

craft\base\ClonefixTrait, craft\base\ElementTrait, yii\base\ArrayableTrait, yii\base\StaticInstanceTrait

Since

3.0.0

Category represents a category element.

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Public Properties

Property	Description
actionMenuItems
activeValidators	yii\validators\Validator – The validators applicable to the current scenario.
additionalButtons	string
ancestors	craft\elements\db\ElementQueryInterface – The element’s ancestors
archived	boolean – Whether the element is archived
attributes	array – Attribute values (name => value).
attributesFromRequest	array – The attribute values
awaitingFieldValues	boolean – Whether the element is still awaiting its custom field values
behaviors	yii\base\Behavior – List of behaviors attached to this component.
cacheTags	string[]
canonical	craft\base\ElementInterface, null – The canonical element, if one exists for the current site
canonicalId	integer, null – The element’s canonical ID
canonicalUid	string – The element’s canonical UID
cardBodyHtml	string, null
children	craft\elements\db\ElementQueryInterface – The element’s children
chipLabelHtml	string
cpEditUrl	string, null – The element’s edit URL in the control panel
cpRevisionsUrl	string, null
crumbs	array
currentRevision	self, null
dateCreated	DateTime, null – The date that the element was created
dateDeleted	DateTime, null – The date that the element was trashed
dateLastMerged	DateTime, null – The date that the canonical element was last merged into this one
dateUpdated	DateTime, null – The date that the element was last updated
deletedWithGroup	boolean – Whether the category was deleted along with its group
deletedWithOwner	boolean, null – Whether the element was deleted along with its owner
descendants	craft\elements\db\ElementQueryInterface – The element’s descendants
dirtyAttributes	string[]
dirtyFields	string[]
draftId	integer, null – The ID of the draft’s row in the drafts table
duplicateOf	craft\base\ElementInterface, null – The element that this element is duplicating.
eagerLoadInfo	craft\elements\db\EagerLoadInfo, null – Info about the eager loading setup used to query this element.
editorHtml	string – The HTML for the element’s editor HUD
elementQueryResult	craft\base\ElementInterface[], null – All elements that the element was queried with.
enabled	boolean – Whether the element is enabled
enabledForSite	boolean – Whether the element is enabled for this site
errors	array – Errors for all attributes or the specified attribute.
fieldContext	string – The field context this element’s content uses
fieldLayout	craft\models\FieldLayout, null – The field layout used by this element
fieldLayoutId	integer, null – The element’s field layout ID
fieldParamNamespace	array – The namespace used by custom field params on the request
fieldValues	array – The element’s normalized custom field values, indexed by their handles
firstErrors	array – The first errors.
firstSave	boolean – Whether the element is being saved for the first time in a normal state (not as a draft or revision).
forceSave	boolean – Whether the element should definitely be saved, if it’s a nested element being considered for saving by \craft\base\NestedElementManager.
gqlTypeName	string
group	craft\models\CategoryGroup – the category's group
groupId	integer, null – Group ID
hardDelete	boolean – Whether the element is being hard-deleted.
hasDescendants	boolean – Whether the element has descendants
htmlAttributes	array – Any attributes that should be included in the element’s DOM representation in the control panel
id	integer, null – The element’s ID
invalidNestedElementIds	integer[]
isCanonical	boolean – Whether this is the canonical element
isDerivative	boolean – Whether this is a derivative element, such as a draft or revision
isDraft	boolean
isFresh	boolean
isHomepage	boolean
isNewForSite	boolean – Whether the element is being saved to the current site for the first time.
isProvisionalDraft	boolean – Whether this is a provisional draft.
isRevision	boolean
isSlugTranslatable	boolean
isTitleTranslatable	boolean
isUnpublishedDraft	boolean
iterator	ArrayIterator – An iterator for traversing the items in the list.
language	string
lazyEagerLoadedElements	string – The handle that was used to eager-load the elements
level	integer, null – The element’s level within its structure
lft	integer, null – The element’s left position within its structure
link	\Twig\Markup, null – An anchor pre-filled with this element’s URL and title
localized	craft\elements\db\ElementQueryInterface, craft\elements\ElementCollection
mergingCanonicalChanges	boolean – Whether recent changes to the canonical element are being merged into this element.
metadata	array – The data, with keys representing the labels.
modifiedAttributes	string[]
modifiedFields	string[]
newSiteIds	integer[] – The site IDs that the element was just propagated to for the first time.
next	craft\base\ElementInterface, null – The next element relative to this one, from a given set of criteria
nextSibling	craft\base\ElementInterface, null – The element’s next sibling
outdatedAttributes	string[]
outdatedFields	string[]
parent	craft\base\ElementInterface, null – The element’s parent
parentId	integer, null – The element’s parent’s ID
parentUri	string, null
postEditUrl	string, null
prev	craft\base\ElementInterface, null – The previous element relative to this one, from a given set of criteria
prevSibling	craft\base\ElementInterface, null – The element’s previous sibling
previewTargets	array
previewing	boolean – Whether the element is currently being previewed.
propagateAll	boolean – Whether all element attributes should be propagated across all its supported sites, even if that means overwriting existing site-specific values.
propagating	boolean – Whether the element is being saved in the context of propagating another site's version of the element.
propagatingFrom	craft\base\ElementInterface, null – The element that this element is being propagated from.
ref	string, null – The reference string to this element
resaving	boolean – Whether the element is being resaved by a ResaveElement job or a resave console command.
revisionId	integer, null – The ID of the revision’s row in the revisions table
rgt	integer, null – The element’s right position within its structure
root	integer, null – The element’s structure’s root ID
rootOwner	self
route	mixed – The route that should be used when the element’s URI is requested
scenario	string – The scenario that this model is in.
searchScore	integer, null – The element’s search score, if the craft\elements\db\ElementQuery::search() parameter was used when querying for the element
serializedFieldValues	array – Array of the element’s serialized custom field values, indexed by their handles
siblings	craft\elements\db\ElementQueryInterface – All of the element’s siblings
site	craft\models\Site – Site the element is associated with
siteId	integer, null – The site ID the element is associated with
siteSettingsId	integer, null – The ID of the element’s record in the elements_sites table
slug	string, null – The element’s slug
slugTranslationDescription	string, null
slugTranslationKey	string – The translation key
sourceId	integer, null
sourceUid	string
status	string, null – The element’s status
structureId	integer, null – The element’s structure ID
supportedSites	integer[], array – The sites this element is associated with
tempId	string, null – The element’s temporary ID (only used if the element’s URI format contains {id})
title	string, null – The element’s title
titleTranslationDescription	string, null
titleTranslationKey	string – The translation key
totalDescendants	integer – The total number of descendants that the element has
trashed	boolean – Whether the element has been soft-deleted.
uiLabel
uiLabelPath	string[]
uid	string, null – The element’s UID
updatingFromDerivative	boolean – Whether the element is being updated from a derivative element, such as a draft or revision.
uri	string, null – The element’s URI
uriFormat	string, null – The URI format used to generate this element’s URL
url	string, null – The element’s full URL
validators	ArrayObject, yii\validators\Validator – All the validators declared in the model.

deletedWithGroup

Type

boolean

Default value

false

Whether the category was deleted along with its group

See also beforeDelete()

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gqlTypeName

Type

string

Default value

null

Access

Read-only

Since

3.3.0

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group

Type

craft\models\CategoryGroup

Default value

null

the category's group

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groupId

Type

integer, null

Default value

null

Group ID

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postEditUrl

Type

string, null

Default value

null

Access

Read-only

Since

4.0.0

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Protected Properties

Property	Description
revisionCreatorId	integer, null – Revision creator ID to be saved
revisionNotes	string, null – Revision notes to be saved

Public Methods

Method	Description
__call()	Calls the named method which is not a class method.
__clone()
__construct()
__get()	Returns the value of a component property.
__isset()	Checks if a property is set.
__set()	Sets the value of a component property.
__toString()	Returns the string representation of the element.
__unset()	Sets a component property to be null.
actions()	Returns the available bulk element actions for a given source.
activeAttributes()	Returns the attribute names that are subject to validation in the current scenario.
addError()	Adds a new error to the specified attribute.
addErrors()	Adds a list of errors.
addInvalidNestedElementIds()	Registers invalid nested element IDs with the element, so an error class can be added on their cards.
addModelErrors()	Adds errors from another model, with a given attribute name prefix.
afterDelete()	Performs actions after an element is deleted.
afterDeleteForSite()	Performs actions after an element is deleted for a site.
afterMoveInStructure()	Performs actions after an element is moved within a structure.
afterPropagate()	Performs actions after an element is fully saved and propagated to other sites.
afterRestore()	Performs actions after an element is restored.
afterSave()	Performs actions after an element is saved.
afterValidate()	This method is invoked after validation ends.
attachBehavior()	Attaches a behavior to this component.
attachBehaviors()	Attaches a list of behaviors to the component.
attributeHints()	Returns the attribute hints.
attributeLabels()	Returns the attribute labels.
attributePreviewHtml()	Return HTML for the attribute in the card preview.
attributes()	Returns the list of attribute names.
beforeDelete()	Performs actions before an element is deleted.
beforeDeleteForSite()	Performs actions before an element is deleted for a site.
beforeMoveInStructure()	Performs actions before an element is moved within a structure.
beforeRestore()	Performs actions before an element is restored.
beforeSave()	Performs actions before an element is saved.
beforeValidate()	This method is invoked before validation starts.
behaviors()	Returns a list of behaviors that this component should behave as.
canCreateDrafts()	Returns whether the given user is authorized to create drafts for this element.
canDelete()	Returns whether the given user is authorized to delete this element.
canDeleteForSite()	Returns whether the given user is authorized to delete this element for its current site.
canDuplicate()	Returns whether the given user is authorized to duplicate this element.
canDuplicateAsDraft()	Returns whether the given user is authorized to duplicate this element as an unpublished draft.
canGetProperty()	Returns a value indicating whether a property can be read.
canSave()	Returns whether the given user is authorized to save this element in its current form.
canSetProperty()	Returns a value indicating whether a property can be set.
canView()	Returns whether the given user is authorized to view this element’s edit page.
cardAttributes()	Defines all the available attributes that can be shown in card views.
className()	Returns the fully qualified name of this class.
clearErrors()	Removes errors for all attributes or a single attribute.
createAnother()	Creates a new element (without saving it) based on this one.
createCondition()	Returns an element condition for the element type.
createValidators()	Creates validator objects based on the validation rules specified in rules().
datetimeAttributes()	Returns the names of any attributes that should hold DateTime values.
defaultCardAttributes()	Returns the list of card attribute keys that should be shown by default, if the field layout hasn't been customised.
defaultTableAttributes()	Returns the list of table attribute keys that should be shown by default.
detachBehavior()	Detaches a behavior from the component.
detachBehaviors()	Detaches all behaviors from the component.
displayName()	Returns the display name of this class.
eagerLoadingMap()	Returns an array that maps source-to-target element IDs based on the given sub-property handle.
ensureBehaviors()	Makes sure that the behaviors declared in behaviors() are attached to this component.
exporters()	Returns the available export options for a given source.
extraFields()	Returns the list of fields that can be expanded further and returned by toArray().
fieldLayouts()	Returns all the field layouts associated with elements from the given source.
fields()	Returns the list of fields that should be returned by default by toArray() when no specific fields are specified.
find()	Creates an \craft\elements\ElementQueryInterface instance for query purpose.
findAll()	Returns a list of elements that match the specified ID(s) or a set of element criteria parameters.
findOne()	Returns a single element instance by a primary key or a set of element criteria parameters.
findSource()	Returns a source definition by a given source key/path and context.
formName()	Returns the form name that this model class should use.
generateAttributeLabel()	Generates a user friendly attribute label based on the give attribute name.
get()
getActionMenuItems()
getActiveValidators()	Returns the validators applicable to the current scenario.
getAdditionalButtons()	Returns additional buttons that should be shown at the top of the element’s edit page.
getAncestors()	Returns the element’s ancestors.
getAttributeHint()	Returns the text hint for the specified attribute.
getAttributeHtml()	Returns the HTML that should be shown for a given attribute in table and card views.
getAttributeLabel()	Returns the text label for the specified attribute.
getAttributeStatus()	Returns the status of a given attribute.
getAttributes()	Returns attribute values.
getBehavior()	Returns the named behavior object.
getBehaviors()	Returns all behaviors attached to this component.
getCacheTags()	Returns the cache tags that should be cleared when this element is saved.
getCanonical()	Returns the canonical version of the element.
getCanonicalId()	Returns the element’s canonical ID.
getCanonicalUid()	Returns the element’s canonical UUID.
getCardBodyHtml()	Returns the body HTML for element cards.
getChildren()	Returns the element’s children.
getChipLabelHtml()	Returns the label HTML for element chips.
getCpEditUrl()
getCpRevisionsUrl()	Returns the element’s revisions index URL in the control panel.
getCrumbs()	Returns the breadcrumbs that lead up to the element.
getCurrentRevision()	Returns the element’s current revision, if one exists.
getDescendants()	Returns the element’s descendants.
getDirtyAttributes()	Returns a list of attribute names that have changed since the element was first loaded.
getDirtyFields()	Returns a list of custom field handles that have changed since the element was first loaded.
getEagerLoadedElementCount()	Returns the count of eager-loaded elements for a given handle.
getEagerLoadedElements()	Returns the eager-loaded elements for a given handle.
getEnabledForSite()	Returns whether the element is enabled for the current site.
getErrorSummary()	Returns the errors for all attributes as a one-dimensional array.
getErrors()	Returns the errors for all attributes or a single attribute.
getFieldContext()	Returns the field context this element’s content uses.
getFieldLayout()	Returns the field layout used by this element.
getFieldParamNamespace()	Returns the namespace used by custom field params on the request.
getFieldValue()	Returns the value for a given field.
getFieldValues()	Returns the element’s normalized custom field values, indexed by their handles.
getFirstError()	Returns the first error of the specified attribute.
getFirstErrors()	Returns the first error of every attribute in the model.
getGqlTypeName()	Returns the GraphQL type name for this element type.
getGroup()	Returns the category's group.
getHasDescendants()	Returns whether the element has descendants.
getHtmlAttributes()	Returns any attributes that should be included in the element’s chips and cards.
getId()
getInlineAttributeInputHtml()	Returns the HTML that should be shown for a given attribute's inline editing input.
getInvalidNestedElementIds()	Returns the element’s invalid nested element IDs.
getIsCanonical()	Returns whether this is the canonical element.
getIsDerivative()	Returns whether this is a derivative element, such as a draft or revision.
getIsDraft()	Returns whether this is a draft.
getIsFresh()	Returns whether the element is "fresh" (not yet explicitly saved, and without validation errors).
getIsHomepage()	Returns whether this element represents the site homepage.
getIsRevision()	Returns whether this is a revision.
getIsSlugTranslatable()	Returns whether the Slug field should be shown as translatable in the UI.
getIsTitleTranslatable()	Returns whether the Title field should be shown as translatable in the UI.
getIsUnpublishedDraft()	Returns whether the element is an unpublished draft.
getIterator()	Returns an iterator for traversing the attributes in the model.
getLanguage()	Returns the language of the element.
getLink()	Returns an anchor pre-filled with this element’s URL and title.
getLocalized()	Returns the same element in other locales.
getMetadata()	Returns element metadata that should be shown within the editor sidebar.
getModifiedAttributes()	Returns the attribute names that have changed for this element.
getModifiedFields()	Returns the field handles that have changed for this element.
getNext()	Returns the next element relative to this one, from a given set of criteria.
getNextSibling()	Returns the element’s next sibling.
getOutdatedAttributes()	Returns the attribute names that have been updated on the canonical element since the last time it was merged into this element.
getOutdatedFields()	Returns the field handles that have been updated on the canonical element since the last time it was merged into this element.
getParent()	Returns the element’s parent.
getParentId()	Returns the parent ID.
getParentUri()	Returns the parent element’s URI, if there is one.
getPostEditUrl()	Returns the URL that users should be redirected to after editing the element.
getPrev()	Returns the previous element relative to this one, from a given set of criteria.
getPrevSibling()	Returns the element’s previous sibling.
getPreviewTargets()	Returns the additional locations that should be available for previewing the element, besides its primary URL.
getRef()	Returns the reference string to this element.
getRootOwner()	Returns the root owner element.
getRoute()	Returns the route that should be used when the element’s URI is requested.
getScenario()	Returns the scenario that this model is used in.
getSearchKeywords()	Returns the search keywords for a given search attribute.
getSerializedFieldValues()	Returns an array of the element’s serialized custom field values, indexed by their handles.
getSiblings()	Returns all of the element’s siblings.
getSidebarHtml()	Returns the HTML for any fields/info that should be shown within the editor sidebar.
getSite()	Returns the site the element is associated with.
getSlugTranslationDescription()	Returns the description of the Slug field’s translation support.
getSlugTranslationKey()	Returns the Slug’s translation key.
getSourceId()	Returns the element’s canonical ID.
getSourceUid()	Returns the element’s canonical UID.
getStatus()
getSupportedSites()	Returns the sites this element is associated with.
getThumbHtml()
getTitleTranslationDescription()	Returns the description of the Title field’s translation support.
getTitleTranslationKey()	Returns the Title’s translation key.
getTotalDescendants()	Returns the total number of descendants that the element has.
getUiLabel()
getUiLabelPath()	Returns any path segment labels that should be prepended to the element’s UI label.
getUriFormat()	Returns the URI format used to generate this element’s URI.
getUrl()	Returns the element’s full URL.
getValidators()	Returns all the validators declared in rules().
gqlScopesByContext()	Returns the GraphQL scopes required by element’s context.
gqlTypeName()	Returns the GraphQL type name that categories should use, based on their category group.
hasDrafts()	Returns whether element indexes should show the “Drafts” status option.
hasEagerLoadedElements()	Returns whether elements have been eager-loaded with a given handle.
hasErrors()	Returns a value indicating whether there is any validation error.
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.
hasRevisions()	Returns whether revisions should be created when this element is saved.
hasStatuses()	Returns whether elements of this type have statuses.
hasThumbs()	Returns whether element indexes should include a thumbnail view by default.
hasTitles()	Returns whether elements of this type have traditional titles.
hasUris()	Returns whether elements of this type can have their own slugs and URIs.
indexElementCount()	Returns the total number of elements that will be shown on an element index, for the given element query.
indexHtml()	Returns the element index HTML.
indexViewModes()	Returns the view modes available for the element type.
init()	Initializes the object.
instance()	Returns static class instance, which can be used to obtain meta information.
isAncestorOf()	Returns whether this element is an ancestor of another one.
isAttributeActive()	Returns a value indicating whether the attribute is active in the current scenario.
isAttributeDirty()	Returns whether an attribute has changed since the element was first loaded.
isAttributeModified()	Returns whether an attribute value has changed for this element.
isAttributeOutdated()	Returns whether an attribute value has fallen behind the canonical element’s value.
isAttributeRequired()	Returns a value indicating whether the attribute is required.
isAttributeSafe()	Returns a value indicating whether the attribute is safe for massive assignments.
isChildOf()	Returns whether this element is a direct child of another one.
isDescendantOf()	Returns whether this element is a descendant of another one.
isFieldDirty()	Returns whether a custom field value has changed since the element was first loaded.
isFieldEmpty()	Returns whether a field is empty.
isFieldModified()	Returns whether a field value has changed for this element.
isFieldOutdated()	Returns whether a field value has fallen behind the canonical element’s value.
isLocalized()	Returns whether elements of this type store content on a per-site basis.
isNextSiblingOf()	Returns whether this element is the direct next sibling of another one.
isParentOf()	Returns whether this element is a direct parent of another one.
isPrevSiblingOf()	Returns whether this element is the direct previous sibling of another one.
isSelectable()	Returns whether the component should be selectable in component Type selects.
isSiblingOf()	Returns whether this element is a sibling of another one.
load()	Populates the model with input data.
loadMultiple()	Populates a set of models with the data from end user.
lowerDisplayName()	Returns the lowercase version of displayName().
markAsClean()	Resets the record of dirty attributes and fields.
markAsDirty()	Marks all fields and attributes as dirty.
mergeCanonicalChanges()	Merges changes from the canonical element into this one.
modifyCustomSource()	Modifies a custom source’s config, before it’s returned by craft\services\ElementSources::getSources()
off()	Detaches an existing event handler from this component.
offsetExists()	Returns whether there is an element at the specified offset.
offsetGet()	Returns the element at the specified offset.
offsetSet()	Sets the element at the specified offset.
offsetUnset()	Sets the element value at the specified offset to null.
on()	Attaches an event handler to an event.
onUnsafeAttribute()	This method is invoked when an unsafe attribute is being massively assigned.
pluralDisplayName()	Returns the plural version of displayName().
pluralLowerDisplayName()	Returns the plural, lowercase version of displayName().
prepareEditScreen()	Prepares the response for the element’s Edit screen.
refHandle()	Returns the handle that should be used to refer to this element type from reference tags.
render()	Renders the element using its partial template.
rules()	Returns the validation rules for attributes.
safeAttributes()	Returns the attribute names that are safe to be massively assigned in the current scenario.
scenarios()	Returns a list of scenarios and the corresponding active attributes.
searchableAttributes()	Defines which element attributes should be searchable.
setAttributes()	Sets the attribute values in a massive way.
setAttributesFromRequest()	Sets the element’s attributes from an element editor submission.
setCanonical()	Sets the canonical version of the element.
setCanonicalId()	Sets the element’s canonical ID.
setDirtyAttributes()	Sets the list of dirty attribute names.
setDirtyFields()	Sets the list of dirty field handles.
setEagerLoadedElementCount()	Sets the count of eager-loaded elements for a given handle.
setEagerLoadedElements()	Sets some eager-loaded elements on a given handle.
setEnabledForSite()	Sets whether the element is enabled for the current site.
setFieldParamNamespace()	Sets the namespace used by custom field params on the request.
setFieldValue()	Sets the value for a given field.
setFieldValueFromRequest()	Sets the value for a given field. The value should have originated from post data.
setFieldValues()	Sets the element’s custom field values.
setFieldValuesFromRequest()	Sets the element’s custom field values, when the values have come from post data.
setIsFresh()	Sets whether the element is "fresh" (not yet explicitly saved, and without validation errors).
setLazyEagerLoadedElements()	Sets whether the given eager-loaded element handles were eager-loaded lazily.
setNext()	Sets the default next element.
setParent()	Sets the element’s parent.
setParentId()	Sets the parent ID.
setPrev()	Sets the default previous element.
setRevisionCreatorId()	Sets the revision creator ID to be saved.
setRevisionNotes()	Sets the revision notes to be saved.
setScenario()	Sets the scenario for the model.
setUiLabel()	Defines what the element should be called within the control panel.
setUiLabelPath()	Defines any path segment labels that should be prepended to the element’s UI label.
showStatusIndicator()	Returns whether chips and cards for this element should include a status indicator.
sortOptions()	Returns the sort options for the element type.
sourcePath()	Returns the source path for a given source key, step key, and context.
sources()	Returns the source definitions that elements of this type may belong to.
statuses()
tableAttributes()	Defines all of the available columns that can be shown in table views.
toArray()	Converts the model into an array.
trackChanges()	Returns whether Craft should keep track of attribute and custom field changes made to this element type, including when the last time they were changed, and who was logged-in at the time.
trigger()	Triggers an event.
validate()	Performs the data validation.
validateCustomFieldAttribute()	Calls a custom validation function on a custom field.
validateMultiple()	Validates multiple models.

afterMoveInStructure()

Performs actions after an element is moved within a structure.

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Arguments

• $structureId (integer) – The structure ID

afterRestore()

Since

3.1.0

Performs actions after an element is restored.

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afterSave()

Performs actions after an element is saved.

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Arguments

• $isNew (boolean) – Whether the element is brand new

Throws

• yii\base\InvalidConfigException

attributePreviewHtml()

Since

5.5.0

Return HTML for the attribute in the card preview.

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Arguments

• $attribute (array)

Returns

mixed

beforeDelete()

Performs actions before an element is deleted.

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Returns

boolean – Whether the element should be deleted

beforeSave()

Performs actions before an element is saved.

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Arguments

• $isNew (boolean) – Whether the element is brand new

Returns

boolean – Whether the element should be saved

Throws

• yii\base\Exception
  if reasons

canCreateDrafts()

Since

4.0.0

Returns whether the given user is authorized to create drafts for this element.

This will only be called if the element can be viewed and/or saved.

TIP

If this is going to return true under any circumstances, make sure trackChanges() is returning true, so drafts can be automatically updated with upstream content changes.

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Arguments

• $user (craft\elements\User)

Returns

boolean

canDelete()

Since

4.0.0

Returns whether the given user is authorized to delete this element.

This will only be called if the element can be viewed and/or saved.

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Arguments

• $user (craft\elements\User)

Returns

boolean

canDuplicate()

Since

4.0.0

Returns whether the given user is authorized to duplicate this element.

This will only be called if the element can be viewed and/or saved.

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Arguments

• $user (craft\elements\User)

Returns

boolean

canSave()

Since

4.0.0

Returns whether the given user is authorized to save this element in its current form.

This will only be called if the element can be viewed.

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Arguments

• $user (craft\elements\User)

Returns

boolean

canView()

Since

4.0.0

Returns whether the given user is authorized to view this element’s edit page.

If they can view but not save, the edit form will either render statically, or be restricted to only saving changes as a draft, depending on canCreateDrafts().

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Arguments

• $user (craft\elements\User)

Returns

boolean

createAnother()

Creates a new element (without saving it) based on this one.

This will be called by the “Save and add another” action on the element’s edit page.

Note that permissions don’t need to be considered here. The created element’s canSave() method will be called before saving.

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Returns

self, null

createCondition()

Since

4.0.0

Returns an element condition for the element type.

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Returns

craft\elements\conditions\categories\CategoryCondition

displayName()

Returns the display name of this class.

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Returns

string – The display name of this class.

extraFields()

Returns the list of fields that can be expanded further and returned by toArray().

This method is similar to fields() except that the list of fields returned by this method are not returned by default by toArray(). Only when field names to be expanded are explicitly specified when calling toArray(), will their values be exported.

The default implementation returns an empty array.

You may override this method to return a list of expandable fields based on some context information (e.g. the current application user).

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Returns

array – The list of expandable field names or field definitions. Please refer to fields() on the format of the return value.

find()

Creates an \craft\elements\ElementQueryInterface instance for query purpose.

The returned \craft\elements\ElementQueryInterface instance can be further customized by calling methods defined in \craft\elements\ElementQueryInterface before one() or all() is called to return populated \craft\elements\ElementInterface instances. For example,

// Find the entry whose ID is 5
$entry = Entry::find()->id(5)->one();
// Find all assets and order them by their filename:
$assets = Asset::find()
    ->orderBy('filename')
    ->all();

If you want to define custom criteria parameters for your elements, you can do so by overriding this method and returning a custom query class. For example,

class Product extends Element
{
    public static function find(): ElementQueryInterface
    {
        // use ProductQuery instead of the default ElementQuery
        return new ProductQuery(get_called_class());
    }
}

You can also set default criteria parameters on the ElementQuery if you don’t have a need for a custom query class. For example,

class Customer extends ActiveRecord
{
    public static function find(): ElementQueryInterface
    {
        return parent::find()->limit(50);
    }
}

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Returns

craft\elements\db\CategoryQuery – The newly created craft\elements\db\CategoryQuery instance.

getFieldLayout()

Returns the field layout used by this element.

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Returns

craft\models\FieldLayout, null

getGqlTypeName()

Since

3.3.0

Returns the GraphQL type name for this element type.

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Returns

string

getGroup()

Returns the category's group.

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Returns

craft\models\CategoryGroup

Throws

• yii\base\InvalidConfigException
  if groupId is missing or invalid

getPostEditUrl()

Since

4.0.0

Returns the URL that users should be redirected to after editing the element.

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Returns

string, null

getUriFormat()

Returns the URI format used to generate this element’s URI.

Note that element types that can have URIs must return true from hasUris().

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Returns

string, null

gqlScopesByContext()

Since

3.3.0

Returns the GraphQL scopes required by element’s context.

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Arguments

• $context (mixed) – The element’s context, such as a volume, entry type or Matrix block type.

Returns

array

gqlTypeName()

Since

5.0.0

Returns the GraphQL type name that categories should use, based on their category group.

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Arguments

• $categoryGroup

hasDrafts()

Since

5.0.0

Returns whether element indexes should show the “Drafts” status option.

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Returns

boolean

hasStatuses()

Returns whether elements of this type have statuses.

If this returns true, the element index template will show a Status menu by default, and your elements will get status indicator icons next to them. Use statuses() to customize which statuses the elements might have.

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Returns

boolean – Whether elements of this type have statuses.

hasTitles()

Returns whether elements of this type have traditional titles.

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Returns

boolean – Whether elements of this type have traditional titles.

hasUris()

Returns whether elements of this type can have their own slugs and URIs.

Note that individual elements must also return a URI format from getUriFormat() if they are to actually get a URI.

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Returns

boolean – Whether elements of this type can have their own slugs and URIs.

isLocalized()

Returns whether elements of this type store content on a per-site basis.

If this returns true, the element’s getSupportedSites() method will be responsible for defining which sites its content should be stored in.

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Returns

boolean – Whether elements of this type store data on a per-site basis.

lowerDisplayName()

Since

3.3.17

Returns the lowercase version of displayName().

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Returns

string

pluralDisplayName()

Since

3.2.0

Returns the plural version of displayName().

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Returns

string

pluralLowerDisplayName()

Since

3.3.17

Returns the plural, lowercase version of displayName().

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Returns

string

refHandle()

Returns the handle that should be used to refer to this element type from reference tags.

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Returns

string, null – The reference handle, or null if the element type doesn’t support reference tags

trackChanges()

Since

3.4.0

Returns whether Craft should keep track of attribute and custom field changes made to this element type, including when the last time they were changed, and who was logged-in at the time.

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Returns

boolean – Whether to track changes made to elements of this type.

Protected Methods

Method	Description
attributeHtml()	Returns the HTML that should be shown for a given attribute in table and card views.
cacheTags()	Returns the cache tags that should be cleared when this element is saved.
cpEditUrl()	Returns the element’s edit URL in the control panel.
cpRevisionsUrl()	Returns the element’s revisions index URL in the control panel.
crumbs()	Returns the breadcrumbs that lead up to the element.
defineActions()	Defines the available bulk element actions for a given source.
defineBehaviors()	Returns the behaviors to attach to this class.
defineCardAttributes()	Defines all the available attributes that can be shown in card views along with their default placeholder values.
defineDefaultCardAttributes()	Returns the list of card attribute keys that should be shown by default.
defineDefaultTableAttributes()	Returns the list of table attribute keys that should be shown by default.
defineExporters()	Defines the available element exporters for a given source.
defineFieldLayouts()	Defines the field layouts associated with elements for a given source.
defineRules()	Returns the validation rules for attributes.
defineSearchableAttributes()	Defines which element attributes should be searchable.
defineSortOptions()	Returns the sort options for the element type.
defineSources()	Defines the sources that elements of this type may belong to.
defineTableAttributes()	Defines all of the available columns that can be shown in table views.
destructiveActionMenuItems()	Returns destructive action menu items for the element’s edit screens.
extractFieldsFor()	Extract nested fields from a fields collection for a given root field Nested fields are separated with dots (.). e.g: "item.id" The previous example would extract "id".
extractRootFields()	Extracts the root field names from nested fields.
fieldByHandle()	Returns the field with a given handle.
fieldLayoutFields()	Returns each of this element’s fields.
findByCondition()	Finds Element instance(s) by the given condition.
hasCheckeredThumb()	Returns whether the element’s thumbnail should have a checkered background.
hasFieldLayout()	Returns whether the element has a field layout with at least one tab.
hasNewParent()	Returns whether the element has been assigned a new parent.
hasRoundedThumb()	Returns whether the element’s thumbnail should be rounded.
htmlAttributes()	Returns any attributes that should be included in the element’s chips and cards.
includeSetStatusAction()	Returns whether the Set Status action should be included in actions() automatically.
indexElements()	Returns the resulting elements for an element index.
inlineAttributeInputHtml()	Returns the HTML that should be shown for a given attribute’s inline input.
metaFieldsHtml()	Returns the HTML for any meta fields that should be shown within the editor sidebar.
metadata()	Returns element metadata that should be shown within the editor sidebar.
normalizeFieldValue()	Normalizes a field’s value.
notesFieldHtml()	Returns the notes field HTML for the sidebar.
prepElementQueryForTableAttribute()	Prepares an element query for an element index that includes a given table attribute.
previewTargets()	Returns the additional locations that should be available for previewing the element, besides its primary URL.
resolveFields()	Determines which fields can be returned by toArray().
route()	Returns the route that should be used when the element’s URI is requested.
safeActionMenuItems()	Returns action menu items for the element’s edit screens.
searchKeywords()	Returns the search keywords for a given search attribute.
shouldValidateTitle()	Returns whether the element’s title attribute should be validated
showStatusField()	Returns whether the Status field should be shown for this element.
slugFieldHtml()	Returns the HTML for the element’s Slug field.
statusFieldHtml()	Returns the status field HTML for the sidebar.
thumbAlt()	Returns alt text for the element’s thumbnail.
thumbSvg()	Returns the element’s thumbnail SVG contents, which should be used as a fallback when \craft\base\getThumbUrl() returns null.
thumbUrl()	Returns the URL to the element’s thumbnail, if it has one.
uiLabel()	Returns what the element should be called within the control panel.

cacheTags()

Since

3.5.0

Returns the cache tags that should be cleared when this element is saved.

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Returns

string[]

cpEditUrl()

Since

3.7.0

Returns the element’s edit URL in the control panel.

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Returns

string, null

crumbs()

Since

5.0.0

Returns the breadcrumbs that lead up to the element.

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Returns

array

defineActions()

Defines the available bulk element actions for a given source.

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Arguments

• $source (string) – The selected source’s key, if any.

Returns

array – The available bulk element actions.

defineCardAttributes()

Since

5.5.0

Defines all the available attributes that can be shown in card views along with their default placeholder values.

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Returns

array – The card attributes.

defineDefaultTableAttributes()

Returns the list of table attribute keys that should be shown by default.

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Arguments

• $source (string) – The selected source’s key

Returns

string[] – The table attributes.

defineFieldLayouts()

Since

3.5.0

Defines the field layouts associated with elements for a given source.

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Arguments

• $source (string, null) – The selected source’s key, or null if all known field layouts should be returned

Returns

craft\models\FieldLayout[] – The associated field layouts

defineRules()

Since

3.4.0

Returns the validation rules for attributes.

See rules() for details about what should be returned.

Models should override this method instead of rules() so EVENT_DEFINE_RULES handlers can modify the class-defined rules.

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Returns

array

defineSortOptions()

Returns the sort options for the element type.

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Returns

array – The attributes that elements can be sorted by

defineSources()

Defines the sources that elements of this type may belong to.

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Arguments

• $context (string) – The context ('index', 'modal', 'field', or 'settings').

Returns

array – The sources.

defineTableAttributes()

Defines all of the available columns that can be shown in table views.

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Returns

array – The table attributes.

includeSetStatusAction()

Since

4.3.2

Returns whether the Set Status action should be included in actions() automatically.

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Returns

boolean

inlineAttributeInputHtml()

Since

5.0.0

Returns the HTML that should be shown for a given attribute’s inline input.

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Arguments

• $attribute (string) – The attribute name.

Returns

string – The HTML that should be shown for a given attribute’s inline input.

metaFieldsHtml()

Since

3.7.0

Returns the HTML for any meta fields that should be shown within the editor sidebar.

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Arguments

• $static (boolean) – Whether the fields should be static (non-interactive)

Returns

string

previewTargets()

Since

3.2.0

Returns the additional locations that should be available for previewing the element, besides its primary URL.

Each target should be represented by a sub-array with 'label' and 'url' keys.

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Returns

array

route()

Returns the route that should be used when the element’s URI is requested.

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Returns

string, array, null – The route that the request should use, or null if no special action should be taken

Constants

Constant	Description
HOMEPAGE_URI
SCENARIO_DEFAULT	The name of the default scenario.
SCENARIO_ESSENTIALS
SCENARIO_LIVE
STATUS_ARCHIVED
STATUS_DISABLED
STATUS_DRAFT
STATUS_ENABLED