Access to OctoberCMS page in code? - php

Question

I have a Static Page in OctoberCMS named General that has a bunch of site-wide settings including phone number and address. Is it possible to access this page in code to read these settings from its ViewBag?
UPDATE: a plugin was created with the following, where properties like twitter_username for example can now be accessed in templates with {{ general('twitter_username') }}:
use System\Classes\PluginBase;
use RainLab\Pages\Classes\Page;
use Cms\Classes\Theme;
class Plugin extends PluginBase
{
private static $generalViewBag = null;
public function registerMarkupTags()
{
return [
'functions' => [
'general' => function($var) {
if (self::$generalViewBag === null) {
self::$generalViewBag = Page::load(Theme::getActiveTheme(), 'general')
->getViewBag();
}
return self::$generalViewBag->$var;
},
],
];
}
}
The twitter_username form field was added to the General page in the backend using a separate plugin:
use System\Classes\PluginBase;
use Event;
class Plugin extends PluginBase
{
public function boot()
{
Event::listen('backend.form.extendFields', function($widget) {
if (! $widget->getController() instanceof \RainLab\Pages\Controllers\Index) {
return;
}
if (! $widget->model instanceof \RainLab\Pages\Classes\Page) {
return;
}
switch ($widget->model->fileName) {
case 'general.htm':
$widget->addFields([
'viewBag[twitter_username]' => [
'label' => 'Twitter username',
'type' => 'text',
'tab' => 'Social Media',
],
], 'primary');
break;
}
});
}
}

Answer 1

yes you can do it actually you need to use this code in page life-cycle method
In page code block you can use something like this OR anywhere else
use RainLab\Pages\Classes\Page as StaticPage;
function onStart() {
$pageName = 'static-test';
$staticPage = StaticPage::load($this->controller->getTheme(), $pageName);
dd($staticPage->viewBag);
}
let me know if it you find any issues