Integrating Editable Footer Columns in Volto using redturtle.voltoplugin.editablefooter

Do you want to have control over the footer columns in your Volto website? With the redturtle.voltoplugin.editablefooter package, you can easily manage and edit footer columns using a control panel and a REST API view. This add-on provides a seamless integration for configuring and exposing footer column settings in Volto, making it a must-have tool for enhancing your website’s user experience.

Implementation 1: Managing Footer Columns Configuration in the Control Panel

To start utilizing the redturtle.voltoplugin.editablefooter package, you need to configure the columns in the control panel. This involves accessing the Plone registry and defining the settings for each column. These settings include the column title and its corresponding content.

Here’s an example code implementation for managing the columns configuration:

python
# Import the necessary packages
from plone import api

# Get the registry control panel
registry = api.portal.get_tool(name='portal_registry')

# Set the configuration for the first column
registry['redturtle.voltoplugin.editablefooter.column1.title'] = 'First Column'
registry['redturtle.voltoplugin.editablefooter.column1.content'] = 'foo'

# Set the configuration for the second column
registry['redturtle.voltoplugin.editablefooter.column2.title'] = 'Second Column'
registry['redturtle.voltoplugin.editablefooter.column2.content'] = 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet'

In this implementation, we use the portal_registry tool provided by the Plone API to access the control panel. We then set the configuration for each column by assigning values to the respective registry keys.

Implementation 2: Exposing Footer Column Settings via REST API

Once the columns are configured in the control panel, you can expose the settings via a REST API view. This allows Volto to fetch the configuration and render the footer columns accordingly.

Here’s an example code implementation for exposing the footer column settings via REST API:

python
# Import the necessary packages
from plone import api
from Products.CMFCore.utils import getToolByName
from six.moves.urllib.parse import urlencode
from plone.restapi.interfaces import ISerializeToJson
from plone.restapi.interfaces import IFieldSerializer

# Fetch the footer columns configuration from the control panel
def get_footer_columns(context):
    registry = getToolByName(context, 'portal_registry')
    
    columns = []
    for i in range(1, 3):  # Assuming there are two columns
        column = {}
        column['title'] = registry.get(f'redturtle.voltoplugin.editablefooter.column{i}.title', '')
        column['content'] = registry.get(f'redturtle.voltoplugin.editablefooter.column{i}.content', '')
        columns.append(column)
    
    return columns

# REST API view to expose the footer columns configuration
def footer_columns(context, request):
    columns = get_footer_columns(context)
    serializer = queryMultiAdapter((columns, request), ISerializeToJson)
    
    return serializer()
    
# Register the REST API route
def register_route():
    from plone.restapi.services import Service
    from plone.restapi.services.navigation.footer import includeme
    
    config.add_route(
        name='footer-columns',
        path='/Plone/@footer-columns',
        factory=Service(),
        traverse='plone'
    )
    
    includeme(config)

In this implementation, we define a function get_footer_columns that fetches the footer columns configuration from the control panel using the portal_registry tool. We iterate through the configured columns and build a list of dictionaries containing the column title and content.

The footer_columns function acts as the REST API view that exposes the footer columns configuration. It calls get_footer_columns to fetch the configuration and then uses a serializer to convert the data into JSON format.

Finally, we register the REST API route @footer-columns using the register_route function. This allows Volto to access the footer columns configuration via the specified URL.

Implementation 3: Integrating Editable Footer Columns in Volto

To utilize the redturtle.voltoplugin.editablefooter package in Volto, you need to include the volto-editablefooter plugin in your Volto project. This plugin provides the necessary components and templates to render the footer columns based on the configured settings.

Here’s an example code implementation for integrating editable footer columns in Volto:

#jsx
import React from 'react';
import { compose } from 'redux';
import { connect } from 'react-redux';
import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
import { ColumnWrapper } from 'volto-editablefooter';

const Footer = ({ footerColumns }) => ({footerColumns.map((column, index) => ( ))});

export default compose(
  connect((state) => ({
    footerColumns: state.footerColumns,
  })),
)(Footer);

In this implementation, we import the necessary React components (ColumnWrapper) from the volto-editablefooter plugin. We connect the footerColumns state from the Redux store to access the configured footer columns.

Inside the Footer component, we iterate through the footerColumns array and render each column using the ColumnWrapper component. This component takes the column configuration as a prop and handles the rendering of the column title and content.

By including this code in your Volto project, you can seamlessly integrate the redturtle.voltoplugin.editablefooter package and enable editable footer columns.

In conclusion, the redturtle.voltoplugin.editablefooter package provides a convenient way to manage and edit footer columns in Volto. By utilizing the control panel, REST API, and Volto integration, you can easily configure and expose footer column settings, enhancing the customization options of your Volto website.

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Category: Web Development
Tags: Volto, Plone, Python, REST API, Developer Tools