Is there a way to add access keys?

We have done this on 1 project, all we did was make another 1 line txt field in the CMS for the access key then in the <% control Menu %> or <% control Children %> calls we just did <a href="$Link" <% if AccessKey %>accesskey="$AccessKey"<% end_if %>> and then you can set the accesskey in the cms

How do I add in one line into the CMS then?

I think it would be a good idea to add in another tab called "Accessibility" and add the new "Access Key" field to that. Can this be done?

Sure, In your mysite/code/Page.php file you need to add a database field for it so add an entry to the static $db array

static $db = array(
.. whatever else
'AccessKey' => 'Varchar(1)'
);

Then add a tab and field to the cms but adding a line to the getCMSFields() function in that same file

function getCMSFields() {
$fields = parent::getCMSFields();
.. whatever else
$fields->addFieldToTab('Root.Content.Accessibility', new TextField('AccessKey'));

return $fields;
}

Then in your templates just use $AccessKey where ever you output pages.

Brilliant, I will have to give this a go!

Thanks.

Minor addition to this example, namely set the length of the text field to 1

$tf = new TextField('AccessKey');
$tf->setMaxLength(1);
$fields->addFieldToTab('Root.Content.Accessibility', $tf);

Cheers,

Gordon

hi

I've created a module (for Silverstripe 2.4 currently, will upgrade to 3 at some point) to encompass access key functionality:

- Adds an access key tab to every page in the CMS editor, where an access key can be optionally set
- Adds an Include template to render the access keys in your HTML
- Adds an accessibility information page that displays the access keys in readable form for reference
- Adds an accessibility tab to the Site Configuration in the CMS with option of configuring the 'Skip to Navigation' access key

More information can be found at http://weboftalent.asia/blog/access-keys-module/

Cheers

Gordon