| Name | Summary |
|---|---|
| $page | Class used by all Page objects in ProcessWire. |
| $pages | Enables loading and manipulation of Page objects, to and from the database. |
| $modules | Loads and manages all modules in ProcessWire. |
| $user | The $user API variable is a type of page representing the current user, and the User class is Page type used for all users. |
| Name | Summary |
|---|---|
| $input | Provides a means to get user input from URLs, GET, POST, and COOKIE variables and more. |
| $sanitizer | Provides methods for sanitizing and validating user input, preparing data for output, and more. |
| $session | Maintains sessions in ProcessWire, authentication, persistent variables, notices and redirects. |
| $log | Enables creation of logs, logging of events, and management of logs. |
| Name | Summary |
|---|---|
| $user | The $user API variable is a type of page representing the current user, and the User class is Page type used for all users. |
| $users | Manages all users (User objects) in ProcessWire. |
| $permissions | Provides management of all Permission pages independent of users, for access control. |
| $roles | Provides management of all Role pages for access control. |
| Name | Summary |
|---|---|
| $cache | Provides easy, persistent caching of markup, strings, arrays or PageArray objects. |
| $datetime | The $datetime API variable provides helpers for working with dates/times and conversion between formats. |
| $files | Helpers for working with files and directories. |
| Provides an API interface to email and WireMail. |
| Name | Summary |
|---|---|
| $config | Holds ProcessWire configuration settings as defined in /wire/config.php and /site/config.php. |
| $database | All database operations in ProcessWire are performed via this PDO-style database class. |
| $fields | Manages all custom fields in ProcessWire, independently of any Fieldgroup. |
| $templates | Manages and provides access to all the Templates. |
| $languages | API variable $languages enables access to all Language pages and various helper methods. |
| $classLoader | The ProcessWire $classLoader API variable handles autoloading of classes and modules. |
| $urls | Maintains lists of file paths or URLs, primarily used by the ProcessWire $config->paths and $urls API variables. |
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cache(), config(), database(), datetime(), fields(), files(), input(), languages(), modules(), page(), pageId(), pages(), paths(), permissions(), region(), roles(), sanitizer(), session(), setting(), templates(), urls(), user(), users(), wire()
PageArray(), WireArray(), WireData()
wireClassExists(), wireClassImplements(), wireClassName(), wireClassNamespace(), wireClassParents(), wireInstanceOf(), wireIsCallable(), wireMethodExists()
wire(), wire404(), wireCount(), wireDate(), wireEmpty(), wireInstance(), wireLen(), wireLength(), wireMail()
wireChmod(), wireCopy(), wireIconMarkupFile(), wireIncludeFile(), wireMkdir(), wireRenderFile(), wireRmdir(), wireSendFile(), wireTempDir(), wireUnzipFile(), wireZipFile()
wireIconMarkup(), wireIconMarkupFile()
wireBytesStr(), wireDate(), wirePopulateStringTags(), wireRelativeTimeStr()
__(), _n(), _x(), wireLangEntityEncode(), wireLangReplacements(), wireLangTranslations()
| Name | Summary |
|---|---|
| Wire | Wire is the base class for most ProcessWire classes and modules. |
| WireData | WireData is the base data-storage class used by many ProcessWire object types and most modules. |
| WireArray | WireArray is the base iterable array type used throughout the ProcessWire framework. |
| Name | Summary |
|---|---|
| Page | Class used by all Page objects in ProcessWire. |
| NullPage | NullPage is a type of Page object returned by many API methods to indicate a non-match. |
| User | The $user API variable is a type of page representing the current user, and the User class is Page type used for all users. |
| Role | Role is a type of Page used for grouping permissions to users. |
| Permission | Permission is a Page type used for storing an individual permission. |
| Name | Summary |
|---|---|
| WireArray | WireArray is the base iterable array type used throughout the ProcessWire framework. |
| PageArray | PageArray is a paginated type of WireArray that holds multiple Page objects. |
| PaginatedArray | PaginatedArray is a type of WireArray that supports pagination of items within it. |
| Name | Summary |
|---|---|
| Module | Module is the primary PHP interface for module types in ProcessWire. |
| Fieldtype | Fieldtype is a module type used to represent a type of field. All Fieldtype modules descend from this. |
| Inputfield | Inputfield is the base class for modules that collect user input for fields. |
| Process | Process modules are self contained applications that run in the ProcessWire admin. |
| Textformatter | A simple module type that provides formatting of text fields. |
| Name | Summary |
|---|---|
| Pagefile | Represents a single file item attached to a page, typically via a File Fieldtype. |
| Pagefiles | Pagefiles is a type of WireArray that contains Pagefile objects. It also acts as the value for multi-file fields in ProcessWire. |
| Pageimage | Represents an image item attached to a page, typically via an Image Fieldtype. |
| Pageimages | Pageimages are a type of WireArray containing Pageimage objects. They represent the value of multi-image field in ProcessWire. |
| PagefilesManager | Manages files and file directories for a page independent of a particular field. |
| Name | Summary |
|---|---|
| Field | Field represents a custom field that is used on a Page. |
| Fieldgroup | Fieldgroup is a type of WireArray that holds a group of Field objects for template(s). |
| Template | Template is a Page’s connection to fields (via a Fieldgroup), access control, and output via a template file. |
| Name | Summary |
|---|---|
| HookEvent | HookEvent is a type provided to hook functions with information about the event. |
| InputfieldWrapper | A type of Inputfield that contains other Inputfield objects as children. Commonly a form or a fieldset. |
| WireHttp | WireHttp enables you to send HTTP requests to URLs, download files, and more. |
| WireMail | A module type that handles sending of email in ProcessWire |
| SessionCSRF | Provides an API for cross site request forgery protection. |
| ProcessWire | Represents an instance of ProcessWire connected with a set of API variables. |
| PagesType | Provides an interface to the Pages class but specific to a given page class/type, with predefined parent and template. |
| Selector | Selector maintains a single selector consisting of field name, operator, and value. |
| Selectors | Processes a selector string into a WireArray of Selector objects. |
| WireDatabaseBackup | ProcessWire Database Backup and Restore |
| MarkupPagerNav | Pager (Pagination) Navigation: Module for generating pagination markup automatically for paginated WireArray types. |
| Paths | Maintains lists of file paths or URLs, primarily used by the ProcessWire $config->paths and $urls API variables. |
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