Proposal: Every module should have an "active" checkbox

[nurkka]

Hi all,

my proposal is, that every module should have an "active" checkbox, which allows to quickly deactivate it, instead of being forced to uninstall/reinstall it.

Like AdminOnSteroids had and TracyDebugger has.

Best regards!

[adrian]

@nurkka - I agree, but a couple of things that might help you in the meantime. If you install https://processwire.com/modules/module-settings-import-export/ it will automatically backup module settings when it's uninstalled so that you can easily get settings back where they were when you reinstall it.

Also, Tracy's Module Disabler panel can be helpful to disable modules without uninstalling - the catch is that it needs advanced and debug modes turned on to work.

[Robin S]

When $config->debug and $config->advanced are true there is an "Autoload disabled" checkbox available in the module info for any autoload module. 

Checking this box disables the module in the same way as Tracy's Module Disabler panel, but might be useful on a site that doesn't have Tracy installed.

[nurkka]

@adrian @Robin S I didn't know about these features yet – many thanks!

[psy]

On 5/30/2024 at 1:46 AM, nurkka said:

every module should have an "active" checkbox, which allows to quickly deactivate it, instead of being forced to uninstall/reinstall it.

 

Having an 'active' checkbox in a custom Configurable Module by default would be great.

My solution is to use hooks that inhibit module behaviour rather than disabling the module. In the module's config fields, I create a checkbox with the name 'enable'. Then, in the module hooks:

    public function ready()
    {
		// use whatever Class::function you need
        $this->addHookAfter('Page::render', $this, 'myFunction');
    }

    public function myFunction(HookEvent $event)
    {
        if(!$this->enable) return;
		// ... code to execute if enable is true
    }

    }

It doesn't disable the module but bypasses it's other functions.