A WordPress tool suite for building data-driven admin interfaces with a clean, layered architecture.
The easiest way to use Tangible Object is through the DataView API:
useTangible\DataView\DataView;
useTangible\RequestHandler\Validators;
add_action('admin_menu', function() {
$view = newDataView([
'slug' => 'contact_entry',
'label' => 'Contact Entry',
'fields' => [
'name' => 'string',
'email' => 'email',
'message' => 'text',
'subscribe' => 'boolean',
],
'ui' => [
'menu_label' => 'Contact Entries',
'icon' => 'dashicons-email',
],
]);
$view->get_handler()
->add_validator('name', Validators::required())
->add_validator('email', Validators::required())
->add_validator('email', Validators::email());
$view->register();
});This creates:
- A Custom Post Type for your data
- An admin menu page with list, create, and edit views
- Form handling with validation and sanitization
- Full CRUD operations
- Declarative configuration - Define your data structure once, get forms and validation automatically
- Multiple storage backends - Custom Post Types, database tables, or WordPress options
- Flexible layouts - Sections, tabs, sidebars, and nested structures
- Built-in validation - Required fields, email, min/max, custom validators
- Lifecycle hooks - React to create, update, and delete operations
- Repeater fields - Manage collections of sub-items
- Multiple renderers - Plain HTML or rich Tangible Fields components
For advanced customization, Tangible Object exposes four underlying layers:
- DataSet - Define field types and coercion rules
- EditorLayout - Compose the editor structure (sections, tabs, fields)
- Renderer - Generate HTML output from the layout
- RequestHandler - Handle CRUD operations with validation
Learn more about the architecture →
- PHP 8.0+
- WordPress 5.0+
MIT