
Webiny Page Settings Extensions
Extending the Website Builder page settings with custom settings groups and modifiers.
Install
npx skills add webiny/webiny-js --skill webiny-page-settings-extensions -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- webiny/webiny-js8.1k
- Category
- Marketing
- Updated
- 5d ago
- License
- See repository
- Context cost
- Mediumabout 2,322 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
Extending the Website Builder page settings with custom settings groups and modifiers. Use this skill when the developer wants to add a new tab/group to the page settings drawer (e.g., Publishing, Analytics, Access Control), or modify an existing settings group (e.g., add fields to General or SEO). Covers PageSettingsGroup, PageSettingsGroupModifier, and the doc.extensions data model. For field types, renderers, and layout details, see the webiny-form-model skill.
Page Settings Extensions
TL;DR
Page settings extensions let you add new tabs to the page settings drawer or inject fields into existing tabs. Create a class implementing PageSettingsGroup.Interface for a new tab, or PageSettingsGroupModifier.Interface to extend an existing one. Register both via createFeature() and <RegisterFeature>. Always store custom data in doc.extensions, never write to doc.properties, which is reserved for built-in system properties.
YOU MUST include the full file path with the .tsx extension in every src prop. For example, use src={"/extensions/myPageSettings/index.tsx"}, NOT src={"/extensions/myPageSettings/index"}. Omitting the file extension will cause a build failure.
For field types, renderers, layout, validation, and all other form builder APIs, refer to the webiny-form-model skill.
Important: Where to Store Data
Use
doc.extensionsfor all custom data. Thedoc.propertiesobject holds built-in system properties (title, path, snippet, image, tags, seo, social). Writing custom fields intodoc.propertiesrisks naming collisions with future Webiny updates and can corrupt system behavior. Always namespace your data underdoc.extensions.<yourGroupName>.
// CORRECT, custom data in doc.extensions
mapFromForm(formData, doc) {
doc.extensions.mySettings = doc.extensions.mySettings ?? {};
doc.extensions.mySettings.myField = formData.myField;
}
// WRONG, never write custom data into doc.properties
mapFromForm(formData, doc) {
doc.properties.myField = formData.myField; // DON'T DO THIS
}
Adding a New Settings Group
A new settings group appears as its own tab in the page settings drawer. Implement PageSettingsGroup.Interface with these members:
