# netresearch/config-fields-m2

> A collection of custom config types for Magento 2 system configuration development.

`composer require netresearch/config-fields-m2`

Canonical URL: https://packagento.com/netresearch/config-fields-m2

## At a glance

- **Vendor**: netresearch (https://packagento.com/netresearch.md)
- **Latest version**: 1.4.1 — released 2026-06-03
- **Pricing**: Free
- **Package type**: Magento 2 module
- **Status**: active, accepting new buyers

## Installation

Packagento is licence-gated, so even free packages need a licence on a project before Composer can resolve them.

1. **Sign in or create an account** at https://packagento.com/customer/account/.

2. **Add the package to your account.** Open https://packagento.com/netresearch/config-fields-m2 and complete the free checkout. A licence is minted automatically.

3. **Create or pick a project, then activate the licence on it.**
   - Projects represent the Magento installs you deploy to. Manage them at https://packagento.com/projects/.
   - Activate the new licence on the project you'll deploy this package to. Activation is what generates the Composer credentials scoped to that project.

4. **Add the project credentials to your Magento codebase.**

   Grab the project's public + private key from https://packagento.com/projects/ (open the project, then its Credentials tab), and add them to `auth.json`:

   ```json
   {
     "http-basic": {
       "packagento.com": {
         "username": "ppk_live_...",
         "password": "psk_live_..."
       }
     }
   }
   ```

   Add the Packagento Composer repository to `composer.json`:

   ```json
   {
     "repositories": [
       { "type": "composer", "url": "https://packagento.com" }
     ]
   }
   ```

5. **Install and apply.**

   ```bash
   composer require netresearch/config-fields-m2:*
   bin/magento setup:upgrade
   bin/magento setup:di:compile
   bin/magento cache:flush
   ```

## What it does

A collection of custom config types for Magento 2 system configuration development.

## README

No more fiddly "Yes/No" dropdowns in your configuration.

This Magento 2 extension offers a selection of custom "Field Types" and "Frontend Models"
for use in Magento 2 extensions with a system configuration section.

### Features

#### Custom field types

- Checkboxset: Functionally equivalent to native Magento field type `multiselect`
- Radioset: Functionally equivalent to native Magento field type `select`
- Checkbox: Functionally equivalent to native Magento field type `select` with `YesNo` source model
- Toggle: Same as "Checkbox", but with special styling
- TimeWithMinutePrecision: Works like the Magento field type `time` but hides the 'seconds' selection.

#### Custom frontend model blocks

- InfoBox: A customizable information section for your extension

### Installation via composer

Requires PHP 8.3, 8.4 or 8.5 and Magento 2.4.8 or 2.4.9.

```bash
composer require netresearch/config-fields-m2:*
```

### Usage

In your Magento 2 extension's `etc/adminhtml/system.xml`, enter the class name of one
of the Types at `Netresearch\ConfigFields\Model\Type`.

For example:

```xml
<field id="logging"
       type="Netresearch\ConfigFields\Model\Type\Checkbox">
    <label>Logging</label>
    <button_label>Record messages to Magento logs</button_label>
    <comment>You must have global logging activated for this to work.</comment>
</field>
<field id="loglevel" 
       type="Netresearch\ConfigFields\Model\Type\Radioset">
    <label>Logging Level</label>
    <depends>
        <field id="logging">1</field>
    </depends>
    <source_model>Some\Module\Model\Config\Source\LogLevel</source_model>
    <comment>The log level Debug may result in very large log files.</comment>
</field>
```

Custom frontend model blocks may use additional configuration values transmitted via `<attribute>` nodes:

For example:

```xml
<field id="plugin-info">
    <frontend_model>Netresearch\ConfigTypes\Block\InfoBox</frontend_model>
    <attribute type="logo">Some_Module::images/logo.svg</attribute>
    <attribute type="body_template">Some_Module::system/config/infoBoxBody.phtml</attribute>
    <attribute type="header_template">Some_Module::system/config/infoBoxHeader.phtml</attribute>
    <attribute type="view_model">Some\Module\ViewModel\Adminhtml\System\InfoBox</attribute>
    <attribute type="background">#ffcc01</attribute>
</field>
```

The available attributes are documented inside the Block source code file.

### Support & Issues

This extension is provided "as is", the author does not offer or promise any support.
However, feel free to open a GitHub issue for any problems you encounter.

## Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).

### 1.4.1

#### Changed

- Use tilde version range for PHP requirement to match Magento framework convention.

### 1.4.0

#### Added

- Support for Magento 2.4.9
- Support for PHP 8.5

#### Removed

- Support for PHP 7.2, 8.1 and 8.2
- Support for Magento 2.4.4, 2.4.5, 2.4.6 and 2.4.7

### 1.3.0

#### Added

- Support for Magento 2.4.4
- Support for PHP 8.1

### 1.2.4

#### Fixed

- add item marker styling for nested lists in info box

### 1.2.3

#### Fixed

- allow empty info box view model

#### Changed

- info box default size

### 1.2.2

#### Fixed

- allow virtual types as info box view model

### 1.2.1

#### Fixed

- removed unused method argument

### 1.2.0

#### Removed

- Support for Magento 2.2 and below
- Support for PHP 7.0

#### Added

- Support for Magento 2.4


### 1.1.1

#### Fixed

- Checkbox sets and radio sets are now correctly disabled if "Use Default" is checked
- Info box default styling modernized

### 1.1.0

#### Fixed

- Fixed Markup of InfoBox to be valid HTML

#### Added

- New ModalGroup frontend model (experimental)

## Recent Versions

| Version | Released |
|---|---|
| 1.4.1 | 2026-06-03 |
| 1.4.0 | 2026-06-01 |
| 1.3.0 | 2022-04-26 |
| 1.2.4 | 2021-03-04 |
| 1.2.3 | 2020-10-15 |
| 1.2.2 | 2020-09-10 |
| 1.2.1 | 2020-09-01 |
| 1.2.0 | 2020-08-19 |
| 1.1.1 | 2020-03-17 |
| 1.1.0 | 2019-09-27 |

Showing 10 of 12 versions. Full release history on https://packagento.com/netresearch/config-fields-m2.

## Dependencies

### Require

| Package | Constraint |
|---|---|
| magento/framework | ^103.0.8 |
| magento/module-backend | ^102.0.8 |
| magento/module-config | ^101.2.8 |
| php | ~8.3.0\|\|~8.4.0\|\|~8.5.0 |

## Quality

Latest release (1.4.1) fails the Packagento QA pipeline. Verdicts below are per-cell (Magento line × PHP version) for the matrixed tools, and run-once for the static / security tiers.


### Compatibility

Each Magento line is installed on its supported PHP versions, then the module is built (DI compile + static-content deploy). Cells show passed / failed / untested; staircase gaps render as `–`.

| Magento | PHP 8.2 | PHP 8.3 | PHP 8.4 | PHP 8.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4.7 | not tested | not tested | – | – |
| 2.4.8 | – | Pass | Pass | – |
| 2.4.9 | – | – | Pass | Pass |


### Code Quality

Advisory checks against the module's source. Never affect the Compatibility verdict — a phpcs finding can't make a module incompatible.

#### Static Analysis

Coding standards (phpcs), mess detection (phpmd), copy-pasted code (cpd), PHP cross-version compatibility, composer.json validity. Each runs once for the whole module.

| Tool | Status | Findings | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHPCS | Warning | 7 | 7 warnings (ruleset: Magento2) — 6 auto-fixable with phpcbf |
| PHPMD | Pass | 0 |  |
| Cpd | Pass | 0 |  |
| Composer validate | Info | 1 | valid; 1 advisory note (composer validate --strict) |

#### PHPStan

Type-checks the module against a real Magento install. Re-runs per Magento + PHP version because resolvable symbols differ between releases.

| Magento | PHP 8.2 | PHP 8.3 | PHP 8.4 | PHP 8.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4.7 | Error | Error | – | – |
| 2.4.8 | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| 2.4.9 | – | – | 1 | 1 |


### Tests

Unit and integration suites run per Magento + PHP cell. Test failures speak to the module's behaviour, not its compatibility with a line, so they're reported here separately.

#### Unit Tests

| Magento | PHP 8.2 | PHP 8.3 | PHP 8.4 | PHP 8.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4.7 | N/A | N/A | – | – |
| 2.4.8 | – | N/A | N/A | – |
| 2.4.9 | – | – | N/A | N/A |

#### Integration Tests

| Magento | PHP 8.2 | PHP 8.3 | PHP 8.4 | PHP 8.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4.7 | N/A | N/A | – | – |
| 2.4.8 | – | N/A | N/A | – |
| 2.4.9 | – | – | N/A | N/A |


### Security

Dependency-advisory audit (composer audit) plus a source malware scan. A malware detection fails the version outright.

| Tool | Status | Findings | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composer audit | Pass | 0 |  |
| Malware scan | Pass | 0 |  |

## Licence and pricing

Free. A licence is still minted on checkout and bound to your project for Composer access — no payment step.

Refundable within 14 days of first purchase via https://packagento.com/account/refunds/.

## Install via Claude Code or any MCP client

The Packagento MCP server can run the licence + project + Composer steps above in one tool call:

```
purchase_and_install_packages(
  composer_names=["netresearch/config-fields-m2"],
  project_id="proj_xxx"
)
```

This handles cart, checkout, licence minting, project activation, and writes auth.json credentials. Connect a client with `claude mcp add packagento https://mcp.packagento.com`. Full setup at https://packagento.com/docs/mcp-setup.

## Vendor

netresearch is a Magento 2 vendor on Packagento. See https://packagento.com/netresearch.md for their full catalogue.