fix: Common base class for custom components created

djangocms_frontend/common/__init__.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from djangocms_frontend import settings
 
-from .attributes import AttributesMixin, AttributesFormMixin
+from .attributes import AttributesFormMixin, AttributesMixin
 from .title import TitleFormMixin, TitleMixin
 
 __common = {

djangocms_frontend/component_base.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from entangled.forms import EntangledModelForm
 
-from .ui_plugin_base import CMSUIPluginBase
+from .ui_plugin_base import CMSUIComponent
 
 
 def _import_or_empty(module, name):
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def plugin_factory(cls) -> type:
                 (
                     *mixins,
                     *cls._plugin_mixins,
-                    CMSUIPluginBase,
+                    CMSUIComponent,
                 ),
                 {
                     "name": getattr(cls._component_meta, "name", cls.__name__),
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def plugin_factory(cls) -> type:
                     "form": cls.admin_form_factory(),
                     "allow_children": slots or getattr(cls._component_meta, "allow_children", False),
                     "child_classes": getattr(cls._component_meta, "child_classes", []) + list(slots.keys()),
-                    "render_template": getattr(cls._component_meta, "render_template", CMSUIPluginBase.render_template),
+                    "render_template": getattr(cls._component_meta, "render_template", CMSUIComponent.render_template),
                     "fieldsets": getattr(cls, "fieldsets", cls._generate_fieldset()),
                     "change_form_template": "djangocms_frontend/admin/base.html",
                     "slots": slots,
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ def get_short_description(self) -> str:
     def save_model(self, request, obj, form: forms.Form, change: bool) -> None:
         """Auto-creates slot plugins upon creation of component plugin instance"""
 
-        super(CMSUIPluginBase, self).save_model(request, obj, form, change)
+        super(CMSUIComponent, self).save_model(request, obj, form, change)
         if not change:
             for slot in self.slots.keys():
                 add_plugin(obj.placeholder, slot, obj.language, target=obj)

djangocms_frontend/ui_plugin_base.py

@@ -56,3 +56,7 @@ def _get_object_for_single_field(self, object_id, language):
             from .models import FrontendUIItem
 
             return FrontendUIItem.objects.get(pk=object_id)
+
+
+class CMSUIComponent(CMSUIPluginBase):
+    pass

docs/source/custom_components.rst

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.. _custom_components: Custom Components
+.. _custom_components:
 
 #################
 Custom Components

docs/source/getting_started.rst

@@ -453,12 +453,17 @@ repetition.
 
 .. note::
 
-    To make plugins available as components, ensure that the 
-    ``CMS_COMPONENT_PLUGINS`` setting in your project's ``settings.py`` 
-    includes the necessary plugin classes and their subclasses. This setting 
-    allows you to specify which plugins can be used directly in templates 
-    without creating database entries. To include all djangocms-frontend 
-    plugins, use ``djangocms_frontend.cms_plugins.CMSUIPlugin`` in the setting.
+    To make plugins available as components, ensure that the
+    ``CMS_COMPONENT_PLUGINS`` setting in your project's ``settings.py``
+    includes the necessary plugin classes and their subclasses. This setting
+    allows you to specify which plugins can be used directly in templates
+    without creating database entries.
+
+    * To include all djangocms-frontend plugins, use
+      ``djangocms_frontend.cms_plugins.CMSUIPlugin`` in the setting.
+
+    * To include all :ref:`custom_components`, use
+      ``djangocms_frontend.cms_plugins.CMSUIComponent`` in the setting.
 
 To use a frontend plugin in a template you need to load the ``frontend`` tags
 and then use the ``plugin`` template tag to render a frontend plugin.

tests/test_plugin_tag.py

@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ def test_non_existing_plugin(self):
                 This should not be rendered.
             {% endplugin %}
         """)
-        expected_result = "<!-- Plugin \"nonexisting\" not found in pool for plugins usable with {% plugin %} -->"
+        expected_result = ('<!-- To use "nonexisting" with the {% plugin %} template tag, add its plugin class to the '
+                           'CMS_COMPONENT_PLUGINS setting -->')
 
         result = template.render({"request": None})