add-grid

name	add-grid
description	Create an admin grid class (fields, filters, actions) for an existing Sylius Resource
argument-hint	[ModelName]
allowed-tools	AskUserQuestion, Bash, Read, Edit, Write, Glob, Grep

Add a Grid — Sylius Stack

Ask the user for the ModelName if not provided.

This skill creates a standalone Grid class. It does not attach the grid to the resource — run /sylius-stack:add-operation Index afterwards to expose it as the index page.

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1. Read the entity

Read src/Entity/{ModelName}.php to retrieve the fields with their names and Doctrine types.

2. Ask the user which fields, filters and actions to include

Based on the entity fields, ask the user:

• Which fields to display as columns
• Which fields to add as filters
• Whether to include a Show action on items

3. Create the Grid class

Create src/Grid/Admin{ModelName}Grid.php.

Grid name convention: app_admin_{model_snake} (e.g. Book → app_admin_book)

Fields

Doctrine type	Grid field	Notes
string, text	StringField	add ->setSortable(true) when useful
datetime, date	DateTimeField	default format Y-m-d H:i:s
integer, float	StringField	plain display
boolean	TwigField	use @SyliusBootstrapAdminUi/shared/grid/field/boolean.html.twig
complex / multi-property	TwigField with ->setPath('.')	gives access to full object in template via {{ data.xxx }}

StringField:

StringField::create('title')
    ->setLabel('app.ui.{model_snake}.title')
    ->setSortable(true),

DateTimeField:

DateTimeField::create('createdAt', 'Y-m-d', null)
    ->setLabel('app.ui.{model_snake}.created_at'),

TwigField — boolean:

TwigField::create('enabled', '@SyliusBootstrapAdminUi/shared/grid/field/boolean.html.twig')
    ->setLabel('app.ui.{model_snake}.enabled'),

TwigField — full object (access multiple properties in template):

TwigField::create('summary', 'grid/{model_snake}/field/summary.html.twig')
    ->setLabel('app.ui.{model_snake}.summary')
    ->setPath('.'),

{# templates/grid/{model_snake}/field/summary.html.twig #}
<strong>{{ data.title }}</strong>
<p>{{ data.description }}</p>

Filters

Use case	Filter
Single string field	StringFilter::create('title')
Multiple string fields	StringFilter::create('search')->setOptions(['fields' => ['title', 'description']])
Boolean flag	BooleanFilter::create('enabled')
Date range	DateFilter::create('createdAt')
Related entity	EntityFilter::create('category', Category::class)

For an AJAX autocomplete filter on a related entity (useful when the related table is large), use /sylius-stack:add-autocomplete instead — it creates the dedicated filter class and wires it into the grid.

Actions

Always include by default:

->addActionGroup(
    MainActionGroup::create(
        CreateAction::create(),
    )
)
->addActionGroup(
    ItemActionGroup::create(
        UpdateAction::create(),
        DeleteAction::create(),
        // ShowAction::create(), // uncomment if a show page exists
    )
)
->addActionGroup(
    BulkActionGroup::create(
        DeleteAction::create(),
    )
)

Sorting and limits

->setLimits([10, 25, 50]) // items per page options
// ->orderBy('fieldName', 'asc') // only use a field declared in withFields()

Full example

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace App\Grid;

use App\Entity\{ModelName};
use Sylius\Bundle\GridBundle\Builder\Action\CreateAction;
use Sylius\Bundle\GridBundle\Builder\Action\DeleteAction;
use Sylius\Bundle\GridBundle\Builder\Action\UpdateAction;
use Sylius\Bundle\GridBundle\Builder\ActionGroup\BulkActionGroup;
use Sylius\Bundle\GridBundle\Builder\ActionGroup\ItemActionGroup;
use Sylius\Bundle\GridBundle\Builder\ActionGroup\MainActionGroup;
use Sylius\Bundle\GridBundle\Builder\\;
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(
    : ,
    : {}::,
)
 {ModelName}Grid  AbstractGrid
{
     {
        
            ->(
                // add fields here
            )
            ->(
                // add filters here
            )
            ->([, , ])
            
            ->(
                ::(
                    ::(),
                )
            )
            ->(
                ::(
                    ::(),
                    ::(),
                )
            )
            ->(
                ::(
                    ::(),
                )
            )
        ;
    }
}

4. Add translation keys

Create or update translations/messages.en.yaml. Use the pattern app.ui.{model_snake}.{field} — one key per field declared in the grid:

app:
    ui:
        {model_snake}:
            {field_1}: '{Field 1 label}'
            {field_2}: '{Field 2 label}'

Example for Book with fields title, description, price:

app:
    ui:
        book:
            title: 'Title'
            description: 'Description'
            price: 'Price'

5. Clear the cache

bin/console cache:clear

6. Verify

bin/console sylius:debug:grid 'App\Grid\Admin{ModelName}Grid'

The grid's fields, filters and actions should be printed.

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Next steps

• Run /sylius-stack:add-operation Index to expose the grid as the admin index page
• Run /sylius-stack:add-menu once the index operation exists, to add it to the admin sidebar