System settings

MODX namespace: pagebuilder. Database key: pagebuilder_<name>.

The extra manifest has 28 keys. On install or upgrade Phinx/resolver adds missing ones. Existing values are not overwritten (update.settings = false).

Keys added in 1.0.3+:

Key	Section
pagebuilder_inspector_visibility_enabled	Editor
pagebuilder_default_breakpoint	Responsive
pagebuilder_responsive_breakpoints	Responsive
pagebuilder_responsive_apply	Responsive

Keys added in 1.0.9–1.0.10:

Key	Section
pagebuilder_catalog_examples_enabled	Catalog
pagebuilder_resource_view_mode	Editor
pagebuilder_responsive_editor_enabled	Responsive

Paths and preview

Key	Type	Default	Description
pagebuilder_core_path	text	{core_path}components/pagebuilder/	Path to component PHP core
pagebuilder_assets_url	text	{assets_url}components/pagebuilder/	URL for connector, preview, static assets
pagebuilder_preview_secret	text	from resolver / site_uuid	Secret for signing draft preview tokens
pagebuilder_load_frontend_css	boolean	1	Load pagebuilder-sections.css when the PageBuilder snippet runs
pagebuilder_preview_include_template_css	boolean	1	Pull <link rel="stylesheet"> from the resource template into preview iframe
pagebuilder_preview_css_urls	textarea	empty	Extra CSS for preview (comma-separated), placeholders {assets_url} and others

Empty pagebuilder_preview_secret falls back to site_uuid. On production set a separate secret if manager preview should not rely on a predictable UUID.

CSS order in preview iframe (preview.php):

1. Stylesheet from the resource template if pagebuilder_preview_include_template_css = 1
2. URLs from pagebuilder_preview_css_urls (comma or newline separated)
3. pagebuilder-sections.css and pagebuilder-preview.css

If the theme loads CSS only via Fenom or @import without <link>, add files explicitly to preview_css_urls. Placeholders: {assets_url}, {base_url}, {site_url}.

Resource form tabs

Key	Type	Default	Description
pagebuilder_resource_tab_enabled	boolean	0	Sections tab on the resource form
pagebuilder_resource_tab_parents	text	empty	Parent IDs comma-separated. Empty with tab enabled = all resources
pagebuilder_resource_tab_index	number	-1	Sections tab position: 0 first and selected when the resource opens, 1 second, -1 last
pagebuilder_resource_tables_tab_enabled	boolean	0	Tables tab (resource table data)
pagebuilder_resource_tables_tab_index	number	-1	Tables tab position

Collections (control panel)

Key	Type	Default	Description
pagebuilder_collections_enabled	boolean	0	Dynamic tab set from Collections. Needs capability collections (Pro). Without it the tabs are absent
pagebuilder_collections_modx_bridge_enabled	boolean	0	Tab type modx_collections

Enable only with PageBuilder Pro, after you configured tabs in the control panel. Details: Control panel → Collections.

Resource table data

Tables tab on the resource (pagebuilder_resource_tables_tab_enabled) or table tab type in Collections.

Processor	Purpose
mgr/datatable/list	Resource tables
mgr/datatable/rows/list	Rows: search, page, limit, filters
mgr/datatable/rows/save / remove	Row CRUD

JSON filters by column: { "price": { "op": "gte", "value": "10" } }. Operators: eq, contains, in, gte, lte, between, empty, not_empty.

On the site: PageBuilderTableRows snippet, data_table section. Details: Developer.

Editor

Key	Type	Default	Description
pagebuilder_fake_enabled	boolean	0	Fake button in section inspector: fills fields with deterministic demo data (mgr/section/fake)
pagebuilder_inspector_visibility_enabled	boolean	0	Visibility button in inspector: conditions, contexts, UTM, context copy dialog. Off by default: editor sees content fields only
pagebuilder_resource_view_mode	text	editorial	Section list on Sections tab: editorial or table. Manager can override with toolbar toggle (value in localStorage)

Catalog

Key	Type	Default	Description
pagebuilder_catalog_examples_enabled	boolean	1	Examples tab in section catalog (Pro JSON presets). Turn off to hide without deleting package files. Toggle also in CMP Section types with capability presets (mgr/config/save)

Responsive breakpoints

Screen thresholds for fields with responsive: true and preview iframe width in the manager.

Key	Type	Default	Description
pagebuilder_responsive_editor_enabled	boolean	0	Button and tabs for different field values on desktop / tablet / mobile in the inspector. Off by default. Saved breakpoint maps on the site work until the editor saves the field as a single value
pagebuilder_default_breakpoint	text	desktop	Key from breakpoints JSON when responsive_apply=manual, if no ?pb_bp=
pagebuilder_responsive_breakpoints	textarea	desktop / tablet / mobile JSON	Array { key, minWidth, previewWidth, label }. Section type can override with responsiveBreakpoints
pagebuilder_responsive_apply	text	manual	manual: one value on the site (SEO-safe). css: all values in HTML + media queries. In chunks for such fields use {$title|pb_text} instead of |escape

Default JSON example:

[
  { "key": "desktop", "minWidth": 1024, "previewWidth": 1280, "label": "Desktop" },
  { "key": "tablet", "minWidth": 768, "previewWidth": 768, "label": "Tablet" },
  { "key": "mobile", "minWidth": 0, "previewWidth": 390, "label": "Mobile" }
]

Field data details: Fields overview → responsive.

Public API

Read-only JSON for headless frontends. Details: Public API.

Key	Type	Default	Description
pagebuilder_public_api_enabled	boolean	0	Enable assets/components/pagebuilder/api.php
pagebuilder_public_api_key	text	empty	API key. Empty: requests without key (dev only)
pagebuilder_public_api_cors_origins	textarea	*	Allowed CORS origins for browser requests

REST API v1

Pro read-only transport. Details: REST API v1. Issue tokens on the CMP API tokens tab. Do not edit the JSON by hand.

Key	Type	Default	Description
pagebuilder_rest_api_enabled	boolean	0	Enable assets/components/pagebuilder/api/v1.php. Requires PageBuilder Pro
pagebuilder_rest_token_pepper	text	empty	Pepper for the token SHA-256 hash. Empty means site_id
pagebuilder_rest_tokens	textarea	[]	Token JSON without secrets (prefix and hash)
pagebuilder_rest_throttle_per_minute	number	120	Request limit per token prefix. 0 disables the limit

Snippet relation

Setting	Snippet parameter	Behavior
pagebuilder_load_frontend_css	load_css	Parameter overrides system setting
—	wrap_page	Wrap in <div class="pb-page"> (default same as load_css)

Parameters load_css and wrap_page are set only on snippet call; they are not listed in snippet properties.