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$file
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$page
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$request
$session
$site
$user
$users

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Authentication
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Header
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$kirby->auth()
Returns the Authentication layer class
$kirby->cache()
Returns a cache instance by key
$kirby->call()
Calls any Kirby route
$kirby->clone()
Creates an instance with the same initial properties.
$kirby->collection()
Returns a specific user-defined collection by name. All relevant dependencies are automatically injected
$kirby->collections()
Returns all user-defined collections
$kirby->controller()
Calls a page controller by name and with the given arguments
$kirby->defaultLanguage()
Returns the default language object
$kirby->detectedLanguage()
Detect the prefered language from the visitor object
$kirby->email()
Returns the Email singleton
$kirby->extension()
Returns a given extension by type and name
$kirby->extensions()
Returns the extensions registry
$kirby->file()
Finds any file in the content directory
$kirby->hardcopy()
Creates a clone and fetches all lazy-loaded getters to get a full copy
$kirby->impersonate()
Become any existing user
Kirby::instance()
Returns the current App instance
$kirby->language()
Returns the current language
$kirby->languages()
Returns all available site languages
$kirby->option()
Load a specific configuration option
$kirby->options()
Returns all configuration options
$kirby->page()
Returns any page from the content folder
$kirby->path()
Returns the request path
Kirby::plugin()
Kirby plugin factory and getter
$kirby->plugins()
Loads and returns all plugins in the site/plugins directory Loading only happens on the first call.
$kirby->render()
Returns the Response object for the current request
$kirby->request()
Returns the Request singleton
$kirby->resolve()
Path resolver for the router
$kirby->response()
Response configuration
$kirby->roles()
Returns all user roles
$kirby->root()
Returns a system root
$kirby->roots()
Returns the directory structure
$kirby->route()
Returns the currently active route
$kirby->routes()
Returns all defined routes
$kirby->server()
Returns the Server object
$kirby->session()
Returns the current session object
$kirby->site()
Initializes and returns the Site object
$kirby->system()
System check class
$kirby->thumb()
Thumbnail creator
$kirby->translation()
Load a specific translation by locale
$kirby->translations()
Returns all available translations
$kirby->trigger()
Trigger a hook by name
$kirby->url()
Returns a system url
$kirby->urls()
Returns the url structure
$kirby->user()
Returns a specific user by id or the current user if no id is given
$kirby->users()
Returns all users
Kirby::version()
Returns the current version number from the composer.json (Keep that up to date! :))
$kirby->visitor()
Returns the visitor object

$kirby->defaultLanguage()

Returns the default language object

$kirby->defaultLanguage(): Kirby\Cms\Language|null

Return type

Kirby\Cms\Language|null

Source code

kirby/src/Cms/App.php#L375