Custom Fields

Overview

Custom fields are a powerful tool to build content. We provide a variety of field types with the ability to outline into groups. Each field can be assigned into a single category or all categories.

Creating a Custom Field

Creating a custom field involves setting certain options. To create a custom field, click New as shown in the following image.

Screen 1: Custom Field screen

The following table explains the different options available on the screen.

New	Creates a new Custom Field.
Edit	Provides the edit mode to make changes to the existing level or titles created.
Publish	Publishes the created custom field.
Unpublish	Removes the entry from the list of published custom fields.
Archive	Archives custom fields that are not used anymore.
Trash	Deletes the custom fields that are not required anymore.
Options	Navigates to the JomDirectory options screen.

Editing Custom Fields

If you want to edit existing entries, you can either click the entry from the Custom Fields screen or select the checkbox next to the entry, and then click Edit.

Custom Field Edit

After you click the required entry that you need to edit, you can change the configurations for the fields as shown in the following image.

Screen 2: Custom Field Edit tab

The following table explains the different options seen on the screen:

Custom Field Edit	Title	Title for the Custom Field.
	Alias	URL alias for “SEF/SEO” URL.
	Order	Provide a value from 1 onwards. The lowest value will appear on the top.
	Field Required?	Enable whether to make the field required.
	Category	Category where the Custom Field will be published. When you select a custom field for a particular category, it is visible only for that category. While creating a listing if you select the said category and save, the custom field is available only then.
	Field Type	Set the Field Type for the Custom Field. For more information, see the Field Type Table.
	Field Database Type	Set the field type, needed for database settings. String - Used for text Decimal - Decimal number e.g. 10.060 Integer - Number e.g. 1232
	Field Group	There are 5 custom field groups. Custom fields are grouped into groups. It has many advantages, one of them is display purposes. There are few groups available: Items - group displayed on the listings page under the description Item - group displayed on the left-hand side of the slideshow under detailed view. Tabs - special group to create own Tabs in detailed view. Features - special group for featured listings. Paid Items - Paid group displayed on the listings page under the description. Paid Item - Paid group displayed on the left-hand side of the slideshow under detailed view. Groups in JomDirectory are static and cannot be created. Paid groups are related to the membership plans that are applied to custom fields. Paid Items are displayed in the Items list, while the Paid Item is displayed in an Item (detailed) view.
	Field Can Be Searched	Enable to make the field values searchable. This setting applies only for the Search Module -> Layout Filter.
	Field Search Type	Provide the type of search option to include: Single Input Field Type Range Input Field Type Range Dropdown Field Type Range Slider Depending on the Field search type you select, the search criteria field will be displayed in the search module – layout side search. This field is functional when the Field Type is selected as Input and Field can be searched set to Yes
	Minimum Value	When, as an example, the Range Dropdown option is selected, you can select the range between which the options can be selected. For example, for Price range between X and Y, with incremental steps of 2, you can set x value in this field.
	Maximum Value	Set the Y value for the range in this field.
	Steps	Define the incremental steps. For example, for increments of x+2, provide the value as 2.
	Custom Field Template	Custom fields have own templates that can be used and customized. There are 3 templates available: default horizontal horizontal float horizontal float + icon horizontal no label default no label If you would like to create and customize your own templates, see the Developer Guide.
	ID	This field is auto - generated.
Custom fields values area	Add new	If the field type is selected to hold multiple values, this button lets you create the multiple values.
	Delete	Delete the value.

Custom Field Values

This area lets you create values when the field type requires multiple options to be provided. For example, take a look at the following image:

Screen 3: Custom fields values area

For custom fields that are type Paid Item, to add multiple values, navigate to the custom fields listing screen. Click the icon next to the field where you want to add values as shown in the following image.

Screen 4: Adding values to custom fields area

Here,the Field Type is selected as Dropdown and the Field Database Type has been stated as String. This means the Custom fields value area should provide options that can be seen by user when they click the Company Size drop down field. Hence, the Values are provided in this area as small business, large, and corporation. The following screen shows the values added at the back end. Click Delete to delete the entry.

Screen 4: Values added to custom fields area

The following image shows how the field looks on the add listings page.

Screen 4: Custom Field as seen on new listing page

The custom field is seen on the listings page as shown in the following image:

Screen 5: Custom Field as seen on published listing page

Field Types

With JomDirectory extension, you get several field types that you can create based on your requirement. The following image shows the available field types.

Screen 6: Field Types

The following table explains the different options seen on the screen.

Type	Multiple select	Multiple Values	Description
Radio button	No	Yes	Standard radio button with multiple values
Checkbox	Yes	Yes	Standard check boxes with multiple values
Dropdown	No	Yes	Dropdown (select) field with multiple values
Multiple Select	Yes	Yes	Select box with multiple values
Input	No	No	Single text box
Web Address	No	No	Single text box for URL, it will display as the link in the front page
Email	No	No	Single text box for email
Text	No	No	Text area
Date Time	No	No	Select a date and time from the Calendar icon on screen.
Date	No	No	Select a date from the Calendar icon on screen.
Editor textarea	No	No	Creates a rich text editor box, it can be combined with Tabs group.

Publishing tab

After you have provided the above information, you can provide the publishing information in the Publishing tab as seen in the following image.

Screen 7: Publishing tab

You can change the values for the given options using the following table.

Status	Based on the status seen here, the visibility changes as follows: Published - Entries are visible on the front-end. Unpublished – Entries are invisible in the front-end, but can be published later. Archived – Older entries that are not ready for deletion yet. Trashed – Older entries that should be removed.
Language	Select the language for the address entry. To create a custom field that applies to a particular language, you need to select the appropriate language from the drop down. For each language that you want it to appear for, create a separate entry.
Created Date	Date when the entry was created.
Start Publishing	Date when publishing needs to start in case of limited viewing of the field.
Finish Publishing	Date when publishing needs to stop in case of limited viewing of the field.
Modified Date	Date when the entry was modified.