How to create custom fields in Joomla?
How to create a custom field in Joomla? Let’s do an example!
- Title: Set a field title.
- Type: Choose one of 15 available field types.
- Name and Label: You can add them otherwise they will be automatically generated (from the title).
- Description: Enter a custom field description.
What is Joomla custom fields?
Custom fields are very important and useful Joomla feature. Using Joomla fields, you can add many different types of fields, including Calendars, Checkboxes, Color pickets, Lists, Images and much more. These Joomla fields can improve core parts of Joomla including articles, contact forms, users.
How many custom fields are there in Joomla?
To show additional attributes on an article, user profile or contact, Joomla users can customize and show content from 16 types of Joomla custom fields. For more specific purposes, users can consider using custom field plugins & extensions from third parties to create more engaging and informative content.
How to subclass an existing type in Joomla?
To subclass an existing type, for example JFormFieldList, load it by adding the following after jimport (‘joomla.form.formfield’);: If your form field type is unlike any existing type, subclass JFormField directly. The standard form field types are located in libraries/joomla/form/fields/.
How to create a custom form field type in a module?
Im useing joomla 2.5, and I want to create a custom form field type that stored in the same module. In the file /modules/mod_royalslider/fields/city.php
Why do you need a custom field type?
There are several advantages to defining a custom form field type: You will be able to mix standard field types with your custom field type in a JForm-based form. You will eventually have a reusable code package that can be used easily throughout your code.