NB Show custom field data - Documentation

Installation

  1. Unzip NB_show_custom_field_data.zip
  2. Copy extensions/ext.nb_show_custom_field_data.php to your system/extensions folder
  3. Copy language/english/lang.nb_show_custom_field_data.php to your system/language/english folder
  4. Additionally, you may copy the language files in the french and japanese folders to your system/language/french and system/language/japanese folders, if they exist
  5. Log into your Control Panel, and activate the extension through Admin > Utilities > Extension Manager > NB Show custom field > Enable

Usage

In Admin » Utilities » Extensions manager » NB Show custom field data » settings, select the custom field to be displayed in the Edit section for each weblog.

Display Options

Display type

If the field is an nGen File Field or FF Matrix, data can be displayed as a downloadable link or a matrix, respectively. Selecting "Text" will show data as it is stored in the database.

Display options

  • Text » # of characters to display: You can reduce the number of characters displayed in the Edit section by entering the number of characters to display. Leaving the field blank will show all characters.
  • File » File upload directory: You can select what upload directory to use when retrieving file data. If the wrong directory for the custom field is selected, nothing is displayed in the Edit section.
  • FF Matrix » Display how many rows?: You can reduce the number of FF matrix rows displayed in the Edit section by entering the number of rows to display. Leaving the field blank will show up to 1000 rows (if present).

Display field name?

You may display the custom field name in brackets (eg. {custom_field}) in the Edit section by checking the box.

Display field label?

You may display the custom field label in the Edit section by checking the box.

Number of custom fields

Starting with NB Show custom field data v.0.8, three custom field columns can be set for each weblog. The edit section will also show three columns. You can control the number of custom fields shown in the config.sys file, with the following parameter:

$conf['nb_custom_field_columns'] = 1;

In this case, only one custom field would be displayed in the edit and settings pages. After clicking "Submit", go to the Edit section of the Control Panel, and custom field data should be displayed on the right. Custom fields left blank do not display anything.

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