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Field
Label
This is the text displayed
beside the field in the CMS Section Editor.
Field
Name
This is the name the
database and program use to refer to the field.
In your content viewers,
you will use some simple code like this <?php
echo $record['fieldname']?> to display the field
data. If you change an existing fieldname, don't forget
to update the name in your viewers and Section Editor details
as well.
Field
Type
These are the different
types of fields you can add to your menu. Some fields have
different options than
others. Note that the separator field type doesn't require
a field label or field name to be
entered.
Field Options
Options specific to the
Field Type appear in this box. For most fields, the defaults
will be sufficient, but for "list" fields you will need
to set the values for your list options.
Default
Value
This is the default field
value that will appear when creating a new record.
Tip:
A new or modified default will only apply to new entries
- any old records won't use your new default, and will either
be blank or have any old values you've entered.
Field
Height
This is the height of
the field in pixels. Leave blank to use the default height.
Allow
Uploads
Whether or not uploads
are allowed for this field. If allowed, an extra "Browse
Uploads" icon will appear when adding links or inserting
images.
Input Validation
This allows you to make
specific requirements for what gets entered into the field.
At the most basic, you can make the field required or unique,
and for text fields you can enter a list of characters to
allow or disallow.
Required
This option requires
the user to enter a value for the field. An error will be
displayed if the field is left blank.
Unique
This option requires
the user to enter a unique value for the field. An error
will be displayed if another record has the same value.
Min
Length
This option indicates
the minimum length of the field value. An error will be
displayed if the value is shorter.
Max
Length
This option indicates
the maximum length of the field value. An error will be
displayed if the value is longer.
File
Extensions Allowed
This is a comma separated
list of file types (by extensions) that can be uploaded.
If a user tries to upload a file with an extension that
isn't in this list they will get an error message.
Maximum
Uploads
This is the maximum number
of uploads that is allowed for this field. An error will
be displayed if the user tries to upload more than the limit.
Removing previous uploads will allow more to be uploaded.
Uncheck this option to allow unlimited uploads.
Maximum
Upload Size
This is the maximum upload
file size that is allowed. An error will be displayed if
a user tries to upload a file that is larger than this amount.
Uncheck this option to allow any size.
Resize
images larger than
If enabled, and an image
is uploaded that is larger than this size, it will automatically
be resized.
Create
image thumbnails
If enabled, a smaller
thumbnail image will automatically be created for each image
uploaded.
Advanced Options
System
Field
System fields cannot
be edited and have no modify or erase link unless "System
Field Editing" is enabled (under Advanced Commands on the
field list page). The purpose of this setting is to make
it harder to accidentally or unknowingly change a program
field that might otherwise break things.
Admin
Only
Fields with this option
set will only be visible and can only be modified by Admin
users in the Section Editor.
Upload
Directory
The default upload folder
is in the program directory ([cmsAdmin]/uploads). This option
allows you to specify a custom upload directory where uploads
and thumbnails will be stored for this field.
