Plugin: Install and Configure More Custom Fields


Install

To use More Custom Fields, you’ll first need to get the files in place on your server.

  1. Get More Custom Fields by purchasing a license and download the archive. Extract the archive.
  2. Upload the plugins/ folder to your Movable Type Pro installation.

That’s it!

Configure

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More Custom Fields creates three more field types that are available when defining custom fields: Checkbox Group, Radio Buttons with Input and Selected Entries. Use these field types as you would any other: from the Preferences menu select Custom Fields, and create a new custom field.

The Checkbox Group field type options should be specified in a comma-delimited list. Each item in the list will become a checkbox.

The Radio Buttons with Input field type options should be specified in a comma-delimited list. Each item in the list will become a radio button. The last item in the list will have a text input field appended to it, so you’ll likely want to specify the last item as “Other” or similar.

The Selected Entries and Selected Pages field types takes blog IDs as an option. Specifying a blog ID will determine which blog’s Entries (or Pages) are avaialble for selection. Blog IDs must be separated with a comma to create a string (as in “1,12,19,37,112”), or the value “all” may be used to include all blogs. Leaving this field blank will make the current blog’s Entries (or Pages) available.

Lastly, use your new fields! Don’t forget to place them in your templates.