Grouping Field groups?

  • wobblemedia

    (@wobblemedia)


    11 years, 7 months ago

    Hi!

    I’m wondering is it possible to group and order multiple/different field groups within a given template?

    The idea is to add the different groups to a given page for example, I use the same video player or gallery fields. So instead of me adding them to each template, I can create a field group, and call that whenever i need it and layout the page with tabs.

    I can asign them to a given template, but when I add a tab to each group, it ignores them and stacks them vertically instead of using the tabs.

    I could really use this functionality right now for a project as I have 100+ modules for a site. It could get very messy!

    Any input or advise would help

    Thanks!

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields/

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  • Harris O.

    (@hfort)

    11 years, 7 months ago

    Take a look at the flexible content add-on http://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/flexible-content/. It will give you better flexibility in stacking/ordering your groups, as well as calling it only when you need it. Besides that, you can create fields with conditional logic so when it’s selected, it will display the extra fields or groups necessary for that page.

    Thread Starter wobblemedia

    (@wobblemedia)

    11 years, 7 months ago

    Hi Harrison

    It’s not the flexible content field. I guess I was trying to explain how I was hoping to use the fields.

    When I create a new custom field group, that has a tab at the start and assign it to ‘default template’, then create a new custom field group with a tab at the top and assign it to ‘default template’, the tabs dont work, they stack vertically.

    A good idea would be to be able to select field groups and make a new fieldgroup from the sub ones – if you get me?

    Harris O.

    (@hfort)

    11 years, 7 months ago

    if I understand you now, I think you are using the wrong method to build the tabs. The tabs need to be built in only one field group. The tab field work as divisors within that field group.

    Field group = My tabs.
    1- Tab 1 – Field type= tab (this is the first tab.)
    2- custom fields a
    3- custom field b
    4- Tab 2 – Field type= tab (this is the second tab)
    5- custom field a
    6- Tab 3 – Field type= tab (this is the third tab)

    You can add any number/type of custom fields between the tabs and they will show accordingly when the tab is clicked.
    Field groups are independent meta boxes and they do not stack together.

    Just an update. I actually created some tabs today for a project and I thought I could share how I used it.
    The field group with the tabs: http://goo.gl/CTeh2Z
    The page editing: http://goo.gl/szUWzD
    The front end result: http://goo.gl/tfGUqE

    dixonge

    (@dixonge)

    11 years, 5 months ago

    Harrison!!!

    You just revolutionized how I’m going to set up my current site lol

    Thanks so much for this. I can now collapse my two field groups with 4 sets of fields into a much neater data entry area.

    Gracias!

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