I have a CPT called Study for which I have a number of custom fields. Amongst these custom fields I currently have a simple text field called "Project Lead" and a repeating simple text field called "Project Collaborators". On the post submission form a user can add their project's lead and as many collaborators as they need to.
I now need to add an extra numeric field (a unique ID number that can be used to identify that person on a different site) to accompany both the "Lead" and the individual "Collaborators". That is obviously simple for the "Lead", but seemingly not so simple for the "Collaborators".
My assumption was that if I created a repeatable group in my custom fields I could add the simple text and numeric fields to that group, but I can't see a way to add them to the forms?
Hello, the workflow for managing repeatable field groups (RFGs) is separate from managing their parent post. You must create a separate Form to manage RFGs, as explained in the documentation available here: https://toolset.com/course-lesson/front-end-forms-for-repeatable-field-groups/
Let me know if you have questions about that.
If I'm understanding that correctly, I'd need to create a new CPT just for the RFGs?
Having looked into this further I don't think this is a valid solution as, at a fundamental level, I need this all to be on one post form.
No, you don't need to create another CPT to manage these, but they cannot be managed in the same Form as the parent post. The workflow established for RFGs requires a separate Form in the current software. We do not have a solution that allows managing the parent post and its RFGs in the same Form right now, unfortunately.
Gutted it can't be done currently, hopefully it will be at some point. Thank you for your help!
