Creating my own custom field types

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Problem:

I want to do is create a field that displays a select / pull-down menu of custom post types and allows a user to choose one.

Solution:

You can try the custom post reference field

Relevant Documentation:

https://toolset.com/documentation/post-relationships/how-to-display-related-posts-with-toolset/using-post-reference-fields-to-display-information-from-a-related-post/

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Tagged: Types fields API, Types plugin

This topic contains 2 replies, has 2 voices.

Last updated by josephC-5 5 years, 2 months ago.

Assisted by: Luo Yang.

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October 20, 2019 at 10:54 pm #1365107

josephC-5

Hi there,

I'd like to create my own custom field type using PHP. What I mean is that I want to create a field that isn't one of the standard fields (single line input, image, select menu, etc.). I'd like to create a *new* field.

Basically what I want to do is create a field that displays a select / pull-down menu of custom post types and allows a user to choose one. Should I perhaps consider using a metabox instead?

Saul

October 21, 2019 at 6:45 am #1365229

Luo Yang

Hello,

Q1) I'd like to create my own custom field type using PHP
There isn't such kind of feature within Types plugin, and according to our support policy, we don't provide custom codes support, you might check it with our Toolset Contractors:
https://toolset.com/contractors/

Q2) Basically what I want to do is create a field that displays a select / pull-down menu of custom post types and allows a user to choose one.

I assume you are going to connect one post with post of another post type, if it is, you can try the custom post reference field, see our document:
https://toolset.com/documentation/post-relationships/how-to-display-related-posts-with-toolset/using-post-reference-fields-to-display-information-from-a-related-post/
Using Post Reference Field To Display Data Of Related Posts

October 21, 2019 at 6:52 pm #1365731

josephC-5

Luo,

The Post Reference field is exactly the kind of thing I wanted to build from scratch. This saves me a ton of work.

Thank you!

Saul