[Resolved] Custom Check Box Field doesnt appear on Tolset Field Kex Choice

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[piercarloS]

I made a group of custom fields where one is a checkboxes type.
With elementor i settetup a table where the cells has dynamc data.
When I setup Toolset Filed and search for key all custom fields are avaiable except this one.
Attached a picture for better understanding.
Thank you for help

[Nigel]

Hi there

The Toolset checkboxes field is a complex field stored in a proprietary format. If it is missing from Elementor's list of dynamic sources I expect that is because Elementor doesn't know how to handle the field.

Is it possible to insert a shortcode rather than use Elementor's dynamic sources in that location?

If so you could insert the field using a types custom field, see https://toolset.com/documentation/customizing-sites-using-php/functions/#checkboxes for examples.

[Jamal]

Hello and thank you for contacting Toolset support.

Single line fields and Select fields, among other fields, are stored as raw values on the database. The checkboxes fields, on the other hand, are stored as serialized arrays with unique IDs for each checkboxes value. The current integration won't let you dynamically pull the checkboxes fields from Elementor settings.

As a workaround, you can use a shortcode to display the values. Check the shortcode documentation and example in this article https://toolset.com/documentation/customizing-sites-using-php/functions/#checkboxes

I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions.

[piercarloS]

Ok I undestood,

I can use shortcode, but can you type a concrete piece of code and where I need to put ?

I'not so much practiced with php.

Thank you

[Jamal]

Toolset offers a user interface that helps with generating these shortcodes. It offers it in the legacy editor, and inside the Fields&Text block in the blocks editor. The user interface lets you choose the field to display, then the options that go with it. Check this example, where I added a marker shortcode. Instead of searching for "marker", search for the name of the custom field(Denominazione) hidden link

The documentation has some examples too. Check them in this screenshot hidden link