Display and edit Custom Fields in the Post Relationship Panel

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Problem: I would like to be able to display and edit custom field values in the Post Relationship editor when selecting a parent post.

Solution: This is not possible in the current system, but the new beta plugins offer repeating field groups and some other new relationship features that might help.

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Last updated by Christian Cox 6 years, 9 months ago.

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March 17, 2018 at 6:27 pm #625888

amiP

I have two post types: Books and Authors

The Authors post type has two custom fields: Author URL and Author Photo

I've created a post relationship child post type called Credits. When I am adding new Books, I add a new post relationship and select my Author. I would like to be able to view existing custom field data for the Author URL and Author Photo from the Books post type post relationship box and edit the field if needed. Is this possible? Thank you!

March 18, 2018 at 4:19 pm #625987

Christian Cox

Hi, unfortunately this is not possible in the current system. You can only manipulate values of the custom fields of the direct descendant post, which is "Credit" if I understood correctly. Our new relationships and repeating field groups features will address some of this difficulty, but they are still in beta mode. For now, you must edit those custom field values in the Author post editor screen.

March 18, 2018 at 4:56 pm #625990

amiP

Thanks so much! Is it possible to test out this beta?

March 18, 2018 at 7:08 pm #626013

Christian Cox

Yes, you can find the beta plugins in the Downloads area here: https://toolset.com/account/downloads
There is a select field in the middle of the page that allows you to toggle between Production and Beta versions of the plugins.

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