https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/custom-standard-fields-more-fields Gravity Support Forums Topic: Custom Standard Fields / More Fields en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 01:00:21 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/custom-standard-fields-more-fields#post-2767 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:27:17 +0000 Carl Hancock 2767@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Update on which part?</p> <p>Gravity Forms 1.3 introduced field types to enhance the Post Custom Field usage. A Post Custom Field can now take the form of a variety of field types (drop downs, radio buttons, etc.). </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/custom-standard-fields-more-fields#post-2763 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:00:46 +0000 Ünsal Korkmaz 2763@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>any update on this? </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/custom-standard-fields-more-fields#post-2390 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:12:30 +0000 Idealien 2390@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Just a follow-up response for additional thoughts. There is HUGE potential for this with the post types feature that 2.9 has started to implement. I've done many development backflips to enable users to submit and/or manage separate post types (rideshare board, job board, etc) that use custom fields to store the data elements. In the end the admin customization to allow authors to edit without having to use category selection and custom fields is almost too painful to be worth it.</p> <p>What if entries per gravity form were (optionally) manage-able through different sections within the admin and when you click edit it takes you to the form with existing data pre-populated. That's probably getting more integrated into the admin process than you want GF to be, but I think there are interesting possibilities here.</p> <p>It speaks volume about your development prowess when I can make it easier for joe user to submit the core details about a particular post type through the non-admin front-end than I can for joe editor through the admin console :/ </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/custom-standard-fields-more-fields#post-817 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:40:15 +0000 Carl Hancock 817@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>The custom field enhancement are planned for the 1.3 release. </p> <p>I'm not sure on the page creation options, we have to decide how we want to handle it. If we want to use the existing Post fields, or create a new category of fields for Page FIelds. While we could just add options to the Post Fields, it may be more intuitive for less advanced users if they had their own category. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/custom-standard-fields-more-fields#post-813 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:39:11 +0000 RichardBest 813@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Thanks. Any idea on the timetable around these custom field and page creation options? Keen to know as it may influence whether I use GF for a project or pursue another option.</p> <p>Thanks<br /> Richard </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/custom-standard-fields-more-fields#post-804 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:18:24 +0000 Carl Hancock 804@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Yes, we have considered adding Page creation functionality and probably will be adding this in the future. As you mentioned, it opens up some interesting possibilities with the enhanced custom field types. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/custom-standard-fields-more-fields#post-800 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:46:27 +0000 RichardBest 800@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>P.P.S. I think you'd also want to include a "post template" / "page template" drop down menu option within the form creation screen to enable the site admin (but not necessarily the user) to select a given template for the posts or pages created through the form. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/custom-standard-fields-more-fields#post-798 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:44:34 +0000 RichardBest 798@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Hmmm. It's just occurred to me that, if you added this feature, you could potentially provide an alternative (and better supported) solution to Flutter's custom write panels. You might also want to provide some advice to people on how they actually use the custom field data entered for a given post or page.</p> <p>You'll see I've just referred to "post or page". Currently, of course, GF enables one to set up forms which create posts but not pages. If you were to add the kind of custom field functionality referred to above, I suggest it'd be extremely helpful to add "create a page with custom field functionality" (as one can do with Flutter). The reason for this is that it'd then make populating pre-existing page templates much easier. As far as I'm aware, there are limited post template functions available for WP, in contrast to the page template functionality which is built in to the core.</p> <p>Would love to hear your thoughts on these ideas. </p> <p>Richard</p> <p>P.S. I would, in all likelihood, purchase a developer licence if you added this functionality. It would make GF one of the most powerful plugins on the market (IMHO). Cheers. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/custom-standard-fields-more-fields#post-797 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:22:14 +0000 RichardBest 797@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Hi there - Just wondering whether there's any timetable for this modification yet please? I agree with Idealien that this would be an awesome addition to GF. I think it would make GF even more super-attractive to those who want to use WordPress as a grunty CMS. Would love to hear a timetable if you have one in mind.</p> <p>Many thanks<br /> Richard </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/custom-standard-fields-more-fields#post-345 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:31:12 +0000 Carl Hancock 345@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>We plan on implementing field types with the Post Custom Field. So you can allow users to populate a custom field via a text box, dropdown, checkboxes or radio buttons. No timetable yet, but we do plan on implementing this. </p>