- Type – free website builder (content management system).
Fields (com_fields) is a free component built into Joomla designed to create custom fields that can be used in articles, contacts, other native and even some third-party extensions.
Video tutorial
- Examples – 00:02:11.
- Field Groups – 00:04:03.
- Fields – 00:04:17, 00:05:59.
- Adding fields to articles – 00:05:06, 00:06:39.
- Settings (General tab) – 00:07:18.
- Settings (Options tab) – 00:09:39.
- Plugins – 00:10:45.
- JFilters Free article filter – 00:13:03.
Better watch video with «1080p HD» quality. This and other video reviews and tutorials can be found on my YouTube channel.
Links from the video:
- Joomla 4 video tutorials.
- Joomla 5 and 4 template.
- «Joomla Categories video tutorial (Сom_categories). Creation and use».
- «Video tutorial «Joomla user management and registration»».
- Joomla Extensions Directory.
- «Joomla smart search tutorial».
- JFilters Free.
- «Joomla Module video tutorial (Com modules). Creation and management».
- «Video tutorial «Joomla template manager»».
- «Joomla menu video tutorial (Com menus). Creation and management».
- Joomla video tutorials.
The previously recorded video tutorials for Joomla 4 are almost completely relevant for the current version of Joomla 5.1. The information and video tutorial from this article remain relevant for Joomla 4 as well. At least this is true on May 25, 2024.
Video tutorial recording date – May 25, 2024. Software from video tutorial – Joomla 5.1.0.
Joomla custom fields examples
With the help of custom fields, you can simplify, structure and improve the information on the website. You can also supplement the information on the website with additional data. This can be done for:
- Articles.
- Article category.
- Users.
- Contacts.
- Categories of contacts.
- Contact feedback forms.
- Third-party extensions (if they support). For example, such support is available in Linky Map and My Maps location.
Fields are very good for creating catalogs. For example, household appliances, movies, vacancies and so on. They allow you to standardize the presentation of information and even allow you to filter items (articles) using the filter module. For example, JFilters. And for this there is no need to use third-party extensions such as FLEXIcontent, K2, ZOO, etc.
Two new field types have been added to Joomla 6. In Joomla 6.1, new field types were added (video, audio and documents).
For example, on this Joomla 5 and 4 template demo website the content categories are supplemented with data from the fields (picture below).
And this is what the article page looks like (picture below).
The data in the «Create Egg Carton» is information from the fields. In the admin, in the article settings, it looks like the picture below. Note that design and position of the fields depends on the styles included in the website template.
«Skills That Children Will Learn» section was also created using fields. In the pictures below you can see the section on the website and in the admin panel.
The situation is the same with the «Frequently Questions» section. In the pictures below you can see the section on the website and in the admin panel.
Also, fields will allow you to expand the standard user registration form and the contact form.
In the next article, we will talk about the Banner component built into Joomla.
I hope this and other Joomla video tutorials have helped you with this CMS. If you have any questions, ask them in the comments. In the next video, we'll we will work with Joomla Banners component.
| Article author – Aleksej Khoroshevskij |
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 Ph.D., lecturer at Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics, web developer, and SEO specialist with over 15 years of experience. Expert in website creation using Joomla and WebSite X5. Author of scientific publications, video courses, and educational content on web development and SEO. Runs a blog and a YouTube channel, sharing knowledge and practical experience. Provides services in website development, customization, maintenance, and promotion. Learn more about the author… Publications and work: |
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