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J3.x:Adding custom fields/Usergroup Field

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Usergroup Field


Usergrouplist

Field to load a drop down list of available user groups.

Options

Special options within this field are:

  • Multiple
    Allow multiple values to be selected.

Related Information

See Usergroup form field type

Screenshots

Creating the field

Let's say you create a field with the options shown in the next figure.

Usergrouplist field create-en.png

Using the field in the backend

In the backend while creating an article or a contact you see the field like in the following imageː

Usergrouplist-en.png

Using the field in the frontend

In the frontend, you can see the field as you see in the following image. The option Automatic display is responsible for the position of the field and your template is responsible for the design of the field.
Fields are only displayed in the frontend if you have filled them with data in the article. If it is not a required field, can you forget it?

Usergrouplist field frontend-en.png