J3.x

J3.x:Adding custom fields/Checkboxes Field

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Checkboxes Field


The Checkbox Field

Provides a single checkbox to be checked or unchecked.

Options

Special options within this field are

  • Checkboxes Values
    The values of the checkboxes.

Related Information

See Checkbox form field type

Screenshots

Creating the field

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

Checkbox 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

Checkbox-en.png

Using the field in the frontend

In the frontend, you can see the field as you see in the following image if it is checked only option 2. 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?

Checkbox field frontend-en.png