J3.x

J3.x:Adding custom fields/Color Field

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Color Field


Color

Provides a color picker when clicking the input box.

Options

There are no special options within this field.

Related Information

See Color form field type

Screenshots

Creating the field

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

Color 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

Color-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?

Color field frontend-en.png