Field types reference

30 types in Free and 20 in Pro. Pro is enabled with capability advanced-fields. Each type page has Why this type, When to use, Tips, Similar types, JSON Schema, a Section data block, a Fenom example, and Common properties.

Common meta keys (tab, width, description, default, active): overview.

Free

type	Layer	Page	Output and example
text	Free	text	JSON and Fenom
textarea	Free	textarea	JSON and Fenom
richtext	Free	richtext	JSON and Fenom
ace	Free	ace	JSON and Fenom
number	Free	number	JSON and Fenom
url	Free	url	JSON and Fenom
slug	Free	slug	JSON and Fenom
select	Free	select	JSON and Fenom
multiselect	Free	multiselect	JSON and Fenom
radio	Free	radio	JSON and Fenom
checkbox	Free	checkbox	JSON and Fenom
checkboxgroup	Free	checkboxgroup	JSON and Fenom
yesno	Free	yesno	JSON and Fenom
toggle	Free	toggle	JSON and Fenom
date	Free	date	JSON and Fenom
time	Free	time	JSON and Fenom
datetime	Free	datetime	JSON and Fenom
color	Free	color	JSON and Fenom
colorpalette	Free	colorpalette	JSON and Fenom
file	Free	file	JSON and Fenom
image	Free	image	JSON and Fenom
video	Free	video	JSON and Fenom
button	Free	button	JSON and Fenom
resourcelist	Free	resourcelist	JSON and Fenom
hidden	Free	hidden	JSON and Fenom
readonly	Free	readonly	JSON and Fenom
xtype	Free	xtype	JSON and Fenom
heading	Free	heading	JSON and Fenom
repeater	Free	repeater	JSON and Fenom
editorjs	Free	editorjs	JSON and Fenom

Pro

type	Layer	Page	Output and example
relation	Pro	relation	JSON and Fenom
multirelation	Pro	multirelation	JSON and Fenom
gallery	Pro	gallery	JSON and Fenom
map	Pro	map	JSON and Fenom
table	Pro	table	JSON and Fenom
embeddedTable	Pro	embeddedTable	JSON and Fenom
keyvalue	Pro	keyvalue	JSON and Fenom
tag	Pro	tag	JSON and Fenom
currency	Pro	currency	JSON and Fenom
imask	Pro	imask	JSON and Fenom
combo	Pro	combo	JSON and Fenom
multicombo	Pro	multicombo	JSON and Fenom
tablecombo	Pro	tablecombo	JSON and Fenom
tablemulticombo	Pro	tablemulticombo	JSON and Fenom
fieldset	Pro	fieldset	JSON and Fenom
dependent	Pro	dependent	JSON and Fenom
tv	Pro	tv	JSON and Fenom
chunk	Pro	chunk	JSON and Fenom
snippet	Pro	snippet	JSON and Fenom
jsongrid	Pro	jsongrid	JSON and Fenom

Composite scenarios

showWhen

The field is visible when another field matches value (not equals).

{
  "name": "extra_url",
  "type": "url",
  "label": "Extra link",
  "showWhen": { "field": "show_extra", "value": true }
}

Implementation: fieldVisibility.ts.

optionsSource

{
  "name": "template",
  "type": "tablecombo",
  "label": "Template",
  "optionsSource": {
    "class": "modTemplate",
    "valueField": "id",
    "labelField": "templatename",
    "limit": 100
  }
}

Processor: mgr/field/options. Hook: pbOnFieldValues.

Resource tables

Use the resource Tables tab or Collections tab type table. Field embeddedTable stores table_key and query options. See table settings and CMP.

Aliases

Full list in FIELD_TYPE_ALIASES (fieldDefaults.ts). Common: relationship → relation, resources → resourcelist, boolean / listyesno → yesno, onlyreading → readonly, colorpicker → color, editor_js → editorjs.

See also

• Fields overview
• Inspector