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Alter Fields Pro

Displays Joomla custom fields in backend item list. Adds ability to sort, filter and search content items by custom field values.

For each custom field, you can enable its display in backend item list with some handy settings like CSS classes for table column heading and data cell, field layout (except frontend templates overrides).

Supports display of custom fields for Joomla articles, users, contacts and categories by default.

Additionally, its possible to allow table ordering by custom field values, add the filter for custom field in Joomla search tools and search by custom field value via common search tools search field.

It's also possible to limit access to custom field for specific usergrops in backend item edit pages (currently, Joomla always displays all custom fields for administrators).

Works with 3rd-party Joomla extensions if they follow native Joomla code standards (but no guarantees).

Works perfectly with our AJAX Toggler and AJAX Toggler Pro extensions.

Installation and configuration is simple: install the extension, next edit "System - Alter Fields Pro" plugin and save settings. Now you can edit your custom fields and configure them for display in "Item List Options".

Extension information

Compatibility:

5.x maintained

4.x maintained

3.x not maintained

Type:
Commercial
License:
GNU GPL
JED:
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See also:
AJAX Toggler
AJAX Toggler Pro
Alter Fields
Alter Fields Pro
Alter Tags
Translations:
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Price:
$29.00

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  • Displays custom fields of all native Joomla components.
  • Displays custom fields of native Joomla categories.
  • Works with 3rd-party extensions if they follow native Joomla code (but no guarantees).
  • Doesn't support Joomla3 repeatable fields.
  • No hacks of Joomla core files!

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  • Joomla 4.3 or higher.
  • PHP 8.1 or higher.
  • Note: custom field layout overrides from frontend templates are not working.
  • We can't guarantee that the extension will work with all Joomla 3rd-party extensions.

Current version:

  • Feature: new field setting "Default Value" to show the default field value in a list if item value is empty.

02 Dec 2023 - ver. 2.1.1:

  • Fix: Joomla 4.4.1 and 5.0.1 language issue.

17 Oct 2023 - ver. 2.1.0:

  • Feature: new field setting "data-value Attribute" allows to add the custom field value as data-value attribute of <td> tag and style the element via CSS depending on the field value.
  • Feature: Joomla 5 support.
  • Change: PHP 8.1 as min.

26 Sep 2023 - ver. 2.0.1:

  • Feature: new field setting "data-value Attribute" allows to add the custom field value as data-value attribute of <td> tag and style the element via CSS depending on the field value.
  • Fix: support for custom components.

14 Jul 2023 - ver. 2.0.0:

  • Change: Joomla 3 support dropped.
  • Change: PHP 8.0 as min.
  • Fix: SQL field options are not displayed in filter drop-down.

26 Jan 2023 - ver. 1.2.0:

  • Feature: Joomla4 subform fields support.
  • Feature: new plugin setting "Backend Fields Info" displays plugin/specific field settings in backend fields list.

31 March 2022 - ver. 1.1.0:

  • Feature: new field setting 'Backend Access User Groups' helps to show custom field in backend item edit form for specific user groups only.

27 October 2021 - ver. 1.0.0