Create column with dropdown / data validation
Apologies if I’m asking something obvious – I can’t find this explained anywhere. How do I define a set of options with a dropdown in a custom field? I want to be able to choose from a predefined set of options (e.g. ‘Started’, ‘In progress’, ‘Final review’) rather than having to type the text in every time.
Thank you.
Since our plugin does not know anything about the context where your custom field lives. It does however work if you use a custom field manager like ACF, Types, JetEngine, or MetaBox. In that case, if you have a custom field that acts as a drop-down field, it will automatically give you the option to select the values for Editing and Search in a dropdown. But if you defined the custom fields yourself, the only way to support that in our plugin is to write some custom code.
You can have a look at the documentation.
https://github.com/codepress/admin-columns-hooks/blob/master/acp-editing-view_settings.php
search for the method acp_editing_view_settings_change_select_options_example
This is perfectly fine if you only need it for inline editing. Otherwise, I would recommend considering using one of the plugins mentioned above to manage your custom fields.
Thank you. I’m trying to use the ACF method. I’ve created the fields in ACF and added some data via the Edit Post screen, but I can’t work out how to make Admin Columns display my ACF fields properly. I’m using the documentation here:
https://docs.admincolumns.com/article/23-advanced-custom-fields-integration-add-on
I have activated the ACF add-on. However, ‘Advanced Custom Fields’ doesn’t appear as an option when I go to Admin Columns > Add Column > Type.
If I leave Type as ‘Custom Field’ and then scroll further down in the Field box in Admin Columns, I see the names of my ACF fields prefaced by underscores (e.g. ‘_rating’). However, if I select this in the Field box, my WP dashboard displays a code (e.g. ‘field_623b39b1fa813’) in the relevant column. It doesn’t display the actual values I’ve entered via Edit Post.
Also, no dropdown is appearing in my WP dashboard when I try to edit the values.
What am I missing here? Thanks.