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Matt
Matt

Reputation: 277

ExpressionEngine, Create a front-end dropdown list from backend Multi Select custom field

Evening all,

I have a Multi-Select custom field in my ExpressionEngine backend which I need to create a drop-down list from in my EE site. I can't think of a way but I'm sure it can't be too difficult. Can anyone explain how to do this please? (Preferably without the purchase of a plugin etc..)

Many thanks in advance

Upvotes: 2

Views: 5446

Answers (3)

rjb
rjb

Reputation: 9116

What Multi-Select custom fieldtype and version of ExpressionEngine are you using?

If you're using FF Multi-select on EE1, this code will output all options from your multi-select custom field:

<select>
    {exp:weblog:entries weblog="weblog_name" limit="1" dynamic="off"}
        {custom_field_name:all_options}
            <option value="{option_name}">{option}</option>
        {/custom_field_name:all_options}
    {/exp:weblog:entries}
</select>

If you only want to output the selected options in the multi-select custom field, this code will output them for you:

<select>
    {exp:weblog:entries weblog="weblog_name" limit="1" dynamic="off"}
        {custom_field_name}
            <option value="{option_name}">{option}</option>
        {/custom_field_name}
    {/exp:weblog:entries}
</select>

If you're using EE2, the code will need to be updated since EllisLab renamed weblogs to channels and changed {option} and {option_name} to the combined variable {item}.

Upvotes: 0

rjb
rjb

Reputation: 9116

If you're using EE2 and the native Multi-Select Field custom channel field, this code will output all selected options from your multi-select custom field:

<select>
    {exp:channel:entries channel="channel_name" limit="1" dynamic="off"}
        {custom_field_name}
            <option value="{item}">{item}</option>
        {/custom_field_name}
    {/exp:channel:entries}
</select>

The syntax for outputting the contents of a Multi-Select custom field in EE2 is slightly different from EE1. Instead of using {option} to output the value, it's been replaced with {item}.

Also of interest is that the native, "built-in" Multi-Select custom field in EE2 can't output an option and value separately.

You can use the P&T Field Pack to restore the EE1 FF Multi-select functionality where a Multi-Select custom field can have a value and an option.

Upvotes: 3

Derek Hogue
Derek Hogue

Reputation: 4564

Not even a $5 plugin?

http://devot-ee.com/add-ons/custom-drop-down/

Upvotes: 0

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