Field Types

1. # About Field Types
2. # Field Types
3. # Text
4. # Input Types
5. # Password
6. # Hidden
7. # Submit
8. # Textarea
9. # Editor
10. # Settings
11. # Radio
12. # Default Value
13. # Radio Images
14. # Checkbox
15. # Toggle
16. # Default Value
17. # Select
18. # Multiple
19. # Default Value
20. # Option Groups
21. # WordPress Editor
22. # Options
23. # Color
24. # Palette
25. # Date
26. # Image
27. # Button Text
28. # File
29. # Restricted Mime Types
30. # Button Text
31. # Gallery
32. # Button Text
33. # Items
34. # Limit Items
35. # Search and Links
36. # Search Post Types
37. # Search Taxonomies
38. # Repeaters
39. # Fields
40. # Headlines
41. # Limit Items
42. # Tabs
43. # Matrix and Builder
44. # Components
45. # Component Folders
46. # Making a Component
47. # Using a compnent
48. # Repater, Builder, Matrix JavaScript Hook

#About Field Types

There are 21+ different Fields that the Form object can create. Each field takes four arguments:

1. Name - string (required) - This will be the name of the field.
2. Attributes - array - This will be the HTML attributes applied to the field.
3. Settings - array - This will be custom settings that can vary between fields.
4. Label - boolean - This is not the label text. Set false to disable the label.

#Field Types

Assuming Form is set to a variable called $form, here is how to use the fields.

#Text

$form->text('First Name');

#Input Types

You can also set the text field to any HTML5 input type. For example number, datetime-local, email, date, time, tel, url and others.

$form->text('Number')->setType('number');

Keep in mind that you can also set attributes on an input field by passing an array as the attributes parameter.

#Password

The password field will never return its value.

$form->password('Your Password');

#Hidden

This field should always go at the top or bottom of a form to prevent formatting issues.

$form->hidden('Hidden Field');

#Submit

$form->submit('Submit');

#Textarea

$form->textarea('About Me');

#Editor

The editor field uses Redactor 10.

$form->editor('Page Content');

#Settings

You can access the default setting of the editor field as well. By default, Redactor has the following set of buttons:

['html','formatting','bold','italic','deleted',
'unorderedlist','orderedlist','outdent','indent',
'image','file','link','alignment','horizontalrule'];

//additionalbuttons
//'underline'

If you need to set up your own set of buttons you can do so using this option:

TypeRocket.redactorSettings = {
    buttons: ['formatting','bold','italic']
}

#Radio

$options = [
    'Male' => 'm',
    'Female' => 'f',
    'NA' => '0'
];

$radio = $form->radio('Gender')->setOptions($options);

#Default Value

Radio buttons can have a default value. To set the default to "Male" specify the value 'm'.

$radio->setSetting('default', 'm');

#Radio Images

You can also make radio buttons images instead of the default browser buttons. To do this use the useImages() method and set your options as an array with src and value indexes.

$form->radio('Photo')->setOptions([
    'One' => [
        'src' => tr_assets_url('components/builder/content.png'),
        'value' => 1
    ],
    'Two' => [
        'src' => tr_assets_url('components/builder/content.png'),
        'value' => 2
    ]
])->useImages()->setDefault(2);

#Checkbox

$form->checkbox('Email Me')->setText('Yes');

#Toggle

$form->toggle('Toggle')->setText('Yes');

#Default Value

Checkboxes can have a default value. Setting the default setting to true will make the checkbox checked.

$radio->setSetting('default', true);

#Select

$options = [
    'Male' => 'm',
    'Female' => 'f',
    'NA' => '0'
];

$select = $form->select('Gender')->setOptions($options);

#Multiple

You can also set the select field to multiple values using the multiple method.

$form->select('Gender')->multiple();

#Default Value

Select dropdowns can have a default value. To set the default to "Male" specify the value 'm'.

$select->setSetting('default', 'm');

#Option Groups

$options = [
    'Group Label' => [
        'Male' => 'm',
        'Female' => 'f',
        'NA' => '0'
    ]
];

$form->select('Gender')->setOptions($options);

#WordPress Editor

Use the wpEditor() at your own risk. This editor was never designed to work in a metabox, repeater or matrix. Also, you should only have one WordPress editor per page.

$wpEditor = $form->wpEditor('Page Content');

#Options

You can also set the WordPress editor internal settings. For example, turning off the media buttons.

$wpEditor->setSetting('options', ['media_buttons' => false])

#Color

$form->color('Color');

#Palette

Color fields can have a palette defined for the color picker. Five or six is best.

$form->color('Color')->setPalette(['#FFFFFF', '#000000']);

#Date

$form->date('Release Date');

#Image

Images are saved by their attachment ID.

$image = $form->image('Photo');

#Button Text

$image->setSetting('button', 'Insert Image')

#File

Files are saved by their attachment ID.

$file = $form->file('PDF');

#Restricted Mime Types

When adding a file field, you can set the allowed mime types to be uploaded:

echo $form->file('File')->setSetting('type', 'text/csv');
echo $form->file('File')->setSetting('type', 'image/svg+xml');

Any of these mime types will work, and the following common use cases will also work:

echo $form->file('File')->setSetting('type', 'audio');
echo $form->file('File')->setSetting('type', 'video');
echo $form->file('File')->setSetting('type', 'pdf');

#Button Text

$file->setSetting('button', 'Insert File')

#Gallery

Galleries are groups of images saved by their attachment IDs.

$gallery = $form->gallery('Gallery');

#Button Text

$gallery->setSetting('button', 'Insert Images')

#Items

$form->items('List Movies');

#Limit Items

You can also limit the number allowed using the setLimit() method.

$form->items('Top 3 Movies')->setLimit(3);

#Search and Links

For a single value field,

$form->search('Search');

For a multi value field,

$form->links('Links');

#Search Post Types

You can search all post types - drafts will be included.

$form->search('Search')->setPostType('any');

Also, you can search for a specific post type.

$form->search('Search')->setPostType('post');

#Search Taxonomies

You can search a taxonomies terms.

$form->search('Search')->setTaxonomy('post_tag');

#Repeaters

The repeater field lets you create groups of repeating fields.

For example, what if you're building an event listing site and need to list speakers for each event. A repeater field would be perfect for listing the speakers in an event post type since every speaker's information will be different even if they speak at multiple events.

The repeater could be a group of fields for a conference speakers name, photo and a link to their slides. Take a look at adding a meta box with the repeater.

$box = tr_meta_box('Speakers');
$box->addScreen( 'event' );
$box->setCallback(function() {
    $form = tr_form();
    $repeater = $form->repeater('Speakers')->setFields([
        $form->image('Photo'),
        $form->text('Name'),
        $form->text('Slides URL')
    ]);

    echo $repeater;
});

#Fields

There are three methods for dealing with fields. These methods are: getFields(), setFields() and appendField().

1. getFields() returns the full array of field arrays.
2. setFields() takes an array of field arrays.
3. appendField() append a field array.

#Headlines

You can set a headline for each repeater item as well:

$repeater->setHeadline('Speaker');

#Limit Items

You can also limit the number allowed using the setLimit() method.

$repeater->setLimit(10);

#Tabs

You can add tabs to repeaters as well using the Tabs API.

$form = tr_form();

// Basic
echo $form->repeater('Speakers')->setFields([
    $form->image('Photo'),
    $form->text('Name'),
    $form->text('Slides URL')
]);

// With Layout Tabs
$tabs = tr_tabs()->bindCallbacks();

$tabs->addTab('Content')
     ->setTabFields('Content', [
         $form->textarea('Quote', ['maxlength' => 200]),
         $form->row(
             $form->text('First Name'),
             $form->text('Last Name')
         )
     ]);

$tabs->addTab('Images')
     ->setTabFields('Images', [
         $form->image('Avatar'),
         $form->gallery('Gallery'),
     ]);

echo $form->repeater('Stories')
    ->setFields([$tabs])
    ->setHeadline('Story');

#Matrix and Builder

Matrix and builder fields work a lot like repeater fields. However, they are not limited to the same field groups like repeaters are.

The matrix field lets you create modular sections. The Builder lets you create modular designs in an easy to use way. The main difference between the two fields is their front end design. A builder uses a slide deck style for creating field groups while the matrix field uses a simple select dropdown.

$form->matrix('Matrix List');
$form->builder('Page Builder');

As an example, the Page Builder Plugin uses the builder field.

#Components

These fields use what are called "Components". Components are the field groups dynamically generated when a new item is added to the matrix or builder field list.

#Component Folders

To start added components there are three directories you need to work with. The directories are: resources/visuals, resources/components, and wordpress/assets/components.

The resources/visuals directory is for adding the HTML for each components front-end design. The resources/components directory is for adding the backend fields for each component. Finally, the wordpress/assets/components directory is for the thumbnails of the components.

Note: Matrix fields do not require thumbnails.

#Making a Component

To make components create a folder in each of the folder locations with the name of the field created. For example, a field named "Page Builder" would have this folder structure.

$form->builder('Page Builder');

• resources/visuals/page_builder/
• resources/components/page_builder/
• wordpress/assets/components/page_builder/

To create a component under this field add files with matching names. For example, a component named "Content" has the files:

• resources/visuals/page_builder/content.php - Front-end.
• resources/components/page_builder/content.php - Backend fields.
• wordpress/assets/components/page_builder/content.png - Thumbnail.

Here is an example of a component named "Banner":

• resources/visuals/page_builder/banner.php - Front-end.
• resources/components/page_builder/banner.php - Backend fields.
• wordpress/assets/components/page_builder/banner.png - Thumbnail.

#Using a compnent

Once the files are created you can begin adding code to the front end and backend files. For example, the "Content" component.

For the backend file, resources/components/page_builder/content.php. The $form variable will be created for you and the <h1> tag will be the component's label on the backend.

<h1>Content Component</h1>
<?php
echo $form->text('Headline');
echo $form->editor('Content');

For the front-end file, resources/visuals/page_builder/banner.php. The $data variable will be created for you can contain all the fields information for you.

<div class="builder-content">
    <h2><?php echo esc_html($data['headline']); ?></h2>
    <hr />
    <?php echo wpautop( $data['content'] ); ?>
</div>

#Repater, Builder, Matrix JavaScript Hook

You can also use the javascript hooks to do something when a repeater, matrix, or builder field group is added.