Custom sections give you the ability to organize and improve the field presentation of your various entity types. With custom sections you can create your own new sections, add dividers between sections, and add fields to any section you choose. For more information on editing sections within each entity type, see Customize Entity Type Field Configurations.
To create a Custom Section:
- Click Content in the navigation bar and click Configuration.
- Click Entity Types.
- Click View Details next to the desired entity type.
- Click on the Fields tab.
- Add a new Section. You can create a new section, or add a Section from an Existing Entity. Proceed to the corresponding section accordingly.
- Create a new Section
- Click on the plus sign () in between the existing sections wherever you would like to add the new section.
- Click Add Section in the drop-down menu.
- Enter a name for your section in the text box.
- (Optional) Add a translation.
- To add a translation for the section, or other eligible text fields, click on the + Add translation link. A dialog box appears. Select the language of the translation from the drop-down menu, and enter the translation into the text box. Then click Save or Save & Add Another.
- Note, the system will not translate this content for you. In order to display translations, you must enter your desired translation for each language.
- To add a translation for the section, or other eligible text fields, click on the + Add translation link. A dialog box appears. Select the language of the translation from the drop-down menu, and enter the translation into the text box. Then click Save or Save & Add Another.
- Click Save.
- Click on the plus sign () in between the existing sections wherever you would like to add the new section.
- Create a Section from Another Entity Type
- Click More Actions at the top of the page.
- Select Add Section from Existing Entity Type from the drop-down. A dialog box appears.
- Click Select Entity Type and select the Entity type you want to add the section from.
- Select the checkbox next to the desired sections and click Add Sections (X).
- Create a new Section
- Add a field to a section. Sections without fields will be hidden.
- Click on the plus sign () at the bottom of the section you want to add the field to.
- Click Add Field in the drop-down menu. A dialog box appears.
- Select the checkbox next to the desired fields.
- To create a custom field for this entity type, click on the + Create Custom Field link and follow the steps to create a new field. For more information, see Add Custom Fields.
- Click Add Fields (X).
- (Optional) Add a divider between sections.
- Hover over the area in the left sidebar where you would like to add a divider and click on the plus sign () that appears.
- Click Add Section Divider in the drop-down menu.
- Enter a name for your divider.
- (Optional) Add a translation.
- To add a translation for the divider, click on the + Add translation link. A dialog box appears. Select the language of the translation from the drop-down menu, and enter the translation into the text box. Then click Save or Save & Add Another.
- Note, the system will not translate this content for you. In order to display translations, you must enter your desired translation for each language.
- To add a translation for the divider, click on the + Add translation link. A dialog box appears. Select the language of the translation from the drop-down menu, and enter the translation into the text box. Then click Save or Save & Add Another.
- Click Save.
- Click Save in the bottom right corner.
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