Field Types are the basic building blocks of Chisel elements. Whether creating a block, catalog or settings page, field types are what give them their power. Through the workshop, field types can be combined to create the perfect tool for capturing data for any application. There are 28 unique Field Types, below is an example of each with a brief description of its functionality.

 

Field Types

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Audio
File picker that filters selectable files to audio formats. 

Checkbox
Basic checkbox input. 

Checkbox Group
A group of checkboxes.
 

Color Picker
A full color picker allowing the selection of any color.

Color Swatches
A custom set of selectable hex colors.

Coordinates
Collects information from sibling fields in the same section to generate latitude and longitude coordinates.

Date
Basic date picker 

Date/Time
Basic date picker with time options. 

 

Data Link
A select menu of data pulled from another table. Used for created relationships between tables.
 

Decimal
A basic text input that restricts value to numbers and decimals.
 

File
File picker that allows any file in the file manager to be selected.
 

File Set
A select menu that allows file sets to be selected.

Hidden
Basic hidden input field for passing data behind the scenes.
 

Icon
An icon picker populated by Font Awesome icons.
 

Image
File picker that filters selectable files to image formats. 
 

Number
A text input that restricts its value to whole numbers. 
 

Page
A field that allows a page to be selectd from the sitemap.
 

Price
A text input that restricts its value to numbers and decimals. 

Radio
Basic radio input options.
 

Repeatable Section
Allows a field or group of fields to be added an infinite number of times. (A separate table will be created in the database to manage repeatable data).
 

Rich Text Editor
Text box with formatting options (Redactor). 
 

Section Title
A section title to help break up and organize field groups. (This field has no impact on the database).
 

Select
Basic select menu. 

Slug
A slug field will automatically convert a chosen sibling 'Textbox' field type in the same field section to a unique slug upon saving.
Example: A textbox contianing the value 'Product Name' would be converted to 'product_name' 

Textarea
Basic textarea field.
 

Textbox
Basic text input field. 
 

Time
Basic time picker. 
 

Video
File picker that filters selectable files to video formats.