Custom Fields

ExpressionEngine has custom fields built right in to the system, no plugins needed. Also one can create as many custom field groups and fields as wanted for different areas of their site to customize the data entered. The data in the fields are also given their own field in the database making custom database queries simple and easy, and making searches by fieldname possible.

A custom field is an additional field to add information when writing a post, and to be able to use the field name as a tag name in the templates. The tag name is replaced by the content in the field.

Few realize how powerful this is. One can create new field groups and associate each to a different weblog, and we have the makings of a custom CMS that will outperform anything on the market. The combination of field data having their own rows in the database, unlimited field capability, use of the query module or php in the templates, and the use of conditionals allows for unlimited customizations of content and puts EE over the top as CMS

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Custom fields is a largely misunderstood feature. What is often missed, is that not only does it add valuable formatting and organizing features, it also creates separate searchable fields to the database.

Then adding conditionals to the field tags in the templates their potential becomes enormous, and we find EE outperforming Enterprise Content Management Systems.

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"Custom fields - File", and stay tuned for more! I'll be adding much more on custom fields as time allows.

One can start to think of EE as an interface to a database with all the potential one can imagine with the ability to use php and custom mysql queries right in the templates.

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