ℹ️Field Types

Field Types available

A list of field types available on Siteglide and the corresponding platformOS data type applicable to them

Name	Siteglide Type	platformOS Type
Text (String)	input_text	string
Text (Multiline)	textarea	string
Checkbox	input_checkbox	array
Radio Button	input_radio	string
Dropdown (Single Item)	select	string
Dropdown (Multi Item)	select_multi	array
Datasource (Single Item)	datasource	integer
Datasource (Multi Item)	datasource_multi	array
Image (Single)	image	string
Image (Array)	image_array	array
File	file	string
Folder	folder	string
Date	date	integer
Number (Integer)	number_integer	integer
Number (Float)	number_float	float
Boolean	boolean	boolean
Custom Array	array_custom	array

Where are these field types available to use as Custom Fields?

• Modules - All field types

• WebApps - All field types

• eCommerce Products - All field types

• CRM Users - All field types

• Forms - All field types except Custom Array

• Custom Field Sets - All field types except Custom Array

Form Configuration metadata options

All field types have the following metadata options:

Name	Type	Notes
name	string	The field name to be shown in Siteglide Admin UI
type	string	The field type in the 'Siteglide Type' column above
live	boolean	Determines whether or not the field is shown or used anywhere
hidden	boolean	Determines whether or not the field is shown in Siteglide Admin UI
order	integer	The position the field is shown in Siteglide Admin UI and Import CSVs
editable	boolean	Determines whether you can edit this metadata in the Siteglide Admin UI builder views
required	boolean	Determines whether it is required to fill in this field in Siteglide Admin UI and front-end forms

Some other metadata options are available to specific field types:

Name	Type	Available for	Notes
rich_text	boolean	textarea	Determines whether the Rich Text editor appears in Siteglide Admin UI for this field
options	string	input_checkbox input_radio select select_multi	A comma separated string of options to be displayed for this field in Siteglide Admin UI
datasource_id	string	datasource datasource_multi	The ID of the model you want options to show from for this field in Siteglide Admin UI. This includes the type, for example webapp_1.
num_min	string	number_integer number_float	The minimum value this number field will allow the user to select.
num_max	string	number_integer number_float	The maximum value this number field will allow the user to select.
num_step	string	number_integer number_float	The amount the number will change by using the number scroller in Siteglide Admin UI.
num_precision	string	number_integer number_float	The amount of decimal places shown in Siteglide Admin UI.