Custom field not showing up

[stephan-strate]

We have added a custom form field in our theme, its working in regular page blueprints. Adding it to a custom flex object form, it does not even show up.

Maybe this has something to do with flex object being initialized earlier? I could not add flex object definitions in our theme either, needed to add it in a plugin.

[mahagr]

Can you give an example for me to work with? Saves some time if I know exactly what you're doing. Thanks.

[stephan-strate]

Sure! We have got a standard theme (generated using the devtools). Created custom form field like this:

documentation.html.twig

{% extends 'forms/field.html.twig' %}

{% block contents %}
    some output
{% endblock %}

Added template path in my-theme.php like this:

'onTwigTemplatePaths'   => ['onTwigTemplatePaths', 0],

public function onTwigTemplatePaths()
{
    $this->grav['twig']->twig_paths[] = __DIR__ . '/templates';
}

flex-object form field:

title: Contacts
description: Contacts
type: flex-objects

extends@:
  type: contacts
  context: blueprints://flex-objects

form:
  validation: loose

  fields:

    documentation:
      type: documentation

[mahagr]

Yeah, because frontend templates are not being loaded in admin -- they break admin if you do so.

Move fields into admin/templates and use onAdminTwigTemplatePaths event:

    public function onAdminTwigTemplatePaths(Event $event)
    {
        $paths = $event['paths'];
        $paths[] = __DIR__ . '/admin/templates';
    }

[stephan-strate]

Got it! Is there a similar strategy to add the flex object blueprints in themes? I got it working in user/blueprints and in the plugins blueprints folder, but not in theme right now.

[phmg701]

Got it! Is there a similar strategy to add the flex object blueprints in themes? I got it working in user/blueprints and in the plugins blueprints folder, but not in theme right now.

Hello, I had the same question and it now seems fixed in next 1.7.8 release: https://github.com/getgrav/grav/issues/3255 I'll do tests as soon as 1.7.8 gets releases.

Hope this helps!

[mahagr]

Yup, the missing blueprints issue has also been fixed, but you need to move the files around (to follow the same blueprints folder structure as in plugins) to enable it.