Title: CIO Custom Field Groups for PODS
Author: VisualData
Published: September 5, 2015
Last modified: December 26, 2017
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# CIO Custom Field Groups for PODS
By [VisualData](https://profiles.wordpress.org/visualdata/)
[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/custom-field-groups-for-pods.1.0.0.zip)
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## Description
Are you already using the awesome [PODS](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pods/) plugin
to manage your custom content types and fields?
Are you switching from Advanced Custom Fields to PODS but missing the groups and
location rules found in Advanced Custom Fields?
Are you looking for a simple and easy way to present your custom field data on your
website in logical blocks?
CIO Custom Field Groups for PODS may be the solution you are looking for. It makes
PODS even more awesome.
PODS is a powerful and flexible framework to manage custom content types and custom
fields. Some of PODS’s unique features include
* extending WordPress’s builtin content types (user, page, post, media, taxonomy)
* table storage, which is essential for high performance as the number of custom
fields increase.
CIO Custom Field Groups for PODS extends PODS to organize your custom fields into
groups quickly and intuitively. This is similar to reading a table of contents from
a printed book, when we see a line starting with the word “Chapter” we KNOW it is
a chapter and treat it as such. We can instruct the computer to do the same.
The group headers are pods custom fields named with a prefix “cio_section_”. Groups
are defined by the relevant position of custom fields in pods setting page, so grouping
and re-grouping can be done quickly by dragging and dropping meta boxes.
The free version of CIO Custom Field Groups hooks into PODS form to automatically
generate a row with label and description only, without input cells. Output of group
header fields in the front end is optional depending on your pods field setting,
page template and pods template.
Custom fields used as group headers are field definition only without any data saved
to these fields. If you use pods table storage, you may set up group header fields
as relationship fields so that such fields will not be created in your data table.
PHP code is not required to use this plugin. However if you are comfortable with
PHP code, you may instantiate the class in this plugin and use class methods to
get a multi dimensional array of groups and fields with all the pods field settings.
You can then manipulate the custom fields and groups in your page template.
#### CIO Custom Field Groups Premium Version
The premium version of CIO Custom Field Groups has the following additional features:
* Dividing custom fields into groups (under headers) and sub-groups (above footers).
* Configuring the header and footer field prefix, if you need to name the fields
in a certain way for the database to integrate with other plugins/programs.
* Configuring the header and footer field background in the admin panel, so you
will work with your favourite colours.
* Configuring the header and footer field css for frontend display.
* Setting up restriction access and display conditions similar to location rules
of Advanced Custom Fields (ACF). So a group of fields can be displayed on a specified
page or post, or pages or posts meeting certain criteria,
* Supporting pods-form short code and field based magic tags enclosed in short
code or included in pods template, such as {@my_header}.
* Displaying sections of custom fields according to user roles or capabilities.
For example, you may collect and display different information if the users are
wholesalers.
* Display sections of custom fields on specified pages only.
* Admin only custom fields.
CIO Custom Fields and Groups is an add-on to PODS but can be used to group custom
fields created with other plugins. You simply expend the post type or custom post
type with pods, create custom fields using the same name. Then you can use the features
from Pods or this plugin to present your data already stored. This is achieved by
sharing the stored data between your plugin and PODS, thanks to the great work of
PODS team.
Both the free and professional edition works in multisite environment.
PS: I am releasing the professional edition to the public to raise fund for a long
time friend who runs a charity from Australia called [Captivating](http://captivating.org/).
Captivating has a dedicated team to help victimised children in developing countries.
CIO Custom Fields and Groups Professional Edition is bundled with extra features
and is freely available to supporters of Captivating. If you are willing and able
financially, please consider giving to Captivating. Any amount is appreciated. Tax
deductible receipts are available if you are giving from Australia, US or Hong Kong.
Please check with Captivating about receipts if you are giving from other countries.
[CIO Custom Fields and Groups Professional Edition](http://vipp.com.au/cio-custom-fields-importer/custom-field-groups-for-pods/)
is also available for immediate download for a small once-off fee.
#### How does it work
We believe things should be as simple and easy as it could be. We embrace this philosophy
in our code and business model.
CIO Custom Fields and Groups defines groups by the position of custom fields relevant
to a group header, in the same way as groups are displayed in forms or on paper.
Fields beneath a group header belongs to this group. Similarly, fields above the
group footer belongs to the group. You can use either headers or footers, or both
to define groups.
CIO Custom Fields and Groups professional edition hooks into Pods core files so
you can use PODS short code to display an edit form by specifying header or footer
names.
```
[pods-form name="mypod" id="321" headers="0, myheader1, myheader2" footers="myfooter1, myfooter2, 0" ]
```
Grouping is optional with CIO Custom Fields and Groups. If some fields are grouped
and some are not, you can access these ungrouped fields by using a dummy header
or footer name “0” (zero), as shown in the example above.
Note headers and footers are used in the short code instead of groups. This is to
avoid confusion with the “group” functionality under development and testing by
pods team.
CIO Custom Fields and Groups professional edition filters the parameters in the
short code, identifies the fields in the group, and passes the field names to PODS
to generate a form.
Similarly, CIO Custom Fields and Groups professional edition hooks into Pods to
display a header and footer label only without an input cell.
CIO Custom Fields and Groups uses builtin table structures of WordPress and PODS
to define groups. No extra taxonomy or data is created. The professional edition
of CIO Custom Fields and Groups supports PODS shortcode and magic tags in shortcode
template, and in the template component.
To display a group defined by the header field “my_header” from a custom post type
called “product” with id 123, you would use the following short code.
```
[pods name="product" id=123] {@my_header} [/pods]
```
Alternatively if you enable the component template, you can create a template containing
the following line for example
```
{@my_header}
```
Let’s assume the template is called “my header template”, and then you may use the
following short code to display the group.
```
[pods name="product" id=123 template="my header template"]
```
#### Output from pods functions
$pod->field($my_header): null
$pod->fields(): all the fields including header fields
$pod->display($my_header): null
If you are using PODS and in some web pages looping through all fields to display
content or form, after you have activated this plugin and created header fields,
your existing code should still work without modification. The header fields will
simply display a label for human comprehension.
When CIO Custom Fields and Groups professional edition is activated, and preset
display conditions are met, the custom fields belong to this group will be displayed.
When CIO Custom Fields and Groups professional edition is deactivated, the above
shortcode simply displays nothing, as no data is ever stored in the special relationship
field “my_header”.
Please see screen shots for more examples.
CIO Custom Fields and Groups Professional Edition comes with
* unlimited site license. you can use it on as many websites as you like, either
owned by you or your clients, or your neighbors, or your friends.
* life time free support, if you have paid an one-off fee to upgrade to professional
edition
* life time free upgrade, if you have paid an one-off fee to upgrade to professional
edition
* 30 day money back guarantee. no questions to ask.
### Support
We do try to handle support at the following e-mail address:
E-mail: support@vipp.com.au
## Screenshots
[⌊define groups by field sequence. color coded group headers ($head -> sky => blue)
and footers ($foot -> grass => green). configurable settings.⌉⌊define groups by
field sequence. color coded group headers ($head -> sky => blue) and footers ($foot-
> grass => green). configurable settings.⌉[
define groups by field sequence. color coded group headers ($head -> sky => blue)
and footers ($foot -> grass => green). configurable settings.
[⌊location rules to display (display on posts only)⌉⌊location rules to display (
display on posts only)⌉[
location rules to display (display on posts only)
[⌊location rules to display (display when post name contains "demo" )⌉⌊location
rules to display (display when post name contains "demo" )⌉[
location rules to display (display when post name contains “demo” )
[⌊shortcode and magic tags.⌉⌊shortcode and magic tags.⌉[
shortcode and magic tags.
[⌊location rules not met. (pods magic tag should disappear if conditions are not
met. the magic tag shown here does not follow pods magic tag syntax and is treated
as ordinary text. PODS does not allow space between { and @)⌉⌊location rules not
met. (pods magic tag should disappear if conditions are not met. the magic tag shown
here does not follow pods magic tag syntax and is treated as ordinary text. PODS
does not allow space between { and @)⌉[
location rules not met. (pods magic tag should disappear if conditions are not met.
the magic tag shown here does not follow pods magic tag syntax and is treated as
ordinary text. PODS does not allow space between { and @)
[⌊location rules met. magic tags on post with "demo" in post title⌉⌊location rules
met. magic tags on post with "demo" in post title⌉[
location rules met. magic tags on post with “demo” in post title
[⌊example of headers and footers in generated display of grouped fields. You may
customise the display of headers and footers with CSS.⌉⌊example of headers and footers
in generated display of grouped fields. You may customise the display of headers
and footers with CSS.⌉[
example of headers and footers in generated display of grouped fields. You may customise
the display of headers and footers with CSS.
[⌊access control of field groups.⌉⌊access control of field groups.⌉[
access control of field groups.
[⌊cio field group settings page. choose your favoriate name and colours.⌉⌊cio field
group settings page. choose your favoriate name and colours.⌉[
cio field group settings page. choose your favoriate name and colours.
[⌊use header field in magic tag in template. You need to activate a pods component
called "Template" to create templates.⌉⌊use header field in magic tag in template.
You need to activate a pods component called "Template" to create templates.⌉[
use header field in magic tag in template. You need to activate a pods component
called “Template” to create templates.
[⌊example of using template name in pods short code.⌉⌊example of using template
name in pods short code.⌉[
example of using template name in pods short code.
[⌊location rules met. magic field of header is replaced with group fields.⌉⌊location
rules met. magic field of header is replaced with group fields.⌉[
location rules met. magic field of header is replaced with group fields.
[⌊use the same short code in a page, the location rules are not met.⌉⌊use the same
short code in a page, the location rules are not met.⌉[
use the same short code in a page, the location rules are not met.
[⌊location rules not met. a space was inserted between { and @ on purpose so the
code will stay here for comparison.⌉⌊location rules not met. a space was inserted
between { and @ on purpose so the code will stay here for comparison.⌉[
location rules not met. a space was inserted between { and @ on purpose so the code
will stay here for comparison.
## Installation
To install the CIO Custom Fields and Groups, unzip the downloaded zip file and upload
the folder to /wp-content/plugins/, and then activate the plugin from the Plugins
page in WordPress.
If you are using the free plugin and bought the professional edition, please remove
the free plugin before installing the professional edition.
## FAQ
To update later.
Installation Instructions
To install the CIO Custom Fields and Groups, unzip the downloaded zip file and upload
the folder to /wp-content/plugins/, and then activate the plugin from the Plugins
page in WordPress.
If you are using the free plugin and bought the professional edition, please remove
the free plugin before installing the professional edition.
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## Contributors & Developers
“CIO Custom Field Groups for PODS” is open source software. The following people
have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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## Changelog
#### 1.0.0
* Initial release.
## Meta
* Version **1.0.0**
* Last updated **9 years ago**
* Active installations **30+**
* WordPress version ** 3.9.0 or higher **
* Tested up to **4.9.29**
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