m8brgarc/craft-elementoptions

Craft CMS Plugin: Checkbox Selection + Elements

ElementOptions plugin for Craft CMS

ElementOptions fieldtypes function similar to the native Checkboxes fieldtypes, with the addition of a selected element to each option. Each element type is supported with it's own fieldtype: Assets, Users, Entries, and Categories.

Why

The intital need for this plugin was to create a "layout selection" field. While a radio buttons field would do the trick, we wanted to be able to show a selectable image instead of a checkbox and text.

The most applicable element type is Assets, as it allows you to create a field where users can select from a pre-defined set of Assets.

Installation

• Via Composer: composer require timkelty/craft-elementoptions
• Git: git clone https://github.com/timkelty/craft-elementoptions.git craft/plugins/elementoptions
• Download & unzip the into craft/plugins/elementoptions directory

ElementOptions works on Craft 2.4.x and Craft 2.5.x.

Settings

See Craft Docs for Checkboxes Fields / Settings.

• Limit the number of selectable options
• Select an element for each option, and how that element will be displayed (thumbnails, label, checkbox)
• Option Label and Value may contain tags that reference the selected entry, such as {title} or {slug}. This can be useful if you want the label/value to change with element, and vice-versa.

Templating

See Craft Docs for Checkboxes Fields / Templating.

• option.element is available. It will return an ElementCriteriaModel.

<ul>
    {% for option in entry.elementOptionsFieldHandle %}
        <li>{{ option.element.first().title }}</li>
    {% endfor %}
</ul>