Joomla! Documentation™

How to Access

To add a new field for articles, users or contacts, navigate to the backend of the site and perform one of these actions:

Article Fields

• Click the Article Manager icon in the Control Panel and click the Fields link.
• Select Content → Articles from the drop-down menu of the Joomla! Administrator Panel and click the Fields link.
• Click the Fields link while viewing the Category Manager or Featured Articles in the left, upper sidebar.

Users Fields

• Click the Users Manager icon in the Control Panel and click the Fields link.
• Select Users → Manage from the drop-down menu of the Joomla! Administrator Panel and click the Fields link.
• Click the Fields link while viewing the User Groups, Viewing Access Levels, User Notes or User Notes Categories in the left, upper sidebar.

Contacts Fields

• Select Components → Contacts from the drop-down menu of the Joomla! Administrator Panel and click the Fields link.
• Click the Fields link while viewing the Contact Categories or in the left, upper sidebar.

Description

This is the back-end screen where you can add and edit Fields.

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Column Headers

In the table containing Fields, these are the different columns shown below. Article Fields Columns Header Template:Chunk40:colheader Template:Chunk40:colheader Template:Chunk40:colheader Template:Chunk40:colheader Template:Chunk40:colheader Template:Chunk40:colheader Template:Chunk40:colheader Template:Chunk40:colheader Template:Chunk40:colheader

Column Filters

Above the column headers on the right, there are 2 drop down input fields, Sort Table by: (preset to Ordering ascending) and a number (preset to 20) to display. Template:Chunk40:colheader Template:Chunk40:colheader Template:Chunk40:colheader Template:Chunk40:colheader

Toolbar

At the top left you will see the toolbar:

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The functions are: Template:Chunk40:Help screen toolbar icon New/en Template:Chunk40:Help screen toolbar icon Edit/en Template:Chunk40:Help screen toolbar icon Publish/en Template:Chunk40:Help screen toolbar icon Unpublish/en Template:Chunk40:Help screen toolbar icon Archive/en Template:Chunk40:Help screen toolbar icon Checkin/en Template:Chunk40:Help screen toolbar icon Batch/en Template:Chunk40:Help screen toolbar icon Trash/en Template:Chunk40:Help screen toolbar icon Help/en Template:Chunk40:Help screen toolbar icon Options/en

List Filters

The List Filters and other filters as detailed below are above the colmun header. These filters are a series of controls that let you limit what items show in the manager screen. More than one filter may be entered. In this case, only items that meet all of the filter conditions will show on the list.

Quick Tips

• If you want to know how to use Custom Fields, click Adding Custom Fields

Related Information

• To add or edit Articles: Article Manager: New/Edit
• To manage Categories: Category Manager
• To manage Featured Articles: Article Manager: Featured Articles