Questions tagged [matrix]
Matrix fields allow you to create multiple blocks of content within a single field.
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Front end form with Matrix won't add more than one row
I have Notification entry with sendTo field and nViewed matrix:
- viewedBy = Users field, limit of 1
- viewedDateTime = Plain Text
User's don't see whole front end form, just a 'Mark as Read' link. ...
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Best way to display relevant matrixblock fields when doing a sitewide search?
I'm building a custom search results page which returns not only the entries that contain the search query (searchQuery), but also, the actual text/content in which the search query was found.
That ...
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Additional criteria to filter status of field passed into RelatedTo
I'm trying to save all the images related to an entry in a variable. I need the images that are added through a matrix field in the entry. I'm using the following code, but am then also getting images ...
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Need help with filling matrix images into CSS grid
I want to fill in shuffled images into a CSS grid as a project overview. The images come from a matrix and have 4 different formats. So I want to fill in a format A image into the fitting grid cell (...
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Matrix Error - “Field Limit is too big for your chosen Column Type”
I have a matrix field which is used a my main Body content field.
The site has just been updated to the latest version of Craft and I tried to add a block to the matrix field but when i try to save it ...
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Updating a matrix row in an existing entry using a frontend form
I am trying to update a specific row in a matrix field using a frontend form, I created them using another form with each row following the [new1], [new2] etc. naming format, but I can't seem to get ...
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Any second field in Matrix block coming out as NULL
For some reason, any time I add a Matrix block and add a second field it doesn't show - value is NULL. I upgraded from craft 3.2 to 3.4 recently.
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Images of Matrix not loading
First time working with matrix fields. In this case to load images. But somehow I can't manage to fetch the url of the Images. I can get the title and id but not the url. Can someone point me to the ...
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Query Events by Matrix Field using Where clause
I am new to Craft CMS. I am able to get a list off all upcoming events with:
$events = Calendar::getInstance()->events
->getEventQuery(
[
'calendar' => 'sample_calendar',
...
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Entry matrix field returns empty array
I have updated Craft from 3.3.15 to 3.4.2 version, and encountered the following problem.
I have a form that creates entry which has matrix fields in it,
entry is successfully saved in the database ...
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Eager loading showing duplicated DB query
So I've had a read on Eager loading on CraftCMS from an article by nystudio107 and begun enhancing my website for a client but I'm currently running into an issue which I'm not sure could be fixed or ...
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How to process Matrix field in controller
I am trying to process a text field inside a Matrix field.
In the controller I have this to get posted params:
$element->setFieldValuesFromRequest($fieldsLocation);
If I want to process a custom ...
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Proper way to implement array of objects as Craft field
I'm using Craft CMS for the first time and have a question about the proper/best practice to store what would equate to an array of objects (or just a plain array) in Javascript or JSON.
Say I'd like ...
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Immutable alternative to Matrix block id?
We're currently using this code to generate a class name that can be used to style a matrix block on the fly (ad-hoc):
{% for item in matrix.all() %}
<div class="page-builder__item-{{entry.id ?? ''...
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Matrix field not displaying after updating to Craft 3
According to the documentation, this should loop through all Matrix fields.
{% for block in entry.fieldname.all() %}
But it's showing nothing. Everything is showing in the CMS itself, but not on the ...
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Migrating to Matrix using Feed Me and Element API
How can I use Element API to move my entry fields into a matrix-based content builder? I'm going off the docs found at https://docs.craftcms.com/feed-me/v4/guides/importing-into-matrix.html#setup-your-...
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Craft 3 Programatically Adding Block Types To Matrix
I have been attempting to programatically add blocks to a matrix field using the below code as part of a larger plugin learning project.
use craft\fields\Matrix;
use craft\fields\PlainText;
//Create ...
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Syntax for eager loading assets from multiple matrix block types
When eager loading assets from within a matrix block like so:
{% set blocks = entry.relatedCategory
.with([categoryBlocks.blockType.blockAssetField])
.all() %...
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Matrix field within a matrix field
I am working on a product page where I want to give the option to the user to select between which sections they want to use eg banner section, description section, video section etc.
Now since the ...
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Missing Matrix content after upgrading from Craft2 to Craft3
I’m upgrading my Craft2 blog to Craft3 at https://brill.blog.
I’ve got a loop to display text, images, and block quotes from a Matrix field, that follows this pattern:
{% for block in entry....
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Link to a nested category
I'm using a matrix field to allow the author to add products they can link to category pages, but my code:
{% for block in entry.transformerProductNavigation %}
<a href="{{ block.transformer.one....
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Supertable or Neo for nested Matrices and compatibility with Craft 4
I typically avoid using Supertable or Neo because I don't want the extra dependency going forward. However I'm in a project where I needed nested matrices.
I know that in C4 nested matrices will be ...
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How can I restore Matrix content after accidentally changing its field type?
We accidentally deleted all our body text on all our pages, how do I redo my website to a older version. (24 hours ago)
We changed matrix to assets and after that every body text disappeared.
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Matrix loop (nesting?) issue using switch
First let me say this: I'm new to Craft and Twig. So: my apologies for probably overlooking the obvious. I hope you can offer me some help... I've been trying for a couple of days to solve this puzzle....
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How to create other sites entries with same data, when “Save blocks to other sites in the same group” is used
We have fields, including a matrix field, that is set to "Save blocks to other sites in the same group". This means when we edit our English group, only sites in that group are edited, so they all ...
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Template output when grouping matrix blocks
I have a shared content builder matrix field that has the usual blocks: Redactor, Headings, Images, etc.
A typical entry might look like this:
- Heading
- Redactor
- Image
- Redactor
- Heading
- ...
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Access Matrix field that is assigned to a user
Using Craft 3.
I created the following field:
myMatrix which has Field Type = matrix
and is part of the group myGroup
This is composed of one block:
myMatrixBlock
with 2 fields:
myMatrixField1
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In entries query, is there a way to check if matrix block is used?
I would like to get entries if a matrix field is used. Something like this:
{% set query = craft.entries()
.section('blog')
.search('myMatrixField|length')
.limit(10)
%}
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Order grouped results by dropdown order
Following this topic, I have an additional question.
The results are not ordered by the order of the Dropdown Options.
How can I get this done?
Code:
{% set players = entry.myPlayersMatrix %}
{% ...
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Removing a matrix row via front end entry form
Read some similar posts on here but they don't quite solve my problem. I've gt an entry form with a matrix field in it, and I’m trying to make it editable via front end entry form. Specifically I'd ...
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Feed me - Trouble importing table and matrix with translation
I'm trying to import entries to a chanell using Feed me but having some issues with table and with some multilingual texte in a matrix field.
Craft edition & version Craft Pro 3.3.2
Feed Me 4....
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Craft 3 Matrix Field customFields property 'required' and 'sortOrder' fields null
I'm trying to dynamically build a frontend form based on a Matrix field. I'm iterating over the entry.aMatrixField.customFields array which returns me an array of field objects in Twig. The field ...
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relatedTo a category in a matrix field
All, I'm very close, but missing something and any help is appreciated. I have a teamMember matrix block allowing me to add employees with some basic info. One of the fields is a category field called ...
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How to search a matrix block with a specific handle?
I want to query a specific matrix block using text search which will search all the searchable fields in that particular block and give me output in the form of blocks that I can further process.
I ...
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Set field value of table field within matrix in a module?
I have a matrix called 'Election' with the structure:
Block: role
- Text field: roleName
- Table field: candidates
-- Text field: fullName
-- Number field: votes
My module can edit the roleName ...
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Module Development - Get ID of a field within a Matrix field
I have a matrix field that has a Supertable matrix within it.
I need to programatically get the ID of the field that is nested in the Matrix.
I have the code below:
$matrixField = Craft::$app->...
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SQL to delete all entries and a matrix field from the database direct due to Craft issues in the admin
What would be safe SQL commands to delete all entries from the database?
And similarly to delete all content from a specific Matrix field?
The reason is because Craft seems to have an issue with ...
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Queue “Failed”, with Attempting to save an element in an unsupported site
I have many sites for different countries and languages. They are grouped by language.
I have a matrix field setup to "Save sites to other sites in the same site group".
We imported all the sites ...
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How to find the block type of Super Table field that is inside a Matrix field
I'm making a front-end entry form with a Super Table field that is inside a Matrix field. Super Table docs at https://verbb.io/craft-plugins/super-table/docs/template-guides/front-end-form have an ...
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Importing set of flat fields into multi-row matrix using Feed Me
I'm using 'Feed Me' in Craft 3 to import data. The data has 9 fields (like full_name_child_1, and gender_child_1...) and has 10 sets of them (all the way to full_name_child_10, etc).
I originally ...
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Show Entries based on content in a Matrix Field
I have a product with a variant matrix field(productVariants). Inside each variant is the option to supply a sale price (salePrice).
On the front end, I'm trying to show a product grid of only ...
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Add Matrix Blocks to existing Entry with Form without discarding existing Matrix Blocks
When I want to save an new Matrix block with an form to an existing Entry:
<form method="post" accept-charset="UTF-8">
{{ csrfInput() }}
<input type="hidden" name="action" value="entries/...
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How do I change sortOrders for a matrix field from the frontend?
I have a frontend form working that is successfully saving new blocks to a Matrix field (the field has only one block type). When sending the form data to Craft I am also sending a new sortOrder value ...
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Matrix Block query next prev
Good afternoon,
Is it possible to have a next prev button to cycle through a number of matrix blocks within a single entry and show the blocks content individually on screen? The block contains an ...
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Filter and sort Commerce products based on Matrix blocks
We have a website that uses Craft CMS v3.1.28 and Commerce v2.1.6.1. The below logic is implemented within a plugin and we're prepared to do custom implementations aka. prepared to go deep!
I would ...
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How can I query entries based on a Matrix Block Type?
I'm using Element API and trying to create a query that returns a list of entries based on if the entry is using a specific Matrix Block Type.
I've tried a few different things including a query that ...
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Setting a variable to a Matrix field with additional parameters
I'm trying to set a variable to a Matrix field and apply additional query parameters like so:
{% set monthDates = entry.scanDates.type('dates').date('and', '>= ' ~ currMonthFirst|date('Y-m-d'), '&...
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Possible to move matrix content from one global set to another
Is it possible within the database to manipulate a couple of keys to move matrix content to another global set without having to re-enter it all in Craft 3?
I have the matrix field in both global ...
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Element API unable to get all() of matrix field
I'm getting matrix block content from an entry type which works fine for the most part. It's probably clearer to just paste in the code:
Current element api code:
$relationsData = [];
if($entry-&...
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Loop through Matrix Block fields within a Switch Case and retain HTML structure
I'm struggling to get my head around the syntax to output information in a correct HTML structure. At the moment I have this:
{% for block in entry.menuBuilder %}
{% switch block.type %}
{% case '...
