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GB Default Value

Dynamically specify default values for text fields or file names for files. You can use the field values, categories, and/or author member fields from the entry to generate the default values.

Screenshot of GB Default Value settings page

Screenshot of GB Default Value on field settings

Installation

Upload the folders to the respective system/user/addons/ and themes/user/ directories and click install on the Add-Ons page.

Usage

There are 2 places where you can specify the default value. - The GB Default Value settings page - Field settings page

Channel

Set the channel for this default value rule to be applied to for the specified field.

Field

Set the field to have the default value rule.

Title and URL Title

You can use other fields to dynamically generate the values Title and URL Title field. I’m using jQuery to remove the validation process on those 2 fields so if the validation is still happening, it might be because there is something wrong with the extension script.

Value

This is like a template. You can use {exp:channel:entries} loops or {embed="templates"} to set the values. To access the field values, categories and author member fields from the entry, you can prefix your tag with this like {this:entry_id}, {this:title}, {this:custom_field}, {this:categories backspace="1"}{category_id},{/this:categories}, {author:member_id}, {author:member_field_short_name}.

{this:categories}

  • {active}
  • {category_count}
  • {category_description}
  • {category_group}
  • {category_id}
  • {category_image}
  • {category_name}
  • {category_url_title}
  • {parent_id}

Author information

  • {author:member_id}
  • {author:email}
  • {author:username}
  • {author:screen_name}
  • {member_custom_field}

Force?

Do you want the default value rule to kick in even if the field is not empty? For file fields, you must toggle this on for the file names to be changed.

Run on updating entry?

A lot of people has asked for this so I’m enabling this. If you want the default value to kick in even when an entry is being updated, toggle this on. You may need to turn Force? on to overwrite the existing values. Title and URL Title excluded. For files, the file name will be updated.

Note

  • gbdefaultvalueplacehoder is a reserved value for Title and URL Title fields

Changelog

1.1.1

Added

  • Generate the URL Title if Title has a default value set

Fixed

  • First entry ID generation
  • Temp value not clearing

1.1.0

Fixed

  • Title and URL Title options when toggling channels in Rule Settings

Updated

  • EE Template syntax highlighter in Rule Settings

Added

  • {this:entry_id} now available
  • Added Run on updating entry? toggle
  • Jump Menu functionalities

1.0.0

  • Hello World!

Support

Email Gilbert at gilbert.lin.web@gmail.com

License

Updated: February 6th, 2021

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