Route Custom Fields - Creating and Managing Custom Fields

Creating and Managing Custom Fields

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The Route Manager Custom Field Add-On allows site owners to add custom fields to Route Manager Maps so they can display exactly the kind of information about their routes that they would like to. An example:

Adding a New / Editing an Existing Custom Field for a Route

On the WordPress dashboard navigate to CM Maps Routes Manager Pro → Settings → Custom Fields tab.

In there, you will find a table where you can create as many custom fields as you would like for both Routes and Locations.

For that, simply click Add new field, and set:

• Text label - The name the users will see. 
• Meta key (alphanumeric) - This only serves to help the add-on identify the custom field. It will not affect sorting. 
• Field type - Choose between:
  • Single-line text field - Text in a single line. Best for small text such as "Yes"/"No", telephone numbers, etc.
  • Single-line number field - A single line field for entering numbers. Note: this option was introduced in version 1.2.8.
  • Single-line url field - A single line field for entering URL. Note: this option was introduced in version 1.2.8.
  • Multi-line text area - Bigger area to write. Best for content such as analysis, impressions, lists, etc.
  • Multi-line html area - A multiline area that accepts HTML content. Note: this option was introduced in version 1.2.8.
  • 5-grade scale - Ranking from 1 star to 5 stars. Best for ratings of any sorts, such as "Beauty", "Price", "Cost-benefit" etc.  

Note that custom fields apply to all routes and locations - the ones you add on this page will be available when editing any route and its locations.

You can edit and delete each custom field.

For the Routes custom fields there are 2 more options:

• Show index page filters for each grade field - If you created a 5-grade scale custom field for the routes you can enable showing the grade filters on the maps routes index page.
• Show icons for each grade field in the route's snippet - If you created a 5-grade scale custom field for the routes you can enable showing the grade icons on the routes' snippet.

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