Joomla User Manual

Purpose¶

The checkboxes field provides one or more checkboxes to be selected in an article. Boxes that are checked appear in the output as a comma separated list. In the example that follows checkboxes are used to indicate methods of plant propogation, which may be one or more of Seed, Cutting or Graft.

Field Creation¶

• The Label is based on the Title and appears in the output before the list of selected values
• Checkboxes are added one at a time, each with Text and Value. The Text appears in the output. The value is used in the data entry form and each must be different.

Note: In this example, inclusion of the field type in the Title is for demonstration purposes only. Leave it out in your own field titles.

Data Entry¶

This is just a matter of selecting the items that should appear in the output.

Fields only appear in an article if populated in the article data entry form.

Data Display¶

The following Site screenshot shows the field displayed in an article. The option Automatic display is responsible for the position of the field and your template is responsible for the design of the field.