Enable inline- and bulk-editing for custom field columns

With Admin Columns it is possible to inline and bulk edit values for custom fields on the list table. Because you must be well aware of how values for custom fields are stored in the database, this option is disabled by default. You can enable editing for custom fields on our settings page.

How to enable editing for custom fields

1. Go to the column settings screen: Dashboard > Settings > Admin Columns

2. Now you can Enable Inline Editing and Bulk Editing for each Custom Field column
   

   

3. To Inline Edit: Go to the list table and Enable Inline Edit. Then click the Pencil Icon to start editing.
4. To Bulk Edit: Select the items on the left side and then click on Bulk Edit.

Save Formats

For each custom field type we store the value to the database as follows:

Hooks

We have multiple hooks to alter the editing behavior for custom fields. For example, you can easily change the date field to a DateTime field and change the storage value to a timestamp with the following hooks.

Inline- and Bulk Editing

Compatible Plugins

We have special integrations available for custom field data created with the use of these plugins. We highly recommend installing them. They will use the internal API of that particular plugin to store the correct data format. And they include better editing capaibilites, such support for multiple fields, serialized- and relational data.

• Advanced Custom Fields
• Pods
• Toolset Types
• Meta Box