Channel Fieldtypes

With the release of BrilliantRetail 1.1 you can now add custom ExpressionEngine fieldtypes to your products. Click here for a list of compatible fieldtypes we have tested and verified to work with ExpressionEngine 2.4+ and BrilliantRetail 1.1+. There are also a few fiedltypes listed that are currently known to be incompatible with BrilliantRetail.

Installing a Custom Fieldtype

To add a custom fieldtype to your product you simply need to add it to the [BrilliantRetail] field group in the Admin > Channel Administration > Channel Fields section. The fields will automatically display in the product create and edit form.

Displaying a Custom Fieldtype in the Product Tag

• The custom fieldtype is called exactly as it would be called in the channel:entries tag.

{exp:brilliant_retail:product}
    // Displaying a custom field named "my_custom_field". 
    // A textarea or text fieldtype would output the content 
    // just like it would in the exp:channel:entries tag pair. 
        {my_custom_field}
 
    // The same methodology works when dealing with custom fieldtypes 
    // that use tag pairs to output the data
        {my_custom_field_pair}
 
            {internal_tag}
 
        {/my_custom_field_pair}
{/exp:brilliant_retail:product}

Displaying a Custom Fieldtype Elsewhere

• The custom fieldtype can be called with the product_custom tag as shown below. More information on the tag is available in the Template Tag section.

// The product_custom tag requires a product_id.
    {exp:brilliant_retail:product_custom product_id="{product_id}"}
        {my_custom_field}
    {/exp:brilliant_retail:product_custom}