Using the group marker field, to add field group and tab set in your item forms

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Group marker field can be used to create tab-set or fieldsets or seperators in item forms.

It is used per Content Type !!

Please follow these steps to use it

  1. Goto the backend Field manager TAB and filter by a content type e.g. "car" or "article"

  2. Click to order by the Ordering number column

  3. Cases: fieldsets, TAB-sets, custom HTML

    -- For Field-sets --
    Create groumarker fields (before saving make sure you assign field to Content Type "car")
    and order like this:

    Fieldset: Open (with title1)
    -- some fields --
    Fieldset: Close

    Fieldset: Open (with title2)

    -- some fields --
    Fieldset: Close

    Fieldset: Open (with title3)
    -- some fields --
    Fieldset: Close

    -- For Tab-sets --
    Create groumarker fields and order like this:

    Tabset: Start

    Tab: Open (with title1)
    -- some fields --
    Tab: Close

    Tab: Open (with title2)
    -- some fields --
    Tab: Close

    Tab: Open (with title3)
    -- some fields --
    Tab: Close

    Tabset: End

    Note: the group marker fields will appear colorful and the fields between them will be space padded to make it easier to distinguish the groupings

  4. Open item edit form of an item of Content Type "car", to view the result