selectlist field that editors can add options to

mayby it is already possible, otherwise a suggestion for a new field feature:

i'm looking for a selectlist field that editors can add options to. (preferably in frontend)

in this case a news-article as a field called 'source' that contains the name of the magazine the item refers.
To maintain spelling consistancy we would like this field to be a (long) selectlist, but if a new source is used it should also be possible for the editors to add that source.

so it should be a selectlist with an optional free text field that will be saved into the selectlist

This sounds useful indeed.

Maybe textselect field can be modified to behave like this with a new parameter, of course it will need some work.


also its name is appropriate textselect !!!,

-- currently the purpose of textselect field is to create customized filter via a custom SQL query and via extra parameters

Workaround for now: Combining a text field and with an selectlist with this query

mayby useful when implementing the real solution?

This is what I am understaing so for.

This field allows the user to add multiple values similar to the TEXT FIELD.

Until here is easy

Now WHY? is the query there? I don't understand. Is this to POPULATE the values?

What does this mean:
"used for category / ADV search view filters"

I think most appropriate is add select field to the text select field in order to show existing values

Ok, I like both of them.

Clarifying ( does this allow me to
- ADD MULTI-VALUES using a SELECT field
- of already existing content
- using the query parameter?

I am not sure about this

I am trying to understand this 2.

I notice this field only this week. And a tutorial or doc would be nice so see what it does.

Does anyone have this working? Can I see it in action?

This field was added by enjoyman at first, i tried to make sense out if.

It seems that enjoyman originally add it , to be able to use a SQL query when creating the filter, thus via the query you can select which field values to show in the filter (see parameters)

1. I have cleaned up the filter and added better descriptions and more parameters.

2. After our discussion here i see that this field makes sense to make this field display not only text field but also drop-down select of existing values, thus it will be more useful and its name will make complete sense

Great I will try to make something of it. I will ask for help if needed. Thanks.