Sections & Fields

Customizing Fields in Craft CMS

In this video, I walk you through the process of customizing fields in Craft CMS, demonstrating how to create and manage custom fields to enhance your web development experience. 

By the end of the video, you will understand how to leverage Craft's field options to build a flexible content management system tailored to your needs. In this video, we explored the similarities between Craft CMS and Webflow, focusing on the process of creating custom fields and organizing them effectively. We started by setting up an avatar field, followed by a biography field, and finally, a roles field. We also organized these fields into a group and demonstrated how to manage assets using a custom volume for actors. By the end of the session, we created our first entry for cast members and prepared for future lessons on importing databases from Webflow.

Summary

1. Introduction to Craft CMS: I introduce Craft CMS, highlighting its similarities with Webflow, particularly in the use of content blocks and collections.
2. Creating Custom Fields: We start by creating a custom avatar field, explaining the process of setting up and configuring different field types.
3. Grouping Fields: I demonstrate how to group fields, making it easier to manage related content, such as cast members.
4. Setting Up Biographies: The video shows how to set up a plain text field for biographies, allowing for detailed actor profiles.
5. Configuring Roles: I create a multi-select dropdown for roles, providing flexibility in assigning different roles to cast members.
6. Managing Assets: We explore asset management, setting up a custom volume for actor images, ensuring organized storage.
7. Creating Entries: The process of creating and organizing entries in Craft CMS is demonstrated, using Joaquin Phoenix as an example.
8. Importing Data: I hint at the next lesson, where we will learn to import data from Webflow to streamline the setup process.