Page field type selectable pages & custom selector error

[Mackski]

I have a field setup as a Page type.

Custom selector to find selectable pages:
template=user, roles=rider

Users have the specified role, upon saving the page I get an error:
Error saving field "rider_account" - Page 1029 is not valid for rider_account (Page 1029 does not match findPagesSelector: template=user, roles=rider)

However, If I change the selector to: template=user it works (Although I get a full user list, not just those with role = rider)

Strangely this works if I use "Custom PHP code":
return $pages->find('template=user, roles=rider');

possible bug?

[adrian]

roles.name=rider

[Mackski]

Same error:
 Error saving field "rider_account" - Page 1029 is not valid for rider_account (Page 1029 does not match findPagesSelector: template=user, roles.name=rider)

[adrian]

5 hours ago, Mackski said:

Same error:
 Error saving field "rider_account" - Page 1029 is not valid for rider_account (Page 1029 does not match findPagesSelector: template=user, roles.name=rider)

I can confirm the same problem here although not sure why at the moment.

As a quick fix, I discovered that it works if you use this:

return $pages->find("template=user, roles=rider");

in the "Custom PHP code to find selectable pages" option instead.

Can you please check that works for you?

It would also be great if you'd consider posting an issue report about the custom selector option not working: https://github.com/processwire/processwire-issues

[Mackski]

I can confirm the workaround works. Issue logged.

 

[Soma]

You have to use the role Id instead of the name.

[adrian]

3 minutes ago, Soma said:

You have to use the role Id instead of the name.

Yeah, that does work but it does seem weird that the selector using the roles "name" populates the select options properly but just won't save.

[Mackski]

6 minutes ago, Soma said:

You have to use the role Id instead of the name.

Same error:

Error saving field "rider_account" - Page 1029 is not valid for rider_account (Page 1029 does not match findPagesSelector: template=user, role.id=1015)

Error saving field "rider_account" - Page 1029 is not valid for rider_account (Page 1029 does not match findPagesSelector: template=user, roles.id=1015)

[adrian]

just try: roles=1015

[Soma]

Because it does a db search vs a in memory match thats why it doesn't validate. It's like this ever since. There was even several threads and git issues about this.

[arjen]

I keep running into this too. More in depth info in this post by ryan.

[Mackski]

I'm still having problems with customer selectors to find selectable pages.

Specifically when trying to include unpublished pages, my custom selector is:

template=horse_profile,include=all

This selector only returns published pages, which is driving me nuts!