Page reference field exclude items already used in different field

[ttttim]

Hi,

I'm working on a website where in the back-end in one template i have multiple page reference fields using the same conditions (parent and template). Is there a way if i selected a page in field A it won't show up anymore in the list of field B or field C etc?

I was looking at creating a custom string but i couldn't wrap my head around it.

[Robin S]

You can achieve this using the "Custom PHP code" option for the Page Reference fields, but your site editors will need to save the page after making a selection in each Page Reference field in order for the selected items to be removed from the options of the other fields.

Example hook in /site/ready.php:

$wire->addHookAfter('InputfieldPage::getSelectablePages', function(Hookevent $event) {
	$page = $event->arguments(0); // The page being edited
	if($event->object->hasField == 'colours') {
		// Exclude options selected in field colours_2
		$event->return = $event->pages->find("template=colour, id!={$page->colours_2}");
	}
	if($event->object->hasField == 'colours_2') {
		// Exclude options selected in field colours
		$event->return = $event->pages->find("template=colour, id!={$page->colours}");
	}
});

Result in Page Edit: