module New module: List Links - associate list items 1:1

[BitPoet]

FieldtypeListLinks

If somehow found myself needing a means to associate items between two lists, and pages this time weren't the answer. So I started to develop this little Fieldtype/Inputfield. It lets you define two lists (let's call them "left" and "right") and declare a mapping between those.

1. Create your field and add options for the "left" and "right" select:

2. Set your labels and how many items it should show:

 

3. Edit your page and assign items:

 

The module is still very much experimental and the API subject to change. However, I wanted to share what I have and maybe get some ideas and feedback before things get wired too tightly.

The module and a little more documentation can be found in its GitHub repo.

 

[Ivan Gretsky]

Looks cool @BitPoet!

Could you describe uses cases for this so we know when we can use it?

[BitPoet]

33 minutes ago, Ivan Gretsky said:

Looks cool @BitPoet!

Could you describe uses cases for this so we know when we can use it?

Thank you! The current use case is pretty technical, though I can't go too much into details. You could call it a visual data mapping helper. I'm filling the options dynamically through a hook, with the options depending on other settings in the pages. But I'm open for more ideas how to use it.