unique fields?

[lsag]

Hello. 

I'd like to clarify something that's in the back of my mind for a while. If i have 10 fields with the same parameters, except only the labels, for example scatered in different templates, i must have 10 different copies of those unique fields?

[kongondo]

No. Have a read here: https://processwire.com/blog/posts/making-efficient-use-of-fields-in-processwire/. Create one such field and change its label in the context of those templates.

[SiNNuT]

No!

Fields can have different settings on a per template basis. This is called a context. A nice screenshot here: https://processwire.com/talk/topic/7274-are-there-better-fields-naming-convention/?p=70296

[SiNNuT]

You can get there via the fields menu or directly from the template menu:

[lsag]

ahh, of course. I never searched the use of that option. Now i know. Many thanks!!

[lsag]

now we speak about this, if i need to repeat the field in the same page (sender_address and reciever_address), how do i change its name, so i can access it from the template? Maybe with a repeater, but i'll have to use the indexed array, right?

[SiNNuT]

Also note that while we discuss field/template context, Ryan -the ProcessWire(PW) creator-, has been updating the development version of PW to allow for even more field properties to be set on a per context (template) basis. Up until now this is limited to: field label, description, visibility, column width, and required state.

Read more about this here: http://processwire.com/blog/posts/processwire-2.5.7-core-updates/#field-template-context-now-available-for-any-field-property

Be sure to keep an eye on the blog posts, and/or the ProcessWire Weekly, and/or subscribe to the PW newsletter.

[SiNNuT]

now we speak about this, if i need to repeat the field in the same page (sender_address and reciever_address), how do i change its name, so i can access it from the template? Maybe with a repeater, but i'll have to use the indexed array, right?

In this case, because sender_address and reciever_address represent two different things, and you can't have regular fields appear more than once in a page (template), i would just make two fields. To make this easy and fast in the site creation process you can clone a field from when you're editing it. A pic says more than a thousand words:

When the project at hands needs it and/or you want to have even more options there are also some commercial modules, made by ryan himself, that can make your life even easier: https://processwire.com/api/modules/profields/textareas/

[lsag]

Thanks for all the input. For now, the labels will be a great help