Description
Allow to set relation between two content types. Relate child2 field should be used together with relate parent2 field.

 

Parameters
 

Parameter

Value

Descriptions

Relate with

Dropdown

Choose relate parent2 field to relate with. Please note that relate parent2 field should exist.

ItemId

Dropdown

Menu element that point to parent section. this is great thing because it will keep modules correctly while crossing between child and parent sections.

   Properties

Show group records

Yes/No

Show/Hide Mighty Touch component group records. Warning! Turning this option can make group articles with limited access viewable by others!

Parent list ordering

Dropdown

Set ordering for parent records list.

Template

Dropdown

Choose template for parent records list. You may create custom template for parent records list, just copy and rename one of default templates in ‘plugins/joomsuite_content_fields/related_fields_templates’ directory.

Show field titles

Yes/No

Show the field titles in related records.

Switch to compact

Text

The layout is switched to compact, if the number of items exceed this number. 0 turn this off.

Limit Parents

Text

Limit parents list. Put 0 for no limit.

Read More label

Text

Label for link to show all child’s parents.

Always Show Read More

Yes/No

Always show/hide ‘read more’ label.

Value as link

Yes/No

If set to Yes the related article’s fields values become a link. If set to No then the article title becomes a link

Parent Required

Yes/No

Require to set parent article or not.

Multiple Parents

Yes/No

Can the child article have multiple parents. Allow/prohibit child records to relate with several parent records.

Strict to user mode

Multiple select

The following groups are able to create relations only for their own articles. Note that Super Administrators and guests don’t have strict to user mode enabled

   Elements

Show Filed Value

Multiple select

Additional field value to show in the list of children.

Order

Complex

Set order for parent record’s fields.

Show Article Title

Yes/No

Show/Hide title of parents records in parents list.

Add new parent URL

Text

Set link for add new record to the section with relate parent field. You have to insert non-SEF URL adding parents.

Add New label

Text

Set label for See all related records link.

Add New Access

Dropdown

Set who can see “Add More” link.

Add Existing Label

Text

Label for ‘add existing child’ link. the link which allow to choose relate records (records with relate parent field set in “Relate with” parameter).

Add Existing Access

Dropdown

Set who can see Add Existing link.

Add Existing Select Size

Text

Set size for Add Existing select area.

   Control Buttons

Edit Parent

Yes/No

Show/Hide edit button for every parent.

Detach Parent

Yes/No

Show/Hide detach button that will unbind child with selected parent.

Buttons Access

Dropdown

Set who can see control buttons.

   Add Buttons

Add rating on attach

Yes/No

Add rating to the article, when the parent article is added or attached.

Rating %

Text

Define rating scale – the rating between [0..100].

Number of votes

Text

Number of times to make the vote.

   Other Options

Show Future records

Yes/No

Show future records.

Show current records

Yes/No

Show current records.

Show Expired records

Yes/No

Show expired records.

Related Field Nesting

Dropdown

The maximum level of related field nesting.

User Agents to skip

Text

If it is a bot looking at this page, then ignore the limit and show all parent articles.

   Caching

Caching

Dropdown

Activate/Disable cache for relate child2 field.

Cache Time

Text

Cache time in minutes.

Relate Child2 field