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Custom fields are here

Posted by on May 15, 2013

Custom fields have long been one of your most requested features, particularly from larger organizations who want to use NationBuilder to unify their existing mess of databases, spreadsheets and websites into one platform.

The wait is over! Custom fields are here.

I probably don't even need to explain what custom fields are, because it's such a common feature in other web applications. 

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  • Taylor Pineiro
    NationBuilder employee
    commented
    John – totally – you can make that request on the developer forum – http://nationbuilder.com/api_developer_forum
    posted 2016-09-02 13:55:08 -0700
  • John Webb
    commented
    Thank Taylor. Those methods are fine for Text, Number or Checkbox but I’d like an API method where I can get the options available for a multiple choice field. Otherwise I can’t find which options are available for that field unless a person has that option.
    posted 2016-09-02 13:09:01 -0700
  • Taylor Pineiro
    NationBuilder employee
    commented
    John – please see here for more info – http://nationbuilder.com/custom_fields_api

    All of our API documentation is available here – http://nationbuilder.com/api_documentation
    posted 2016-09-02 12:26:11 -0700
  • John Webb
    commented
    Is there an API end point to get the type of a custom field?
    posted 2016-09-02 03:07:02 -0700
  • Nathan Woodhull
    commented
    Yes, that was what I was asking.
    posted 2013-09-18 08:31:39 -0700
  • Stan Olshefski
    commented
    @ian — RE Nathan: I think he’s referring to form validation.
    posted 2013-09-18 07:55:47 -0700
  • Ian Patrick Hines

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    commented
    Thanks, Benjamin! I hope they work well for you!
    posted 2013-05-27 07:30:16 -0700
  • Benjamin Morrison
    commented
    FANTASTIC! I like the fact you centralized the custom fields. It makes keeping track of them much easier and you can create fields for future us, not just current use by a specific page.
    posted 2013-05-25 11:12:38 -0700
  • Ian Patrick Hines

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    commented
    Emily — Custom fields do not need to be used on a signup page. They can be used in conjunction with any Donation, Endorsement, Event, Feedback, Invoices, Moneybomb, Petition, Survey (on the signup portion, not individual questions), or Volunteer Signup page.

    Also, you’re able to edit them directly from within the control panel. Check out our How-To Document on using Custom Fields for more detailed info: http://nationbuilder.com/how_do_i_use_custom_fields
    posted 2013-05-23 16:32:27 -0700
  • Ian Patrick Hines

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    commented
    Sam — You can add custom field data en masse during imports. If you map your import to existing records using their unique signup_id, you can add custom field data to them this way.
    posted 2013-05-23 16:22:10 -0700
  • Emily Cramer
    commented
    This is great, but what if you want to have custom fields that are not linked to your signup page? Example, spouse info, or affinity group.
    posted 2013-05-23 11:56:45 -0700
  • Sam Briggs
    commented
    Awesome! Once we have created the custom field, is there a way to mass update supporters using import or batch update? Or is it limited to 1) them filling out sign up pages and 2) manual updates to individual supporter pages?
    posted 2013-05-22 13:00:14 -0700
  • Ian Patrick Hines

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    commented
    Hey Nathan — I’m not quite sure what you mean. Could you elaborate?
    posted 2013-05-16 16:01:56 -0700
  • Nathan Woodhull
    commented
    How about validations?
    posted 2013-05-15 15:20:34 -0700
  • @NationBuilder
    NationBuilder posted about Custom fields -> NationBuilder on NationBuilder's Facebook page
    Custom fields, one of our most requested features, has arrived. Get excited, people!
    posted 2013-05-15 15:00:04 -0700