This PR adds an ability to specify a virtual field in this way
```js
{
slug: 'posts',
fields: [
{
name: 'title',
type: 'text',
required: true,
},
],
},
{
slug: 'virtual-relations',
fields: [
{
name: 'postTitle',
type: 'text',
virtual: 'post.title',
},
{
name: 'post',
type: 'relationship',
relationTo: 'posts',
},
],
},
```
Then, every time you query `virtual-relations`, `postTitle` will be
automatically populated (even if using `depth: 0`) on the db level. This
field also, unlike `virtual: true` is available for querying / sorting /
`useAsTitle`.
Also, the field can be deeply nested to 2 or more relationships, for
example:
```
{
name: 'postCategoryTitle',
type: 'text',
virtual: 'post.category.title',
},
```
Where the current collection has `post` - a relationship to `posts`, the
collection `posts` has `category` that's a relationship to `categories`
and finally `categories` has `title`.
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### What?
This PR fixes the config example in the block field page.
### Why?
The syntax was incorrect
### How?
Missing object property
Adds a new `admin.disableBlockName` property that allows you to disable
the blockName field entirely in the admin view. It defaults to false for
backwards compatibility.
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### What?
This PR introduces support for the `admin.group` property in block
configs. This property enables blocks to be grouped under a common,
potentially localized, label in the block drawer component. This makes
it easier to sort through large collections of blocks. Previously, all
blocks would be in one common layout.
This PR also encompasses documentation changes and e2e tests to check
for the rendering of group labels.
### Why?
To make it easier to organize many blocks in block fields.
### How?
By introducing a new `admin.group` property in block configs and
assembling them in the blocks drawer component.
Before:

After:

Demo:
[Editing---Block-Field---Payload-groups-demo.webm](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2b351dc1-0d14-4a5b-ae71-bcd31fbb23df)
Addresses #5609
If you have multiple blocks that are used in multiple places, this can quickly blow up the size of your Payload Config. This will incur a performance hit, as more data is
1. sent to the client (=> bloated `ClientConfig` and large initial html) and
2. processed on the server (permissions are calculated every single time you navigate to a page - this iterates through all blocks you have defined, even if they're duplicative)
This can be optimized by defining your block **once** in your Payload Config, and just referencing the block slug whenever it's used, instead of passing the entire block config. To do this, the block can be defined in the `blocks` array of the Payload Config. The slug can then be passed to the `blockReferences` array in the Blocks Field - the `blocks` array has to be empty for compatibility reasons.
```ts
import { buildConfig } from 'payload'
import { lexicalEditor, BlocksFeature } from '@payloadcms/richtext-lexical'
// Payload Config
const config = buildConfig({
// Define the block once
blocks: [
{
slug: 'TextBlock',
fields: [
{
name: 'text',
type: 'text',
},
],
},
],
collections: [
{
slug: 'collection1',
fields: [
{
name: 'content',
type: 'blocks',
// Reference the block by slug
blockReferences: ['TextBlock'],
blocks: [], // Required to be empty, for compatibility reasons
},
],
},
{
slug: 'collection2',
fields: [
{
name: 'editor',
type: 'richText',
editor: lexicalEditor({
BlocksFeature({
// Same reference can be reused anywhere, even in the lexical editor, without incurred performance hit
blocks: ['TextBlock'],
})
})
},
],
},
],
})
```
## v4.0 Plans
In 4.0, we will remove the `blockReferences` property, and allow string block references to be passed directly to the blocks `property`. Essentially, we'd remove the `blocks` property and rename `blockReferences` to `blocks`.
The reason we opted to a new property in this PR is to avoid breaking changes. Allowing strings to be passed to the `blocks` property will prevent plugins that iterate through fields / blocks from compiling.
## PR Changes
- Testing: This PR introduces a plugin that automatically converts blocks to block references. This is done in the fields__blocks test suite, to run our existing test suite using block references.
- Block References support: Most changes are similar. Everywhere we iterate through blocks, we have to now do the following:
1. Check if `field.blockReferences` is provided. If so, only iterate through that.
2. Check if the block is an object (= actual block), or string
3. If it's a string, pull the actual block from the Payload Config or from `payload.blocks`.
The exception is config sanitization and block type generations. This PR optimizes them so that each block is only handled once, instead of every time the block is referenced.
## Benchmarks
60 Block fields, each block field having the same 600 Blocks.
### Before:
**Initial HTML:** 195 kB
**Generated types:** takes 11 minutes, 461,209 lines
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/11d49a4e-5414-4579-8050-e6346e552f56
### After:
**Initial HTML:** 73.6 kB
**Generated types:** takes 2 seconds, 35,810 lines
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3eab1a99-6c29-489d-add5-698df67780a3
### After Permissions Optimization (follow-up PR)
Initial HTML: 73.6 kB
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a909202e-45a8-4bf6-9a38-8c85813f1312
## Future Plans
1. This PR does not yet deduplicate block references during permissions calculation. We'll optimize that in a separate PR, as this one is already large enough
2. The same optimization can be done to deduplicate fields. One common use-case would be link field groups that may be referenced in multiple entities, outside of blocks. We might explore adding a new `fieldReferences` property, that allows you to reference those same `config.blocks`.
Continuation of #10741. Field-level admin options, including the
conditional logic and custom field components, are currently documented
within the "admin > customizing views" page. This makes them hard to
find because users, myself included, intuitively navigate to the fields
overview doc first to locate this information. Now, they are rendered
within "fields > overview" as expected. This should help keep the user
from jumping around from doc to doc and getting lost.
Although the "customizing fields" doc provides a big picture overview of
how to create custom field components, it is not explicit enough for
developers to know exactly where to start. For example, it can be
challenging to import the correct types when building these components,
and the natural place to go looking for this information is on the
fields docs themselves. Now, each field doc has its own dedicated
"custom components" section which provides concrete examples for fields
and field labels in both server and client component format, with more
examples to come over time such as using inputs directly, etc. In the
same vein, the "customizing fields" doc itself should probably be moved
to the fields overview section so it remains as intuitive as possible
when searching for this information.
There was a `<br/>` tag, which was visible on the docs page. Also, I
removed spacing from the second tip box, to keep in consistent with tips
in other places in docs.
### What?
This PR fixes numerous links across the docs, both internal docs links
and external links. This PR also fixes some minor formatting issues in
some places, as well as optically aligns the markdown tables in tables
that had broken links.
### Why?
To properly link readers to the correct location in the docs, and for
better formatting and easier consumption.
### How?
Changes to many `.mdx` files in the `docs` folder.
Notes:
- There are duplicative section id's in `docs/authentication/email.mdx`,
I've fixed one such link, but have left it as is for now.
With this PR, you can now customize the way that `blocks` and
`inlineBlocks` are rendered within Lexical's `BlocksFeature` by passing
your own React components.
This is super helpful when you need to create "previews" or more
accurate UI for your Lexical blocks.
For example, let's say you have a `gallery` block where your admins
select a bunch of images. By default, Lexical would just render a
collapsible with your block's fields in it. But now you can customize
the `admin.components.Block` property on your `block` config by passing
it a custom React component for us to render instead.
So using that, with this `gallery` example, you could make a dynamic
gallery React component that shows the images to your editors - and then
render our built-in `BlockEditButton` to allow your editors to manage
your gallery in a drawer.
Here is an example where the BlockEditButton is added to the default
Block Collapsible/Header:

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1
`import type { Field } from 'payload/types'`
to
`import type { Field } from 'payload'`
2
`import { buildConfig } from 'payload/config'`
to
`import { buildConfig } from 'payload'`
3
```
import { SelectInput, useField } from 'payload/components/forms';
import { useAuth } from 'payload/components/utilities';
```
to
`import { SelectInput, useAuth, useField } from '@payloadcms/ui'`
4
uses `import type` for `import type { CollectionConfig } from 'payload'`
## Description
Adds `virtual` property to the fields config. Providing `true`
completely disables the field in the DB, which is useful for [Virtual
Fields](https://payloadcms.com/blog/learn-how-virtual-fields-can-help-solve-common-cms-challenges)
Disables abillity to query by a field with `virtual: true`.
Currently, they bloat the DB with unused tables / columns, which may as
well introduce additional joins.
Discussion https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/discussions/6270
Prev PR (this one contains only this feature):
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/pull/6983
- [x] I have read and understand the
[CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
document in this repository.
## Type of change
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- [x] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
- [x] This change requires a documentation update
## Checklist:
- [x] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my
feature works
- [x] Existing test suite passes locally with my changes
- [x] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
- Improves type for `jsonSchema` property of JSON field
- Adds type generation of JSON field with `jsonSchema`
- Adds `typescriptSchema` property to fields that allows you override
default field type generation by providing a JSON schema.
- Adds `typescript.schema` property in payload config, to allow for any
modifications of the type schemas
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* wip moves payload, user and data into partial req
* chore: adjust req type
* chore(next): installs sass and resolves type errors
* feat: working login route/view
* fix: me route
* chore(next): scaffolds access routes (#4562)
* chore(next): scaffolds admin layout and dashboard view (#4566)
* chore(next): builds initPage utility (#4589)
* feat(3.0): next route handlers (#4590)
* chore: removes old files
* chore(next): ssr list view (#4594)
* chore: removes old files
* chore: adjusts graphql file imports to align with new operation exports
* chore: allows for custom endpoints
* chore: cleanup
* chore(next): ssr edit view (#4614)
* chore(ui): ssr main nav (#4619)
* chore(next): ssr account view (#4620)
* chore(next): ssr auth views and document create (#4631)
* chore(next): ssr globals view (#4640)
* chore(next): scaffolds document layout (#4644)
* chore(next): ssr versions view (#4645)
* chore(next): ssr field conditions (#4675)
* chore(next): ssr field validations (#4700)
* chore(next): moves dashboard view into next dir
* chore(next): moves account view into next dir
* chore(next): moves global edit view into next dir
* chore(next): returns isolated configs and locale from initPage
* chore(next): ssr api view (#4721)
* feat: adds i18n functionality within Rest API, Local and Client contexts (#4749)
* chore: separate client translation groups with empty line
* chore: add missing translation used in db adapters
* chore: simplify next/routes export and import paths
* chore: renames PayloadT to Payload
* chore(next): custom views (#4748)
* chore: fix translation tsconfig
* chore: adjust other package ts-configs that rely on translations
* chore(next): installs @payloadcms/ui as direct dependency
* chore(next): progress to build
* chore(next): migrates types (#4792)
* fixes acccept-language detection
* chore(next): moves remaining components out from payload core (#4794)
* chore(deps): removes all unused dependencies from payload core (#4797)
* chore(next): achieves buildable state (#4803)
* adds Translation component and removes more react-i18next
* fixes up remaining translation strings
* fixes a few i18n TODO's
* chore: remaining translation strings without colons
* chore: adds missing ja translations
* chore(next): ssr group field (#4830)
* chore: removes placeholder t function
* chore: removes old file
* chore(bundler-webpack): removes webpack bundler
* chore(bundler-vite): removes vite bundler
* chore(next): ssr tabs field (#4863)
* chore(next): ssr row field
* chore(next): ssr textarea field
* chore(next): wires server action into document edit view (#4873)
* chore(next): conditional logic (#4880)
* chore(next): ssr radio, point, code, json, ui, and hidden fields (#4891)
* chore(next): ssr collapsible field (#4894)
* chore: remove findByID from req
* chore: adjusts file property on request type
* comment clarification
* chore: wires up busboy with Requst readstream
* chore: ports over express-fileupload into a NextJS compatible format
* chore: adjust upload file structure
* chore: adds try/catch around routes, corrects a few route responses
* chore: renames file/function
* chore: improve req type safety in local operations, misc req.files replacements
* chore: misc type and fn export changes
* chore: ensures root routes take pass unmodified request to root routes
* chore: improve types
* chore: consolidates locale api req initialization (#4922)
* chore(next): overhauls field rendering strategy (#4924)
* chore(next): ssr array field (#4937)
* chore(next): ssr blocks field (#4942)
* chore(next): ssr upload field and document drawer (#4957)
* chore(next): wires form submissions (#4982)
* chore: api handler adjustments
* feat: adds graphql playground handler
* adds credentials include setting to playground
* remove old playground init, stub graphql handler location
* fix: allow for null fallbackLocale
* fix: correctly prioritize locales passed as null
* chore: move all graphql code into next package
* graphql changes
* chore: semi working version of graphql http layer
* gql fix attempts
* rm console log
* chore: partial gql changes
* chore: adds gql and gql-http back into payload
* chore: removes collection from req
* chore: separates graphql package out for schema generation
* chore: dep cleanup
* chore: move graphql handlers
* chore: removes unused deps
* chore(next): ssr list view (#5032)
* chore: refactor response handler order for custom endpoints
* chore: add back in condition for collection GET path with 2 slugs
* chore: rm optional chain
* chore: import sort route file
* chore: allows custom endpoints to attempt before erroring
* feat: adds memoization to translation functions (#5036)
* chore: fix APIError import
* chore: return attemptCustomEndpointBeforeError responses
* chore(next): properly instantiates table columns
* fix(next): attaches params to req and properly assigns prefs key (#5042)
* chore: reorganize next route order
* chore(next): adds RouteError handler to next routes
* chore: builds payload successfully
* chore: misc file omissions
* fix(ui): maintains proper column order
* fix(ui): ensures first cell is a link
* fix(next): properly copies url object in createPayloadRequest (#5064)
* fix(ui): bumps react-toastify to v10.0.4 to fix hydration warnings
* feat: add route for static file GET requests (#5065)
* chore(next): allows resolved config promise to be thread through initPage (#5071)
* chore(ui): conditionally renders field label from props
* feat(next): next install script
* chore: pass config to route handlers
* feat: initial test suite framework (#4929)
* chore(next): renderable account, api, and create first user views (#5084)
* fix(next): properly parses search params in find, update, and delete handlers (#5088)
* chore(next): ssr versions view (#5085)
* chore: adds homepage for scss testing
* chore: moves dev folder to top, establishes new test pattern
* chore: working turbopack
* chore: sets up working dynamic payload-config imports
* remove unused code
* chore: rm console log
* misc
* feat: correctly subs out ability to boot REST API within same process
* chore: WIP dev suites
* chore: removes need for REST_API folder in test dir
* removes duplicate bootAdminPanel fn
* misc
* specify default export
* chore: sets up jest to work with next/jest
* chore: progress to mongodb and sharp builds
* chore: passing community tests
* chore: sorta workin
* chore: adjust payload-config import
* chore: adds rest client for Next handlers
* chore: removes test garb
* chore: restores payload-config tsconfig path temporarily
* chore: establishes pattern for memory db during tests
* chore: bumps mongoose to 7
* chore(next): 404s on nested create urls
* chore: functional _community e2e
* chore: increases e2e expect timeout
* fix(next): sanitizes locale toString from client config
* chore: type fixes
* chore: pulls mongodb from main
* chore: uses graphql to log user in
* feat: passing auth test suite
* chore(ui): threads params through context and conditionally renders document tabs (#5094)
* feat(ui): adds params context (#5095)
* chore: removes unecessary memory allocation for urlPropertiesObject object
* chore: passing graphql test suite
* chore: removes references to bson
* chore: re-enables mongodb memory server for auth test suite
* chore: replace bson with bson-objectid
* feat: passing collections-rest int suite
* chore: fixes bad imports
* chore: more passing int suites
* feat: passing globals int tests
* feat: passing hooks int test suite
* chore: remove last express file
* chore: start live-preview int test migration
* chore: passing localization int tests
* passing relationships int tests
* chore: partial passing upload int tests
* chore: fixes scss imports
* chore(ui): renders document info provider at root (#5106)
* chore: adds schema path to useFieldPath provider, more passing tests
* chore: begins work to optimize translation imports
* chore: add translations to ui ts-config references
* chore: add exports folder to package json exports
* chore: adds readme how-to-use instructions
* chore: attempts refactor of translation imports
* chore: adds authentication:account translation key to server keys
* chore: finishes translation optimization
* chore: ignores warnings from mongodb
* chore(ui): renders live document title (#5115)
* chore(ui): ssr document tabs (#5116)
* chore: handles redirecting from login
* chore: handle redirect with no searchParams
* chore: handle missing segments
* chore(next): migrates server action into standalone api endpoint (#5122)
* chore: adjust dashboard colection segments
* test: update e2e suites
* fix(ui): prevents unnecessary calls to form state
* chore: fix finding global config fields from schema path
* fix(next): executes root POST endpoints
* chore(ui): ignores values returned by form state polling
* chore: scaffolds ssr rte
* chore: renders client leaves
* chore: server-side rendered rich text elements
* chore: defines ClientFunction pattern
* chore(ui): migrates relationship field
* chore: adds translations, cleans up slate
* chore: functional slate link
* chore: slate upload ssr
* chore: relationship slate ssr
* chore: remaining slate ssr
* chore: fixes circular workspace dep
* chore: correct broken int test import paths
* chore: remove media files from root
* chore: server renders custom edit view
* fix(ui): resolves infinite loading in versions view
* fix(next): resolves global edit view lookup
* chore: payload builds
* chore: delete unused files
* chore: removes local property from payload
* chore: adds mongodb as dev dep in db-mongodb package
* chore: hide deprecation warnings for tempfile and jest-environment-jsdom
* chore: remove all translations from translations dist
* chore: clean ts-config files
* chore: simple type fixes
* chore(ui): server renders custom list view
* chore: fix next config payload-config alias
* chore: adds turbo alias paths
* chore: adjusts translation generation
* chore: improve auth function
* chore: eslint config for packages/ui
* chore(ui): exports FormState
* chore(next): migrates account view to latest patterns
* chore: disable barbie mode
* chore(ui): lints
* chore(next): lints
* chore: for alexical
* chore: custom handler type signature adjustment
* fix: non-boolean condition result causes infinite looping (#4579)
* chore(richtext-lexical): upgrade lexical from v0.12.5 to v0.12.6 (#4732)
* chore(richtext-lexical): upgrade all lexical packages from 0.12.5 to 0.12.6
* fix(richtext-lexical): fix TypeScript errors
* fix indenting
* feat(richtext-lexical): Blocks: generate type definitions for blocks fields (#4529)
* feat(richtext-lexical)!: Update lexical from 0.12.6 to 0.13.1, port over all useful changes from playground (#5066)
* feat(richtext-lexical): Update lexical from 0.12.6 to 0.13.1, port over all useful changes from playground
* chore: upgrade lexical version used in monorepo
* chore: remove the 3
* chore: upgrade nodemon versions (#5059)
* feat: add more options to addFieldStatePromise so that it can be used for field flattening (#4799)
* feat(plugin-seo)!: remove support for payload <2.7.0 (#4765)
* chore(plugin-seo): remove test script from package.json (#4762)
* chore: upgrade @types/nodemailer from v6.4.8 to v6.4.14 (#4733)
* chore: revert auth and initPage changes
* chore(next): moves edit and list views (#5170)
* fix: "The punycode module is deprecated" warning by updating nodemailer
* chore: adjust translations tsconfig paths in root
* chore: fix merge build
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Co-authored-by: Jacob Fletcher <jacobsfletch@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Jarrod Flesch <30633324+JarrodMFlesch@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Elliot DeNolf <denolfe@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: James <james@trbl.design>
Co-authored-by: Alessio Gravili <alessio@gravili.de>
Co-authored-by: Alessio Gravili <70709113+AlessioGr@users.noreply.github.com>
* chore: ensures example configs are being exported when necessary
* chore: adds note regarding updating of hidden fields
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BREAKING CHANGE: If you assigned labels to collections, globals or block names, you need to update your config! Your GraphQL schema and generated Typescript interfaces may have changed. Payload no longer uses labels for code based naming. To prevent breaking changes to your GraphQL API and typescript types in your project, you can assign the below properties to match what Payload previously generated for you from labels.
On Collections
Use `graphQL.singularName`, `graphQL.pluralName` for GraphQL schema names.
Use `typescript.interface` for typescript generation name.
On Globals
Use `graphQL.name` for GraphQL Schema name.
Use `typescript.interface` for typescript generation name.
On Blocks (within Block fields)
Use `graphQL.singularName` for graphQL schema names.