* chore: improve fiiltering for hasMany number field
* chore: add translation for 'items' and replace rows with items
* chore: new exceededLimit key
* Revert "chore: add translation for 'items' and replace rows with items"
This reverts commit 3a91dabdfd.
* chore: undo adding items key in translation schema
* chore: new limitReached key
* chore: remove unnecessary exceededLimit key
* chore: add jsDocs for ListControls
* chore: add jsDocs for ListView
* chore: add jsDocs for WhereBuilder
* chore: add comment
* chore: remove unnecessary console log
* chore: improve operator type
* fix: transform where queries which aren't necessarily incorrect, and improve their validation
* chore: add type to import
* fix: do not merge existing old query params with new ones if the existing old ones got transformed and are not valid, as that would cause duplicates
* chore: sort imports and remove extra validation
* fix: transformWhereQuery logic
* chore: add back extra validation
* chore: add e2e tests
* Update isActive.tsx
This change allows us to define toggling of custom types in Slate. Specifically, this fixes the ability to toggle Alignment on nodes that use other active elements.
isElementActive(editor, format, TEXT_ALIGN_TYPES.includes(format) ? 'align' : 'type');
Type is the default for elements, allowing us to use a custom field lets us greater extend the functionality of Slate in Payload without causing any breaking changes
* Update toggle.tsx
Added to toggleElement public function
* Update isActive.tsx
* Update toggle.tsx
Added Rich Text Alignment, updated toggle function, added tests and doc updates
* added margin to void elements
* fix: list alignment
* removed textAlign from elements and added docs
* chore: fix typo
---------
Co-authored-by: Alessio Gravili <alessio@gravili.de>
* feat: make PAYLOAD_CONFIG_PATH optional
* hardcode common search paths
* docs: update docs regarding PAYLOAD_CONFIG_PATH
* make the tsConfig parser less prone to errors
* feat(ImageResize): add support for resize options
* fix(ImageUpload): reuse name for accidental duplicate
* fix(ImageResize): e2e tests for added media size
* chore: simplify fileExists method
* fix: typo
* feat(ImageResize): update name to be more transparent
* fix: use fileExists in file removal
* improve names, comments and clarity of needsResize function
* fix: jsDoc params
* fix: incorrect needsResize condition and add failing test case
* chore: improve comment
* fix: merge conflict error
---------
Co-authored-by: Alessio Gravili <70709113+AlessioGr@users.noreply.github.com>
* added custom config extension points
* Added custom field to documentation
* fix: not building due to incorrect typings
* Upload dist
* point to number array test
* feat: hasMany for number field
* fix: types
* Fix: incorrectly styles input for hasMany
* Revert "point to number array test"
This reverts commit 5a5162a803.
* Revert "Merge branch 'production-with-custom' into number-hasmany-v2"
This reverts commit dfc3ac523e, reversing
changes made to a3b1b7dd67.
* test: adds test for numbers with hasMany
* test: add number field e2e
* Fix updated index.tsx
* Fix updated index.tsx
* chore: add jsDocs for hasMany property
* chore: rename isMultiText to isCreatable, as it makes more sense
* fix: incorrect double space in comments
* chore: rename onMultiTextChange to handleHasManyChange
* chore: improve ordering
* docs: add documentation for hasMany
* docs: add more jsdocs for number field
* fix: new value not transformed to number
* improve types
* fix: only allow numbers as input using filterOption
* fix: Option / value type breaking sortable selects
* fix: typings and add id for sorting
* add animation to react select
* undo transitions due to glitches
* fix: keyboard handler for select for empty input values
* fix: validation for hasMany numbers
* feat: perform validation in the filter as well
* attempt to fix duplicate key issue
* add todo
* remove console logs
* fix: stupid key warning
* fix: validation tests
* feat: add filterOption to keydown listener
* feat: numberOnly for react-select
* chore: improve variable naming
* fix: allow numbers for relationship value by stringifying those for sortable react-selects
* feat: generated types for hasMany number field
* graphql typings part 1
* graphql defaults type
* better typing for number in buildObjectType
* fix: default graphql type disregarding hasMany for relationship field
* feat: minRows and maxRows for hasMany numbers
* simplify joi schema
* working minRows and maxRows validation!
* jesus christ: fix incorrect translations for number & relationship fields for greaterThanMax and lessThanMin
* fix weird type error
* move validation tests to validations.spec.ts and fix them
* fix: make sure filterOption only passes a number array to validate function
* fix: adds missing dark-mode styles for version differences view (#2812)
Co-authored-by: Tylan Davis <tylan@Tylans-MacBook-Pro.local>
* fix: #2821 i18n ui field label (#2823)
* chore: version diff styles (#2824)
Co-authored-by: Tylan Davis <tylan@Tylans-MacBook-Pro.local>
* chore: remove --legacy-peer-deps from gh actions workflow (#2814)
* chore: removes cms text from instances of payload name (#2793)
* chore(release): v1.9.2
* chore: update changelog release notes v1.9.2
* chore: cleans up graphql-schema-gen test folder
* fix: adds custom property to ui field in joi validation (#2835)
* adjust validation
* improve isnumber function
* Update number.mdx
---------
Co-authored-by: Teun Mooij <tmooij@infinitaslearning.com>
Co-authored-by: Dan Ribbens <dan.ribbens@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Tylan Davis <89618855+tylandavis@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Tylan Davis <tylan@Tylans-MacBook-Pro.local>
Co-authored-by: Dan Ribbens <DanRibbens@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Jacob Fletcher <jacobsfletch@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Jarrod Flesch <jarrodmflesch@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Jarrod Flesch <30633324+JarrodMFlesch@users.noreply.github.com>
* fix: deprecate min/max in exchange for minRows and maxRows for relationship
* fix: update validations unit tests with minRows and maxRows
* fix: incorrect types
* move to sanitize
* chore: colocates gql schema field types with operators
* chore: adds missing `json` gql field schema
* fix: corrects graphql `id` type from JSON to String
* Add paginatedType to graphQL on collections types
* Refactor config query and mutation extension into a reusable type
* Export paginatedListType and payload's version of graphql
* Revert prettier's automatic changes
* Fix requested changes
* Add additional documentation for extending GraphQL
* Add information about the resolver's first argument
* Refactor imageResizer.ts to allow for keeping original size in certain cases
* revert new property for keeping desired size
* add unit tests for maintained image size feature
* feat: support full URL for upload.staticURL
* feat: Update documentation about upload.staticURL property
* feat: Add reproduction test for absolute staticURL
* chore: ensures example configs are being exported when necessary
* chore: adds note regarding updating of hidden fields
---------
Co-authored-by: Jessica Boezwinkle <jessica@trbl.design>
* feat: support email configuration in payload config
* feat: set email defaults if no email config
* chore: leftover line from testing
* feat: add warning if email configure in both init and config
* chore: use correct locale when querying relationship for list view
* chore: make sure the relationships are re-queried when the locale changes
* chore: cleans up localization test ts-types
---------
Co-authored-by: Jarrod Flesch <jarrodmflesch@gmail.com>
Fixes ERROR (payload): TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading '<field.name>')
at promise (...\payload\src\fields\hooks\afterChange\promise.ts:68:23)
at ...\payload\src\fields\hooks\afterChange\traverseFields.ts:31:26
at Array.forEach (<anonymous>)
at traverseFields (...\payload\src\fields\hooks\afterChange\traverseFields.ts:30:10)
at promise (...\payload\src\fields\hooks\afterChange\promise.ts:154:27)
at ...\payload\src\fields\hooks\afterChange\traverseFields.ts:31:26
at Array.forEach (<anonymous>)
at traverseFields (...\payload\src\fields\hooks\afterChange\traverseFields.ts:30:10)
at promise (...\payload\src\fields\hooks\afterChange\promise.ts:170:27)
at ...\payload\src\fields\hooks\afterChange\traverseFields.ts:31:26
## Description
Fixed a wrong translation
- I have read and understand the CONTRIBUTING.md document in this repository
## Type of change
- fix of tiny error of translation
* fix: adds RTE provider, to allow for disabledRTE relationships from breaking other drawers
* chore: updates hook name
* chore: simplifies list drawer rendering
* chore: simplify types
* chore: adds arg to determine what listType drawer to render
* chore: renames listType to contentType, fix upload field drawer
* chore: requires collectionSlugs in useListDrawer
* chore(test): adds tests for list drawers, relationships and uploads
* chore: formatting
* chore: cleans up types, collectionSlugs are required for useListDrawer
* chore: removes RichTextProvider
* chore: removes hoc in favor of FC hoc
* chore: fixes fc hoc
* Fix Local API update typing
Payload allows for updating doc with only partial data, but the inferred type requires the whole collection type.
#2009
* fix typos
* chore: further typing of update operation
---------
Co-authored-by: Elliot DeNolf <denolfe@gmail.com>
* fix: corrects type for required named tab fields
* chore: tabs and groups are always required
* chore: adjusts tab and group type to omit required since a group/named-tab will always exist
* Update README.md
- updates logo approach to work with npm and github
- updates badge style
- fixes twitter badge
- removes duplicative links for discord and website
- moves feature request link
* changes h1 to p tag, changes h2 to h3 - both done to remove ugly bottom border
* adds target blank to a few anchor tags
* chore: ensures relationship fields react to locale changes in the admin panel - fixes#1870
* chore: patches in default values for fields, and localized fields using fallbacks - fixes#1859
* chore: organizes field localization and sanitizing
* Revert "Feat/1180 loading UI enhancements"
* Feat/1180 loading UI enhancements
* chore: safely sets tab if name field, only sets fallback value if it exists
* chore: adds test to ensure text fields use fallback locale value when empty
* fix: hides fallback locale checkbox when field localization is set to false
* fix: updates fallback locale checkbox logic
* chore: updates naming convention
* Upgraded the packages to latest patch versions where non breaking
* Upgraded the packages to latest minor versions where non breaking
Co-authored-by: TomDoFuture <108644869+TomDoFuture@users.noreply.github.com>
* Run connectMongoose before starting payload init
* - reverted changes
- added deprecated to init
- docs: changed all payload.init to payload.initAsync
- changed all internal init calls
* forgotten inits in docs
* reverted back - removed init and renamed initAsync to init
* chore: README header logo
* updates conditionally rendered logo for light/dark mode
* adds img folder with light and dark logos to utilize gh conditional
* moves payload logos to avoid polluting root directory
Co-authored-by: Sean Zubrickas <zubricks@gmail.com>
* refines readme banner image, badges and headings
* chore: spruce up README a bit more
* adds dark/light mode support for logo
Co-authored-by: Elliot DeNolf <denolfe@gmail.com>
BREAKING CHANGE: replaced the useAPIKey authentication header format to use the collection slug instead of the collection label. Previous: `${collection.labels.singular} API-Key ${apiKey}`, updated: `${collection.slug} API-Key ${apiKey}`
* feat: adds document level access endpoints so admin ui can now accurately reflect document level access control
* chore(docs): new doc access callout, updates useDocumentInfo props from change
BREAKING CHANGE: collection slugs are no longer automatically sanitized to be kebab case. This will only be an issue if your current slugs were in camel case. The upgrade path will be to change those slugs to the kebab case version that the slug was automatically being sanitized to on the backend.
If you only use kebab case or single word slugs: no action needed.
If you have existing slugs with camel case and populated data: you'll need to convert these to the kebab case version to match the previously sanitized value.
ie. myOldSlug is your slug, you should convert it to my-old-slug.
Any future slugs after updating will be used as-is.
Co-authored-by: shikhantmaungs <shinkhantmaungs@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Thomas Ghysels <info@thomasg.be>
Co-authored-by: Kokutse Djoguenou <kokutse@Kokutses-MacBook-Pro.local>
Co-authored-by: Christian Gil <47041342+ChrisGV04@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Łukasz Rabiec <lukaszrabiec@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Jenny <jennifer.eberlei@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Hung Vu <hunghvu2017@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Shin Khant Maung <101539335+shinkhantmaungs@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Carlo Brualdi <carlo.brualdi@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Ariel Tonglet <ariel.tonglet@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Roman Ryzhikov <general+github@ya.ru>
Co-authored-by: maekoya <maekoya@stromatolite.jp>
Co-authored-by: Emilia Trollros <3m1l1a@emiliatrollros.se>
Co-authored-by: Kokutse J Djoguenou <90865585+Julesdj@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Mitch Dries <mitch.dries@gmail.com>
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.
* feat: Added to types.ts the default Max Field Length
* feat: Added the defaultMaxFieldLength to the schema.ts
* feat: applying defaultMaxFieldLength to 3 validators
* feat: renamed defaultMaxFieldLength to defaultMaxTextLength , adding defaultMax and min nums
* feat: validating numbers with new defaultminnum and defaultmaxnum
* feat: FIXED BUG, do not return an error message on the defaultmaxnum and minnum override checks
* Added test fields
* Eslint compliance
* feat : eslint compliacnce
* Added tests, though a reasonable payload config needs to be imported to them
* Removed my failed jest tests, relying on the yarn dev test instead
* Increased default num max and min range to JS safe integer
* Jmi suggestions
* feat: removing the superfluous number max and min default
* Added test for max text field
Co-authored-by: Tom Do <tom@iifuture.com>
Co-authored-by: TomDoFuture <108644869+TomDoFuture@users.noreply.github.com>
* make textfields searchable
* shorten namings in placeholder function
* chore: finishes listSearchableFields
Co-authored-by: Christian Reichart <christian.reichart@camperboys.com>
*Note:* Feature requests should be opened as [discussions](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/discussions/new?category=feature-requests-ideas).
- type:input
id:reproduction-link
attributes:
label:Link to reproduction
description:Please add a link to a reproduction. See the fork [reproduction-guide](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/blob/master/.github/reproduction-guide.md) for more information.
validations:
required:true
- type:textarea
attributes:
label:To Reproduce
description:Steps to reproduce the behavior, please provide a clear description of how to reproduce the issue, based on the linked minimal reproduction. Screenshots can be provided in the issue body below. If using code blocks, make sure that [syntax highlighting is correct](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/writing-on-github/working-with-advanced-formatting/creating-and-highlighting-code-blocks#syntax-highlighting) and double check that the rendered preview is not broken.
validations:
required:true
- type:textarea
attributes:
label:Describe the Bug
validations:
required:true
- type:input
id:version
attributes:
label:Payload Version
description:What version of Payload are you running?
validations:
required:true
- type:markdown
attributes:
value:Before submitting the issue, go through the steps you've written down to make sure the steps provided are detailed and clear.
- type:markdown
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value:Contributors should be able to follow the steps provided in order to reproduce the bug.
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value:These steps are used to add integration tests to ensure the same issue does not happen again. Thanks in advance!
1. [fork](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/fork) this repo
2. run `yarn` to install dependencies
3. open up the `test/_community` directory
4. add any necessary `collections/globals/fields` in this directory to recreate the issue you are experiencing
5. run `yarn dev _community` to start the admin panel
**NOTE:** The goal is to isolate the problem by reducing the number of `collections/globals/fields` you add to the `test/_community` folder. This folder is _not_ meant for you to copy your project into, but rather recreate the issue you are experiencing with minimal config.
## Example test directory file tree
```text
.
├── config.ts
├── int.spec.ts
├── e2e.spec.ts
└── payload-types.ts
```
-`config.ts` - This is the _granular_ Payload config for testing. It should be as lightweight as possible. Reference existing configs for an example
-`int.spec.ts` [Optional] - This is the test file run by jest. Any test file must have a `*int.spec.ts` suffix.
-`e2e.spec.ts` [Optional] - This is the end-to-end test file that will load up the admin UI using the above config and run Playwright tests.
-`payload-types.ts` - Generated types from `config.ts`. Generate this file by running `yarn dev:generate-types _community`.
The directory split up in this way specifically to reduce friction when creating tests and to add the ability to boot up Payload with that specific config. You should modify the files in `test/_community` to get started.
<br />
## Testing is optional but encouraged
An issue does not need to have failing tests — reproduction steps with your forked repo are enough at this point. Some people like to dive deeper and we want to give you the guidance/tools to do so. Read more below:
### Running integration tests (Payload API tests)
First install [Jest Runner for VSVode](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=firsttris.vscode-jest-runner).
There are a couple ways run integration tests:
- **Granularly** - you can run individual tests in vscode by installing the Jest Runner plugin and using that to run individual tests. Clicking the `debug` button will run the test in debug mode allowing you to set break points.
Once they are installed you can open the `testing` tab in vscode sidebar and drill down to the test you want to run, i.e. `/test/_community/e2e.spec.ts`
- It is recommended to add the test credentials (located in `test/credentials.ts`) to your autofill for `localhost:3000/admin` as this will be required on every nodemon restart. The default credentials are `dev@payloadcms.com` as email and `test` as password.
Below you'll find a set of guidelines for how to contribute to Payload CMS.
Below you'll find a set of guidelines for how to contribute to Payload.
## Opening issues
@@ -20,9 +20,15 @@ Payload documentation can be found directly within its codebase and you can feel
If you're an incredibly awesome person and want to help us make Payload even better through new features or additions, we would be thrilled to work with you.
## Design Contributions
When it comes to design-related changes or additions, it's crucial for us to ensure a cohesive user experience and alignment with our broader design vision. Before embarking on any implementation that would affect the design or UI/UX, we ask that you **first share your design proposal** with us for review and approval.
Our design review ensures that proposed changes fit seamlessly with other components, both existing and planned. This step is meant to prevent unintentional design inconsistencies and to save you from investing time in implementing features that might need significant design alterations later.
### Before Starting
To help us work on new features, you can create a new feature request post in [GitHub Discussion](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/discussions) or discuss it in our [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/r6sCXqVk3v). New functionality often has large implications across the entire Payload repo, so it is best to discuss the architecture and approach before starting work on a pull request.
To help us work on new features, you can create a new feature request post in [GitHub Discussion](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/discussions) or discuss it in our [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/payload). New functionality often has large implications across the entire Payload repo, so it is best to discuss the architecture and approach before starting work on a pull request.
### Code
@@ -49,7 +55,36 @@ The directory split up in this way specifically to reduce friction when creating
The following command will start Payload with your config: `yarn dev my-test-dir`. This command will start up Payload using your config and refresh a test database on every restart.
NOTE: It is recommended to add the test credentials to your autofill for `localhost:3000/admin` as this will be required on every nodemon restart.
By default, it will automatically log you in with the default credentials. To disable that, you can either pass in the --no-auto-login flag (example: `yarn dev my-test-dir --no-auto-login`) or set the `PAYLOAD_PUBLIC_DISABLE_AUTO_LOGIN` environment variable to `false`.
If you wish to use to your own Mongo database for the `test` directory instead of using the in memory database, all you need to do is add the following env vars to the `test/dev.ts` file:
- `process.env.NODE_ENV`
- `process.env.PAYLOAD_TEST_MONGO_URL`
- Simply set `process.env.NODE_ENV` to `test` and set `process.env.PAYLOAD_TEST_MONGO_URL` to your mongo url e.g. `mongodb://127.0.0.1/your-test-db`.
NOTE: It is recommended to add the test credentials (located in `test/credentials.ts`) to your autofill for `localhost:3000/admin` as this will be required on every nodemon restart. The default credentials are `dev@payloadcms.com` as E-Mail and `test` as password.
### Commits
We use [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/) for our commit messages. Please follow this format when creating commits. Here are some examples:
- `feat: adds new feature`
- `fix: fixes bug`
- `docs: adds documentation`
- `chore: does chore`
Here's a breakdown of the format. At the top-level, we use the following types to categorize our commits:
- `feat`: new feature that adds functionality. These are automatically added to the changelog when creating new releases.
- `fix`: a fix to an existing feature. These are automatically added to the changelog when creating new releases.
- `docs`: changes to [docs](./docs) only. These do not appear in the changelog.
- `chore`: changes to code that is neither a fix nor a feature (e.g. refactoring, adding tests, etc.). These do not appear in the changelog.
If you are committing to [templates](./templates) or [examples](./examples), use the `chore` type with the proper scope, like this:
To report an issue, please follow the steps below:
1. Fork this repository
2. Add necessary collections/globals/fields to the `test/_community` directory to recreate the issue you are experiencing
3. Create an issue and add a link to your forked repo
**The goal is to isolate the problem by reducing the number of fields/collections you add to the test/_community folder. This folder is not meant for you to copy your project into, but to recreate the issue you are experiencing with minimal config.**
## Test directory file tree explanation
```text
.
├── config.ts
├── int.spec.ts
├── e2e.spec.ts
└── payload-types.ts
```
-`config.ts` - This is the _granular_ Payload config for testing. It should be as lightweight as possible. Reference existing configs for an example
-`int.spec.ts` [Optional] - This is the test file run by jest. Any test file must have a `*int.spec.ts` suffix.
-`e2e.spec.ts` [Optional] - This is the end-to-end test file that will load up the admin UI using the above config and run Playwright tests.
-`payload-types.ts` - Generated types from `config.ts`. Generate this file by running `yarn dev:generate-types _community`.
The directory split up in this way specifically to reduce friction when creating tests and to add the ability to boot up Payload with that specific config. You should modify the files in `test/_community` to get started.
## How to start test collection admin UI
To start the admin panel so you can manually recreate your issue, you can run the following command:
```bash
# This command will start up Payload using your config
# NOTE: it will wipe the test database on restart
yarn dev _community
```
## Testing is optional but encouraged
An issue does not need to have failing tests — reproduction steps with your forked repo are enough at this point. Some people like to dive deeper and we want to give you the guidance/tools to do so. Read more below.
### How to run integration tests (Payload API tests)
There are a couple ways to do this:
- **Granularly** - you can run individual tests in vscode by installing the Jest Runner plugin and using that to run individual tests. Clicking the `debug` button will run the test in debug mode allowing you to set break points.
Once they are installed you can open the `testing` tab in vscode sidebar and drill down to the test you want to run, i.e. `/test/_community/e2e.spec.ts`
- It is recommended to add the test credentials (located in `test/credentials.ts`) to your autofill for `localhost:3000/admin` as this will be required on every nodemon restart. The default credentials are `dev@payloadcms.com` as email and `test` as password.
<li>Don’t hit some third-party SaaS API, hit your own API</li>
<li>Use your own database and own your data</li>
<li>It's just Express - do what you want outside of Payload</li>
<li>No need to learn how Payload works - if you know JS, you know Payload</li>
<li>No vendor lock-in</li>
<li>Avoid microservices hell - get everything (even auth) in one place</li>
<li>Never touch ancient WP code again</li>
<li>Build faster, never hit a roadblock</li>
<li>Both admin and backend are 100% extensible</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://payloadcms.com">
<img src="https://payloadcms.com/images/og-image.jpg" alt="Payload headless CMS Admin panel built with React" />
</a>
## ☁️ Deploy instantly with Payload Cloud.
Create a cloud account, connect your GitHub, and [deploy in minutes](https://payloadcms.com/new).
### Features
## 🚀 Get started by self-hosting completely free, forever.
Before beginning to work with Payload, make sure you have all of the [required software](https://payloadcms.com/docs/getting-started/installation).
```text
npx create-payload-app
```
Alternatively, it only takes about five minutes to [create an app from scratch](https://payloadcms.com/docs/getting-started/installation#from-scratch).
## 🖱️ One-click templates
Jumpstart your next project by starting with a pre-made template. These are production-ready, end-to-end solutions designed to get you to market as fast as possible.
Eliminate the need to combine Shopify and a CMS, and instead do it all with Payload + Stripe. Comes with a beautiful, fully functional front-end complete with shopping cart, checkout, orders, and much more.
Build any kind of website, blog, or portfolio from small to enterprise. Comes with a beautiful, fully functional front-end complete with posts, projects, comments, and much more.
We're constantly adding more templates to our [Templates Directory](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/tree/master/templates). If you maintain your own template, consider adding the `payload-template` topic to your GitHub repository for others to find.
Payload is a CMS that has been designed for developers from the ground up to deliver them what they need to build great digital products. If you know JavaScript, you know Payload. It's a _code-first_ CMS, which allows us to do a lot of things right:
- Payload gives you everything you need, but then steps back and lets you build what you want in JavaScript or TypeScript - with no unnecessary complexity brought by GUIs. You'll understand how your CMS works because you will have written it exactly how you want it.
- Bring your own Express server and do whatever you need on top of Payload. Payload doesn't impose anything on you or your app.
- Completely control the Admin panel by using your own React components. Swap out fields or even entire views with ease.
- Use your data however and wherever you need thanks to auto-generated, yet fully extensible REST, GraphQL, and Local Node APIs.
### Quick Start
Before beginning to work with Payload, make sure you have all of the [required software](https://payloadcms.com/docs/getting-started/installation).
From there, the easiest way to get started with Payload is to use the `create-payload-app` package:
```
npx create-payload-app
```
Alternatively, it only takes about five minutes to [create an app from scratch](https://payloadcms.com/docs/getting-started/installation#from-scratch).
### Documentation
## 🗒️ Documentation
Check out the [Payload website](https://payloadcms.com/docs/getting-started/what-is-payload) to find in-depth documentation for everything that Payload offers.
### Contributing
If you want to add contributions to this repository, please follow the instructions in [contributing.md](./contributing.md).
## 🙋 Contributing
### Other Resources
If you want to add contributions to this repository, please follow the instructions in [contributing.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md).
##### Discussions
## 📚 Examples
There are lots of good conversations and resources in our [GitHub Discussions board](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/discussions). If you're struggling with something, chances are, someone's already solved what you're up against. Searching Discussions will often provide very helpful tips and tricks.
The [Examples Directory](./examples) is a great resource for learning how to setup Payload in a variety of different ways, but you can also find great examples in our blog and throughout our social media.
Join [Payload's Discord channel](https://discord.com/invite/r6sCXqVk3v) to interact with Payload developers in realtime.
## 🔌 Plugins
Payload is highly extensible and allows you to install or distribute plugins that add or remove functionality. There are both officially-supported and community-supported plugins available. If you maintain your own plugin, consider adding the `payload-plugin` topic to your GitHub repository for others to find.
There are lots of good conversations and resources in our Github Discussions board and our Discord Server. If you're struggling with something, chances are, someone's already solved what you're up against. :point_down:
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Field Access Control is specified with functions inside a field's config. All fi
```ts
import { CollectionConfig } from 'payload/types';
const Posts: CollectionConfig = {
export const Posts: CollectionConfig = {
slug: 'posts',
fields: [
{
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ Returns a boolean which allows or denies the ability to read a field's value. If
Returns a boolean which allows or denies the ability to update a field's value. If `false` is returned, any passed values will be discarded.
If `false` is returned and you attempt to update the field's value, the operation will **not** throw an error however the field will be omitted from the update operation and the value will remain unchanged.
Access control within Payload is extremely powerful while remaining easy and intuitive to manage. Declaring who should have access to what documents is no more complex than writing a simple JavaScript function that either returns a `boolean` or a [`query`](/docs/queries/overview) constraint to restrict which documents users can interact with.
In the Local API, all Access Control functions are skipped by default, allowing your server to do whatever it needs. But, you can opt back in by setting the option <strong>overrideAccess</strong> to <strong>true</strong>.
In the Local API, all Access Control functions are skipped by default, allowing your server to do whatever it needs. But, you can opt back in by setting the option <strong>overrideAccess</strong> to <strong>false</strong>.
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ While designing the Payload Admin panel, we determined it should be as minimal a
To swap in your own React component, first, consult the list of available component overrides below. Determine the scope that corresponds to what you are trying to accomplish, and then author your React component accordingly.
<Banner type="success">
<strong>Tip:</strong><br/>
<strong>Tip:</strong><br/>
Custom components will automatically be provided with all props that the default component would accept.
</Banner>
@@ -19,27 +19,29 @@ To swap in your own React component, first, consult the list of available compon
You can override a set of admin panel-wide components by providing a component to your base Payload config's `admin.components` property. The following options are available:
| Path | Description |
| --------------------- | -------------|
| **`Nav`** | Contains the sidebar and mobile Nav in its entirety. |
| **`BeforeDashboard`** | Array of components to inject into the built-in Dashboard, _before_ the default dashboard contents. |
| **`AfterDashboard`** | Array of components to inject into the built-in Dashboard, _after_ the default dashboard contents. [Demo](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/tree/master/test/admin/components/AfterDashboard/index.tsx)|
| **`BeforeLogin`** | Array of components to inject into the built-in Login, _before_ the default login form. |
| **`AfterLogin`** | Array of components to inject into the built-in Login, _after_ the default login form. |
| **`BeforeNavLinks`** | Array of components to inject into the built-in Nav, _before_ the links themselves. |
| **`AfterNavLinks`** | Array of components to inject into the built-in Nav, _after_ the links. |
| **`views.Account`** | The Account view is used to show the currently logged in user's Account page. |
| **`views.Dashboard`** | The main landing page of the Admin panel. |
| **`graphics.Icon`** | Used as a graphic within the `Nav` component. Often represents a condensed version of a full logo. |
| **`graphics.Logo`** | The full logo to be used in contexts like the `Login` view. |
| **`routes`** | Define your own routes to add to the Payload Admin UI. [More](#custom-routes) |
| **`providers`** | Define your own provider components that will wrap the Payload Admin UI. [More](#custom-providers) |
| **`Nav`** | Contains the sidebar and mobile Nav in its entirety. |
| **`logout.Button`** | A custom React component. |
| **`BeforeDashboard`** | Array of components to inject into the built-in Dashboard, _before_ the default dashboard contents. |
| **`AfterDashboard`** | Array of components to inject into the built-in Dashboard, _after_ the default dashboard contents. [Demo](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/tree/master/test/admin/components/AfterDashboard/index.tsx) |
| **`BeforeLogin`** | Array of components to inject into the built-in Login, _before_ the default login form. |
| **`AfterLogin`** | Array of components to inject into the built-in Login, _after_ the default login form. |
| **`BeforeNavLinks`** | Array of components to inject into the built-in Nav, _before_ the links themselves. |
| **`AfterNavLinks`** | Array of components to inject into the built-in Nav, _after_ the links. |
| **`views.Account`** | The Account view is used to show the currently logged in user's Account page. |
| **`views.Dashboard`** | The main landing page of the Admin panel. |
| **`graphics.Icon`** | Used as a graphic within the `Nav` component. Often represents a condensed version of a full logo. |
| **`graphics.Logo`** | The full logo to be used in contexts like the `Login` view. |
| **`routes`** | Define your own routes to add to the Payload Admin UI. [More](#custom-routes) |
| **`providers`** | Define your own provider components that will wrap the Payload Admin UI. [More](#custom-providers) |
*For more examples regarding how to customize components, look at the following [examples](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/tree/master/test/admin/components).*
_For more examples regarding how to customize components, look at the following [examples](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/tree/master/test/admin/components)._
### Collections
You can override components on a Collection-by-Collection basis via each Collection's `admin` property.
| Path | Description |
| ---------------- | -------------|
| **`views.Edit`** | Used while a document within this Collection is being edited. |
| **`views.List`** | The `List` view is used to render a paginated, filterable table of Documents in this Collection. |
| **`views.Edit`** | Used while a document within this Collection is being edited. |
| **`views.List`** | The `List` view is used to render a paginated, filterable table of Documents in this Collection. |
| **`edit.SaveButton`** | Replace the default `Save` button with a custom component. Drafts must be disabled |
| **`edit.SaveDraftButton`** | Replace the default `Save Draft` button with a custom component. Drafts must be enabled and autosave must be disabled. |
| **`edit.PublishButton`** | Replace the default `Publish` button with a custom component. Drafts must be enabled. |
| **`edit.PreviewButton`** | Replace the default `Preview` button with a custom component. |
| **`BeforeList`** | Array of components to inject _before_ the built-in List view |
| **`BeforeListTable`** | Array of components to inject _before_ the built-in List view's table |
| **`AfterListTable`** | Array of components to inject _after_ the built-in List view's table |
| **`AfterList`** | Array of components to inject _after_ the built-in List view |
| **`views.Edit`** | Used while this Global is being edited. |
| **`edit.SaveButton`** | Replace the default `Save` button with a custom component. Drafts must be disabled |
| **`edit.SaveDraftButton`** | Replace the default `Save Draft` button with a custom component. Drafts must be enabled and autosave must be disabled. |
| **`edit.PublishButton`** | Replace the default `Publish` button with a custom component. Drafts must be enabled. |
| **`edit.PreviewButton`** | Replace the default `Preview` button with a custom component. |
### Fields
All Payload fields support the ability to swap in your own React components. So, for example, instead of rendering a default Text input, you might need to render a color picker that provides the editor with a custom color picker interface to restrict the data entered to colors only.
<Banner type="success">
<strong>Tip:</strong><br/>
Don't see a built-in field type that you need? Build it! Using a combination of custom validation and custom components, you can override the entirety of how a component functions within the admin panel and effectively create your own field type.
<strong>Tip:</strong>
<br />
Don't see a built-in field type that you need? Build it! Using a combination
of custom validation and custom components, you can override the entirety of
how a component functions within the admin panel and effectively create your
own field type.
</Banner>
**Fields support the following custom components:**
| Component | Description |
| --------------- | -------------|
| **`Filter`** | Override the text input that is presented in the `List` view when a user is filtering documents by the customized field. |
| **`Cell`** | Used in the `List` view's table to represent a table-based preview of the data stored in the field. |
| **`Field`** | Swap out the field itself within all `Edit` views. |
When writing your own custom components you can make use of a number of hooks to set data, get reactive changes to other fields, get the id of the document or interact with a context from a custom provider.
### Sending and receiving values from the form
When swapping out the `Field` component, you'll be responsible for sending and receiving the field's `value` from the form itself. To do so, import the `useField` hook as follows:
```tsx
import { useField } from 'payload/components/forms'
import { useField } from "payload/components/forms";
There are times when a custom field component needs to have access to data from other fields. This can be done using `getDataByPath` from `useWatchForm` as follows:
```tsx
import { useWatchForm } from 'payload/components/forms';
<span>The fee is ${(amount * feePercentage) / 100}</span>
);
}
};
```
### Getting the document ID
The document ID can be very useful for certain custom components. You can get the `id` from the `useDocumentInfo` hook. Here is an example of a `UI` field using `id` to link to related collections:
```tsx
import { useDocumentInfo } from 'payload/components/utilities';
For more information regarding the hooks that are available to you while you
build custom components, including the <strong>useField</strong> hook, [click
here](/docs/admin/hooks).
</Banner>
## Custom routes
You can easily add your own custom routes to the Payload Admin panel using the `admin.components.routes` property. Payload currently uses the extremely powerful React Router v5.x and custom routes support all the properties of the React Router `<Route />` component.
**Custom routes support the following properties:**
| Property | Description |
| ----------------- | -------------|
| **`Component`** * | Pass in the component that should be rendered when a user navigates to this route. |
| **`path`** * | React Router `path`. [See the React Router docs](https://v5.reactrouter.com/web/api/Route/path-string-string) for more info. |
| **`user`** | The currently logged in user. Will be `null` if no user is logged in. |
| **`canAccessAdmin`** \* | If the currently logged in user is allowed to access the admin panel or not. |
<Banner type="warning">
<strong>Note:</strong><br/>
It's up to you to secure your custom routes. If your route requires a user to be logged in or to have certain access rights, you should handle that within your route component yourself.
<strong>Note:</strong>
<br />
It's up to you to secure your custom routes. If your route requires a user to
be logged in or to have certain access rights, you should handle that within
your route component yourself.
</Banner>
#### Example
@@ -210,7 +310,10 @@ To see how to pass in your custom views to create custom routes of your own, tak
As your admin customizations gets more complex you may want to share state between fields or other components. You can add custom providers to do add your own context to any Payload app for use in other custom components within the admin panel. Within your config add `admin.components.providers`, these can be used to share context or provide other custom functionality. Read the [React context](https://reactjs.org/docs/context.html) docs to learn more.
<Banner type="warning"><strong>Reminder:</strong> Don't forget to pass the **children** prop through the provider component for the admin UI to show</Banner>
<Banner type="warning">
<strong>Reminder:</strong> Don't forget to pass the **children** prop through
the provider component for the admin UI to show
</Banner>
### Styling Custom Components
@@ -222,12 +325,36 @@ To make use of Payload SCSS variables / mixins to use directly in your own compo
@import '~payload/scss';
```
### Getting the current language
When developing custom components you can support multiple languages to be consistent with Payload's i18n support. The best way to do this is to add your translation resources to the [i18n configuration](https://payloadcms.com/docs/configuration/i18n) and import `useTranslation` from `react-i18next` in your components.
desc: Customize your Payload admin panel further by adding your own CSS or SCSS style sheet to the configuration, powerful theme and design options are waiting for you.
Payload provides a variety of powerful hooks that can be used within your own React components. With them, you can interface with Payload itself and build just about any type of complex customization you can think of—directly in familiar React code.
### useField
The `useField` hook is used internally within every applicable Payload field component, and it manages sending and receiving a field's state from its parent form.
Outside of internal use, its most common use-case is in custom `Field` components. When you build a custom React `Field` component, you'll be responsible for sending and receiving the field's `value` from the form itself. To do so, import the `useField` hook as follows:
```tsx
import { useField } from 'payload/components/forms'
The `useField` hook accepts an `args` object and sends back information and helpers for you to make use of:
```ts
const field = useField<string>({
path: 'fieldPathHere', // required
validate: myValidateFunc, // optional
disableFormData?: false, // if true, the field's data will be ignored
condition?: myConditionHere, // optional, used to skip validation if condition fails
})
// Here is what `useField` sends back
const {
showError, // whether or not the field should show as errored
errorMessage, // the error message to show, if showError
value, // the current value of the field from the form
formSubmitted, // if the form has been submitted
formProcessing, // if the form is currently processing
setValue, // method to set the field's value in form state
initialValue, // the initial value that the field mounted with
} = field;
// The rest of your component goes here
```
### useFormFields
There are times when a custom field component needs to have access to data from other fields, and you have a few options to do so. The `useFormFields` hook is a powerful and highly performant way to retrieve a form's field state, as well as to retrieve the `dispatchFields` method, which can be helpful for setting other fields' form states from anywhere within a form.
<Banner type="success">
<strong>This hook is great for retrieving only certain fields from form state</strong> because it ensures that it will only cause a rerender when the items that you ask for change.
</Banner>
Thanks to the awesome package [`use-context-selector`](https://github.com/dai-shi/use-context-selector), you can retrieve a specific field's state easily. This is ideal because you can ensure you have an up-to-date field state, and your component will only re-render when _that field's state_ changes.
You can pass a Redux-like selector into the hook, which will ensure that you retrieve only the field that you want. The selector takes an argument with type of `[fields: Fields, dispatch: React.Dispatch<Action>]]`.
```tsx
import { useFormFields } from 'payload/components/forms';
const MyComponent: React.FC = () => {
// Get only the `amount` field state, and only cause a rerender when that field changes
<span>The fee is ${(amount.value * feePercentage.value) / 100}</span>
);
}
};
```
### useAllFormFields
**To retrieve more than one field**, you can use the `useAllFormFields` hook. Your component will re-render when _any_ field changes, so use this hook only if you absolutely need to. Unlike the `useFormFields` hook, this hook does not accept a "selector", and it always returns an array with type of `[fields: Fields, dispatch: React.Dispatch<Action>]]`.
You can do lots of powerful stuff by retrieving the full form state, like using built-in helper functions to reduce field state to values only, or to retrieve sibling data by path.
```tsx
import { useAllFormFields, reduceFieldsToValues, getSiblingData } from 'payload/components/forms';
const ExampleComponent: React.FC = () => {
// the `fields` const will be equal to all fields' state,
// and the `dispatchFields` method is usable to send field state up to the form
If you are building a custom component, then you should use `setValue` which is returned from the `useField` hook to programmatically set your field's value. But if you're looking to update _another_ field's value, you can use `dispatchFields` returned from `useFormFields`.
You can send the following actions to the `dispatchFields` function.
| **`ADD_ROW`** | Adds a row of data (useful in array / block field data) |
| **`DUPLICATE_ROW`** | Duplicates a row of data (useful in array / block field data) |
| **`MODIFY_CONDITION`** | Updates a field's conditional logic result (true / false) |
| **`MOVE_ROW`** | Moves a row of data (useful in array / block field data) |
| **`REMOVE`** | Removes a field from form state |
| **`REMOVE_ROW`** | Removes a row of data from form state (useful in array / block field data) |
| **`REPLACE_STATE`** | Completely replaces form state |
| **`UPDATE`** | Update any property of a specific field's state |
To see types for each action supported within the `dispatchFields` hook, check out the Form types [here](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/blob/master/src/admin/components/forms/Form/types.ts).
### useForm
The `useForm` hook can be used to interact with the form itself, and sends back many methods that can be used to reactively fetch form state without causing rerenders within your components each time a field is changed. This is useful if you have action-based callbacks that your components fire, and need to interact with form state _based on a user action_.
<Banner type="warning">
<strong>Warning:</strong><br/>
This hook is optimized to avoid causing rerenders when fields change, and as such, its `fields` property will be out of date. You should only leverage this hook if you need to perform actions against the form in response to your users' actions. Do not rely on its returned "fields" as being up-to-date. They will be removed from this hook's response in an upcoming version.
</Banner>
The `useForm` hook returns an object with the following properties: |
<TableWithDrawers
columns={[
'Action',
'Description',
'Example',
]}
rows={[
[
{
value: <strong><code>fields</code></strong>,
},
{
value: "Deprecated. This property cannot be relied on as up-to-date.",
In any custom component you can get the selected locale with the `useLocale` hook. Here is a simple example:
```tsx
import { useLocale } from 'payload/components/utilities';
const Greeting: React.FC = () => {
// highlight-start
const locale = useLocale();
// highlight-end
const trans = {
en: 'Hello',
es: 'Hola',
};
return (
<span> { trans[locale] } </span>
);
};
```
### useAuth
Useful to retrieve info about the currently logged in user as well as methods for interacting with it. It sends back an object with the following properties:
| **`logOut`** | A method to log out the currently logged in user |
| **`refreshCookie`** | A method to trigger the silent refreshing of a user's auth token |
| **`setToken`** | Set the token of the user, to be decoded and used to reset the user and token in memory |
| **`token`** | The logged in user's token (useful for creating preview links, etc.) |
| **`refreshPermissions`** | Load new permissions (useful when content that effects permissions has been changed) |
| **`permissions`** | The permissions of the current user |
```tsx
import { useAuth } from 'payload/components/utilities';
import { User } from '../payload-types.ts';
const Greeting: React.FC = () => {
// highlight-start
const { user } = useAuth<User>();
// highlight-end
return (
<span>Hi, {user.email}!</span>
);
};
```
### useConfig
Used to easily fetch the full Payload config.
```tsx
import { useConfig } from 'payload/components/utilities';
const MyComponent: React.FC = () => {
// highlight-start
const config = useConfig();
// highlight-end
return (
<span>{config.serverURL}</span>
);
};
```
### useEditDepth
Sends back how many editing levels "deep" the current component is. Edit depth is relevant while adding new documents / editing documents in modal windows and other cases.
```tsx
import { useEditDepth } from 'payload/components/utilities';
const MyComponent: React.FC = () => {
// highlight-start
const editDepth = useEditDepth();
// highlight-end
return (
<span>My component is {editDepth} levels deep</span>
)
}
```
### usePreferences
Returns methods to set and get user preferences. More info can be found [here](https://payloadcms.com/docs/admin/preferences).
@@ -11,46 +11,55 @@ Payload dynamically generates a beautiful, fully functional React admin panel to
The Payload Admin panel is built with Webpack, code-split, highly performant (even with 100+ fields), and written fully in TypeScript.
<Banner type="success">
The Admin panel is meant to be simple enough to give you a starting point but not bring too much complexity, so that you can easily customize it to suit the needs of your application and your editors.
The Admin panel is meant to be simple enough to give you a starting point but
not bring too much complexity, so that you can easily customize it to suit the
needs of your application and your editors.
</Banner>


*Screenshot of the Admin panel while editing a document from an example `AllFields` collection*
_Screenshot of the Admin panel while editing a document from an example `AllFields` collection_
## Admin Options
All options for the Admin panel are defined in your base Payload config file.
| Option | Description |
|-------------------- | -------------|
| `user` | The `slug` of a Collection that you want be used to log in to the Admin dashboard. [More](/docs/admin/overview#the-admin-user-collection) |
| `meta` | Base meta data to use for the Admin panel. Included properties are `titleSuffix`, `ogImage`, and `favicon`. |
| `disable` | If set to `true`, the entire Admin panel will be disabled. |
| `indexHTML` | Optionally replace the entirety of the `index.html` file used by the Admin panel. Reference the [base index.html file](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/blob/master/src/admin/index.html) to ensure your replacement has the appropriate HTML elements. |
| `css` | Absolute path to a stylesheet that you can use to override / customize the Admin panel styling. [More](/docs/admin/customizing-css). |
| `scss` | Absolute path to a Sass variables / mixins stylesheet meant to override Payload styles to make for an easy re-skinning of the Admin panel. [More](/docs/admin/customizing-css#overriding-scss-variables). |
| `dateFormat` | Global date format that will be used for all dates in the Admin panel. Any valid [date-fns](https://date-fns.org/) format pattern can be used.
| `components` | Component overrides that affect the entirety of the Admin panel. [More](/docs/admin/components) |
| `webpack` | Customize the Webpack config that's used to generate the Admin panel. [More](/docs/admin/webpack) |
| `user` | The `slug` of a Collection that you want be used to log in to the Admin dashboard. [More](/docs/admin/overview#the-admin-user-collection) |
| `buildPath` | Specify an absolute path for where to store the built Admin panel bundle used in production. Defaults to `path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'build')`. |
| `meta` | Base meta data to use for the Admin panel. Included properties are `titleSuffix`, `ogImage`, and `favicon`. |
| `disable` | If set to `true`, the entire Admin panel will be disabled. |
| `indexHTML` | Optionally replace the entirety of the `index.html` file used by the Admin panel. Reference the [base index.html file](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/blob/master/src/admin/index.html) to ensure your replacement has the appropriate HTML elements. |
| `css` | Absolute path to a stylesheet that you can use to override / customize the Admin panel styling. [More](/docs/admin/customizing-css). |
| `scss` | Absolute path to a Sass variables / mixins stylesheet meant to override Payload styles to make for an easy re-skinning of the Admin panel. [More](/docs/admin/customizing-css#overriding-scss-variables). |
| `dateFormat` | Global date format that will be used for all dates in the Admin panel. Any valid [date-fns](https://date-fns.org/) format pattern can be used. |
| `avatar` | Set account profile picture. Options: `gravatar`, `default` or a custom React component. |
| `autoLogin` | Used to automate admin log-in for dev and demonstration convenience. [More](/docs/authentication/config). |
| `components` | Component overrides that affect the entirety of the Admin panel. [More](/docs/admin/components) |
| `webpack` | Customize the Webpack config that's used to generate the Admin panel. [More](/docs/admin/webpack) |
| **`logoutRoute`** | The route for the `logout` page. |
| **`inactivityRoute`** | The route for the `logout` inactivity page. |
### The Admin User Collection
<Banner type="warning">
<strong>Important:</strong><br />
The Payload Admin panel can only be used by one Collection that supports <a href="/docs/authentication/overview">Authentication</a>.
<strong>Important:</strong>
<br />
The Payload Admin panel can only be used by one Collection that supports
[Authentication](/docs/authentication/overview).
</Banner>
To specify which Collection to use to log in to the Admin panel, pass the `admin` options a `user` key equal to the slug of the Collection that you'd like to use.
desc: The Payload admin panel uses Webpack 5 and supports many common functionalities such as SCSS and Typescript out of the box to give you more freedom.
The collection above features a `beforeChange` hook that creates a Stripe subscription whenever a Subscription document is created in Payload.
@@ -155,6 +153,11 @@ export default {};
Now, when Webpack sees that you're attempting to import your `createStripeSubscriptionPath` file, it'll disregard that actual file and load your mock file instead. Not only will your Admin panel now bundle successfully, you will have optimized its filesize by removing unnecessary code! And you might have learned something about Webpack, too.
<Banner type="success">
<strong>Tip:</strong><br/>
If changes to your Webpack aliases are not surfacing, they might be [cached](https://webpack.js.org/configuration/cache/) in `node_modules/.cache/webpack`. Try deleting that folder and restarting your server.
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ To enable Authentication on a collection, define an `auth` property and set it t
| **`useAPIKey`** | Payload Authentication provides for API keys to be set on each user within an Authentication-enabled Collection. [More](/docs/authentication/config#api-keys) |
| **`tokenExpiration`** | How long (in seconds) to keep the user logged in. JWTs and HTTP-only cookies will both expire at the same time. |
| **`maxLoginAttempts`** | Only allow a user to attempt logging in X amount of times. Automatically locks out a user from authenticating if this limit is passed. Set to `0` to disable. |
| **`lockTime`** | Set the time that a user should be locked out if they fail authentication more times than `maxLoginAttempts` allows for. |
| **`lockTime`** | Set the time (in milliseconds) that a user should be locked out if they fail authentication more times than `maxLoginAttempts` allows for. |
| **`depth`** | How many levels deep a `user` document should be populated when creating the JWT and binding the `user` to the express `req`. Defaults to `0` and should only be modified if absolutely necessary, as this will affect performance. |
| **`cookies`** | Set cookie options, including `secure`, `sameSite`, and `domain`. For advanced users. |
| **`forgotPassword`** | Customize the way that the `forgotPassword` operation functions. [More](/docs/authentication/config#forgot-password) |
@@ -29,10 +29,12 @@ To enable Authentication on a collection, define an `auth` property and set it t
To integrate with third-party APIs or services, you might need the ability to generate API keys that can be used to identify as a certain user within Payload.
In Payload, users are essentially documents within a collection. Just like you can authenticate as a user with an email and password, which is considered as our default local auth strategy, you can also authenticate as a user with an API key. API keys are generated on a user-by-user basis, similar to email and passwords, and are meant to represent a single user.
For example, if you have a third-party service or external app that needs to be able to perform protected actions at its discretion, you have two options:
1. Create a user for the third-party app, and log in each time to receive a token before you attempt to access any protected actions
1. Enable API key support for the Collection, where you can generate a non-expiring API key per user in the collection
1. Enable API key support for the Collection, where you can generate a non-expiring API key per user in the collection. This is particularly useful as you can create a "user" that reflects an integration with a specific external service and assign a "role" or specific access only needed by that service/integration. Alternatively, you could create a "super admin" user and assign an API key to that user so that any requests made with that API key are considered as being made by that super user.
Technically, both of these options will work for third-party integrations but the second option with API key is simpler, because it reduces the amount of work that your integrations need to do to be authenticated properly.
@@ -43,20 +45,40 @@ To enable API keys on a collection, set the `useAPIKey` auth option to `true`. F
is compromised, your API keys will not be.
</Banner>
##### Authenticating via API Key
#### Authenticating via API Key
To utilize your API key while interacting with the REST or GraphQL API, add the `Authorization` header.
To authenticate REST or GraphQL API requests using an API key, set the `Authorization` header. The header is case-sensitive and needs the slug of the `auth.useAPIKey` enabled collection, then " API-Key ", followed by the `apiKey` that has been assigned. Payload's built-in middleware will then assign the user document to `req.user` and handle requests with the proper access control. By doing this, Payload recognizes the request being made as a request by the user associated with that API key.
Payload ensures that the same, uniform access control is used across all authentication strategies. This enables you to utilize your existing access control configurations with both API keys and the standard email/password authentication. This consistency can aid in maintaining granular control over your API keys.
#### API Key *Only* Authentication
If you want to use API keys as the only authentication method for a collection, you can disable the default local strategy by setting `disableLocalStrategy` to `true` on the collection's `auth` property. This will disable the ability to authenticate with email and password, and will only allow for authentication via API key.
```ts
import { CollectionConfig } from 'payload/types';
export const Customers: CollectionConfig = {
slug: 'customers',
auth: {
useAPIKey: true,
disableLocalStrategy: true,
}
};
```
### Forgot Password
You can customize how the Forgot Password workflow operates with the following options on the `auth.forgotPassword` property:
@@ -80,7 +102,7 @@ Example:
```ts
import { CollectionConfig } from 'payload/types';
const Customers: CollectionConfig = {
export const Customers: CollectionConfig = {
slug: 'customers',
auth: {
forgotPassword: {
@@ -154,7 +176,7 @@ Example:
import { CollectionConfig } from 'payload/types';
const Customers: CollectionConfig = {
export const Customers: CollectionConfig = {
slug: 'customers',
auth: {
verify: {
@@ -227,3 +249,39 @@ If you pass a strategy to the `strategy` property directly, the `name` property
However, if you pass a function to `strategy`, `name` is a required property.
In either case, Payload will prefix the strategy name with the collection `slug` that the strategy is passed to.
### Admin autologin
For testing and demo purposes you may want to skip forcing the admin user to login in order to access the panel.
The `admin.autologin` property is used to configure the how visitors are handled when accessing the admin panel.
The default is that all users will have to login and this should not be enabled for environments where data needs to protected.
Document access can also be queried on a collection/global basis. Access on a global can queried like `http://localhost:3000/api/global-slug/access`, Collection document access can be queried like `http://localhost:3000/api/collection-slug/access/:id`.
### Me
Returns either a logged in user with token or null when there is no logged in user.
**By enabling Authetication on a config, the following modifications will automatically be made to your Collection:**
**By enabling Authentication on a config, the following modifications will automatically be made to your Collection:**
1. `email` as well as password `salt` & `hash` fields will be added to your Collection's schema
1. The Admin panel will feature a new set of corresponding UI to allow for changing password and editing email
@@ -78,9 +83,11 @@ Once enabled, each document that is created within the Collection can be thought
Successfully logging in returns a `JWT` (JSON web token) which is how a user will identify themselves to Payload. By providing this JWT via either an HTTP-only cookie or an `Authorization` header, Payload will automatically identify the user and add its user JWT data to the Express `req`, which is available throughout Payload including within access control, hooks, and more.
You can specify what data gets encoded to the JWT token by setting `saveToJWT` to true in your auth collection fields. If you wish to use a different key other than the field `name`, you can provide it to `saveToJWT` as a string. It is also possible to use `saveToJWT` on fields that are nested in inside groups and tabs. If a group has a `saveToJWT` set it will include the object with all sub-fields in the token. You can set `saveToJWT: false` for any fields you wish to omit. If a field inside a group has `saveToJWT` set, but the group does not, the field will be included at the top level of the token.
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<strong>Tip:</strong><br/>
You can access the loggedin user from access control functions and hooks via the Express <strong>req</strong>. The loggedin user is automatically added as the <strong>user</strong> property.
You can access the logged-in user from access control functions and hooks via the Express <strong>req</strong>. The logged-in user is automatically added as the <strong>user</strong> property.
@@ -11,38 +11,48 @@ Because Payload uses your existing Express server, you are free to add whatever
This approach has a ton of benefits - it's great for isolation of concerns and limiting scope, but it also means that your additional routes won't have access to Payload's user authentication.
<Banner type="success">
You can make full use of Payload's built-in authentication within your own custom Express endpoints by adding Payload's authentication middleware.
You can make full use of Payload's built-in authentication within your own
custom Express endpoints by adding Payload's authentication middleware.
</Banner>
<Banner type="warning">
Payload must be initialized before the `payload.authenticate` middleware can
be used. This is done by calling `payload.init()` prior to adding the
Once you have created a project, you will need to select your plan. This will determine the resources that are allocated to your project and the features that are available to you.
<Banner type="success">
Note: All Payload Cloud teams that deploy a project require a card on file.
This helps us prevent fraud and abuse on our platform. If you select a plan
with a free trial, you will not be charged until your trial period is over.
We’ll remind you 7 days before your trial ends and you can cancel anytime.
| **Region** | Select the region closest to your audience. This will ensure the fastest communication between your data and your client. |
| **Project Name** | A name for your project. You can change this at any time. |
| **Project Slug** | Choose a unique slug to identify your project. This needs to be unique for your team and you can change it any time. |
| **Team** | Select the team you want to create the project under. If this is your first project, a personal team will be created for you automatically. You can modify your team settings and invite new members at any time from the Team Settings page. |
### Build Settings
If you are deploying a new project from a template, the following settings will be automatically configured for you. If you are using your own repository, you need to make sure your build settings are accurate for your project to deploy correctly.
| **Root Directory** | The folder where your `package.json` file lives. |
| **Install Command** | The command used to install your modules, for example: `yarn install` or `npm install` |
| **Build Command** | The command used to build your application, for example: `yarn build` or `npm run build` |
| **Serve Command** | The command used to serve your application, for example: `yarn serve` or `npm run serve` |
| **Branch to Deploy** | Select the branch of your repository that you want to deploy from. This is the branch that will be used to build your project when you commit new changes. |
| **Default Domain** | Set a default domain for your project. This must be unique and you will not able to change it. You can always add a custom domain later in your project settings. |
### Environment Variables
Any of the features in Payload Cloud that require environment variables will automatically be provided to your application. If your app requires any custom environment variables, you can set them here.
<Banner type="warning">
Note: For security reasons, any variables you wish to provide to the Admin
panel must be prefixed with`PAYLOAD_PUBLIC_`. Learn more
Payment methods can be set per project and can be updated any time. You can use team’s default payment method, or add a new one. Modify your payment methods in your Project settings / Team settings.
<Banner type="success">
<strong>Note:</strong> All Payload Cloud teams that deploy a project require a
card on file. This helps us prevent fraud and abuse on our platform. If you
select a plan with a free trial, you will not be charged until your trial
period is over. We’ll remind you 7 days before your trial ends and you can
A deployment solution specifically designed for Node.js + MongoDB applications, offering seamless deployment of your entire stack in one place. You can get started in minutes with a one-click template or bring your own codebase with you.
Payload Cloud offers various plans tailored to meet your specific needs, including a MongoDB Atlas database, S3 file storage, and email delivery powered by [Resend](https://resend.com). To see a full breakdown of features and plans, see our [Cloud Pricing page](https://payloadcms.com/cloud-pricing).
To get started, you first need to create an account. Head over to [the login screen](https://payloadcms.com/login) and **Register for Free**.
<Banner type="success">
To create your first project, you can either select [a
template](#starting-from-a-template) or [import an existing
project](#importing-from-an-existing-codebase) from GitHub.
</Banner>
## Starting from a Template
Templates come preconfigured and provide a one-click solution to quickly deploy a new application.

_Creating a new project from a template._
After creating an account, select your desired template from the Projects page. At this point, you need to connect to authorize the Payload Cloud application with your GitHub account. Click Continue with GitHub and follow the prompts to authorize the app.
Next, select your `GitHub Scope`. If you belong to multiple organizations, they will show up here. If you do not see the organization you are looking for, you may need to adjust your GitHub app permissions.
After selecting your scope, create a unique `repository name` and select whether you want your repository to be public or private on GitHub.
<Banner type="warning">
<strong>Note:</strong> Public repositories can be accessed by anyone online,
while private repositories grant access only to you and anyone you explicitly
authorize.
</Banner>
Once you are ready, click **Create Project**. This will clone the selected template to a new repository in your GitHub account, and take you to the configuration page to set up your project for deployment.
## Importing from an Existing Codebase
Payload Cloud works for any Node.js + MongoDB app. From the New Project page, select **import an existing Git codebase**. Choose the organization and select the repository you want to import. From here, you will be taken to the configuration page to set up your project for deployment.

_Creating a new project from an existing repository._
<Banner type="warning">
<strong>Note:</strong> In order to make use of the features of Payload Cloud
in your own codebase, you will need to add the [Cloud
Plugin](https://github.com/payloadcms/plugin-cloud) to your Payload app.
_A screenshot of the Overview page for a Cloud project._
### Database
Your Payload Cloud project comes with a MongoDB serverless Atlas DB instance or a Dedicated Atlas cluster, depending on your plan. To interact with your cloud database, you will be provided with a MongoDB connection string. This can be found under the **Database** tab of your project.
`mongodb+srv://your_connection_string`
### File Storage
Payload Cloud gives you S3 file storage backed by Cloudflare as a CDN, and this plugin extends Payload so that all of your media will be stored in S3 rather than locally.
AWS Cognito is used for authentication to your S3 bucket. The[Payload Cloud Plugin](https://github.com/payloadcms/plugin-cloud)will automatically pick up these values. These values are only if you'd like to access your files directly, outside of Payload Cloud.
### Build Settings
You can update settings from your Project’s Settings tab. Changes to your build settings will trigger a redeployment of your project.
### Environment Variables
From the Environment Variables page of the Settings tab, you can add, update and delete variables for use in your project. Like build settings, these changes will trigger a redeployment of your project.
<Banner>
Note: For security reasons, any variables you wish to provide to the Admin
panel must be prefixed with`PAYLOAD_PUBLIC_`. Learn more
With Payload Cloud, you can add custom domain names to your project. To do so, first go to the Domains page of the Settings tab of your project. Here you can see your default domain. To add a new domain, type in the domain name you wish to use.
<Banner>
Note: do not include the protocol (http:// or https://) or any routes (/page).
Only include the domain name and extension, and optionally a subdomain. -
your-domain.com - backend.your-domain.com
</Banner>
Once you click save, a DNS record will be generated for your domain name to point to your live project. Add this record into your DNS provider’s records, and once the records are resolving properly (this can take 1hr to 48hrs in some cases), your domain will now to point to your live project.
You will also need to configure your Payload project to use your specified domain. In your `payload.config.ts` file, specify your `serverURL` with your domain:
```ts
export default buildConfig({
serverURL: "https://example.com",
// the rest of your config,
});
```
### Email
Powered by [Resend](https://resend.com), Payload Cloud comes with integrated email support out of the box. No configuration is needed, and you can use `payload.sendEmail()` to send email right from your Payload app. To learn more about sending email with Payload, checkout the [Email Configuration](https://payloadcms.com/docs/email/overview) overview.
If you are on the Pro or Enterprise plan, you can add your own custom Email domain name. From the Email page of your project’s Settings, add the domain you wish to use for email delivery. This will generate a set of DNS records. Add these records to your DNS provider and click verify to check that your records are resolving properly. Once verified, your emails will now be sent from your custom domain name.
### Developing Locally
To make changes to your project, you will need to clone the repository defined in your project settings to your local machine. In order to run your project locally, you will need configure your local environment first. Refer to your repository’s `README.md` file to see the steps needed for your specific template.
From there, you are ready to make updates to your project. When you are ready to make your changes live, commit your changes to the branch you specified in your Project settings, and your application will automatically trigger a redeploy and build from your latest commit.
### Cloud Plugin
Projects generated from a template will come pre-configured with the official Cloud Plugin, but if you are using your own repository you will need to add this into your project. To do so, add the plugin to your Payload config:
`yarn add @payloadcms/plugin-cloud`
```js
import { payloadCloud } from "@payloadcms/plugin-cloud";
import { buildConfig } from "payload/config";
export default buildConfig({
plugins: [payloadCloud()],
// rest of config
});
```
<Banner type="warning">
**Note:** If your Payload config already has an email with transport, this
will take precedence over Payload Cloud's email service.
</Banner>
##### **Optional configuration**
If you wish to opt-out of any Payload cloud features, the plugin also accepts options to do so.
Within Payload Cloud, the team management feature offers you the ability to
manage your organization, team members, billing, and subscription settings.
</Banner>

_A screenshot of the Team Settings page._
### Members
Each team has members that can interact with your projects. You can invite multiple people to your team and each individual can belong to more than one team. You can assign them either `owner` or `user` permissions. Owners are able to make admin-only changes, such as deleting projects, and editing billing information.
### Adding Members
To add a new member to your team, visit your Team’s Settings page, and click “Invite Teammate”. You can then add their email address, and assign their role. Press “Save” to send the invitations, which will send an email to the invited team member where they can create a new account.
### Billing
Users can update billing settings and subscriptions for any teams where they are designated as an `owner`. To make updates to the team’s payment methods, visit the Billing page under the Team Settings tab. You can add new cards, delete cards, and set a payment method as a default. The default payment method will be used in the event that another payment method fails.
### Subscriptions
From the Subscriptions page, a team owner can see all current plans for their team. From here, you can see the price of each plan, if there is an active trial, and when you will be billed next.
### Invoices
The Invoices page will you show you the invoices for your account, as well as the status on their payment.
@@ -12,20 +12,25 @@ It's often best practice to write your Collections in separate files and then im
## Options
| Option | Description |
|---------------- | -------------|
| **`slug`** * | Unique, URL-friendly string that will act as an identifier for this Collection. |
| **`fields`** * | Array of field types that will determine the structure and functionality of the data stored within this Collection. [Click here](/docs/fields/overview) for a full list of field types as well as how to configure them. |
| **`labels`** | Singular and plural labels for use in identifying this Collection throughout Payload. Auto-generated from slug if not defined. |
| **`description`**| Text or React component to display below the Collection label in the List view to give editors more information. |
| **`admin`** | Admin-specific configuration. See below for [more detail](#admin-options). |
| **`hooks`** | Entry points to "tie in" to Collection actions at specific points. [More](/docs/hooks/overview#collection-hooks) |
| **`access`** | Provide access control functions to define exactly who should be able to do what with Documents in this Collection. [More](/docs/access-control/overview/#collections) |
| **`auth`** | Specify options if you would like this Collection to feature authentication. For more, consult the [Authentication](/docs/authentication/config) documentation. |
| **`upload`** | Specify options if you would like this Collection to support file uploads. For more, consult the [Uploads](/docs/upload/overview) documentation. |
| **`timestamps`** | Set to false to disable documents' automatically generated `createdAt` and `updatedAt` timestamps. |
| **`versions`** | Set to true to enable default options, or configure with object properties. [More](/docs/versions/overview#collection-config)|
| **`endpoints`** | Add custom routes to the REST API. [More](/docs/rest-api/overview#custom-endpoints) |
| **`slug`** * | Unique, URL-friendly string that will act as an identifier for this Collection. |
| **`fields`** * | Array of field types that will determine the structure and functionality of the data stored within this Collection. [Click here](/docs/fields/overview) for a full list of field types as well as how to configure them. |
| **`indexes`** * | Array of database indexes to create, including compound indexes that have multiple fields. |
| **`labels`** | Singular and plural labels for use in identifying this Collection throughout Payload. Auto-generated from slug if not defined. |
| **`admin`** | Admin-specific configuration. See below for [more detail](#admin-options). |
| **`hooks`** | Entry points to "tie in" to Collection actions at specific points. [More](/docs/hooks/overview#collection-hooks) |
| **`access`** | Provide access control functions to define exactly who should be able to do what with Documents in this Collection. [More](/docs/access-control/overview/#collections) |
| **`auth`** | Specify options if you would like this Collection to feature authentication. For more, consult the [Authentication](/docs/authentication/config) documentation. |
| **`upload`** | Specify options if you would like this Collection to support file uploads. For more, consult the [Uploads](/docs/upload/overview) documentation. |
| **`timestamps`** | Set to false to disable documents' automatically generated `createdAt` and `updatedAt` timestamps. |
| **`versions`** | Set to true to enable default options, or configure with object properties. [More](/docs/versions/overview#collection-config)|
| **`endpoints`** | Add custom routes to the REST API. [More](/docs/rest-api/overview#custom-endpoints) |
| **`graphQL`** | An object with `singularName` and `pluralName` strings used in schema generation. Auto-generated from slug if not defined. |
| **`typescript`** | An object with property `interface` as the text used in schema generation. Auto-generated from slug if not defined. |
| **`defaultSort`** | Pass a top-level field to sort by default in the collection List view. Prefix the name of the field with a minus symbol ("-") to sort in descending order. |
| **`pagination`** | Set pagination-specific options for this collection. [More](#pagination) |
| **`custom`** | Extension point for adding custom data (e.g. for plugins) |
*\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required.*
@@ -34,7 +39,7 @@ It's often best practice to write your Collections in separate files and then im
@@ -60,14 +65,21 @@ You can find an assortment of [example collection configs](https://github.com/pa
You can customize the way that the Admin panel behaves on a collection-by-collection basis by defining the `admin` property on a collection's config.
| Option | Description |
|---------------------------- | -------------|
| `useAsTitle` | Specify a top-level field to use for a document title throughout the Admin panel. If no field is defined, the ID of the document is used as the title. |
| `defaultColumns` | Array of field names that correspond to which columns to show by default in this collection's List view. |
| `disableDuplicate ` | Disables the "Duplicate" button while editing documents within this collection. |
| `group` | Text used as a label for grouping collection and global links together in the navigation. |
| `hidden` | Set to true or a function, called with the current user, returning true to exclude this collection from navigation and admin routing. |
| `hooks` | Admin-specific hooks for this collection. [More](#admin-hooks) |
| `useAsTitle` | Specify a top-level field to use for a document title throughout the Admin panel. If no field is defined, the ID of the document is used as the title. |
| `description` | Text or React component to display below the Collection label in the List view to give editors more information. |
| `defaultColumns` | Array of field names that correspond to which columns to show by default in this collection's List view. |
| `disableDuplicate ` | Disables the "Duplicate" button while editing documents within this collection. |
| `hideAPIURL` | Hides the "API URL" meta field while editing documents within this collection. |
| `enableRichTextLink` | The [Rich Text](/docs/fields/rich-text) field features a `Link` element which allows for users to automatically reference related documents within their rich text. Set to `true` by default. |
| `enableRichTextRelationship` | The [Rich Text](/docs/fields/rich-text) field features a `Relationship` element which allows for users to automatically reference related documents within their rich text. Set to `true` by default. |
| `preview` | Function to generate preview URLS within the Admin panel that can point to your app. [More](#preview). |
| `components` | Swap in your own React components to be used within this collection. [More](/docs/admin/components#collections) |
| `preview` | Function to generate preview URLS within the Admin panel that can point to your app. [More](#preview). |
| `components` | Swap in your own React components to be used within this collection. [More](/docs/admin/components#collections) |
| `listSearchableFields` | Specify which fields should be searched in the List search view. [More](#list-searchable-fields) |
### Preview
@@ -78,14 +90,14 @@ If the function is specified, a Preview button will automatically appear in the
**The preview function accepts two arguments:**
1. The document being edited
1. An `options` object, containing `locale` and `token` properties. The `token` is the currently loggedin user's JWT.
1. An `options` object, containing `locale` and `token` properties. The `token` is the currently logged-in user's JWT.
Here are a few options that you can specify options for pagination on a collection-by-collection basis:
| Option | Description |
| --------------------------- | -------------|
| `defaultLimit` | Integer that specifies the default per-page limit that should be used. Defaults to 10. |
| `limits` | Provide an array of integers to use as per-page options for admins to choose from in the List view. |
### Access control
You can specify extremely granular access control (what users can do with documents in a collection) on a collection by collection basis. To learn more, go to the [Access Control](/docs/access-control/overview) docs.
@@ -118,6 +139,61 @@ Hooks are a powerful way to extend collection functionality and execute your own
Collections support all field types that Payload has to offer—including simple fields like text and checkboxes all the way to more complicated layout-building field groups like Blocks. [Click here](/docs/fields/overview) to learn more about field types.
### List Searchable Fields
In the List view, there is a "search" box that allows you to quickly find a document with a search. By default, it searches on the ID field. If you have `admin.useAsTitle` defined, the list search will use that field. However, you can define more than one field to search to make it easier on your admin editors to find the data they need.
For example, let's say you have a Posts collection with `title`, `metaDescription`, and `tags` fields - and you want all three of those fields to be searchable in the List view. You can simply add `admin.listSearchableFields: ['title', 'metaDescription', 'tags']` - and the admin UI will automatically search on those three fields plus the ID field.
<Banner type="warning">
<strong>Note:</strong><br/>
If you are adding <strong>listSearchableFields</strong>, make sure you index each of these fields so your admin queries can remain performant.
</Banner>
### Admin Hooks
In addition to collection hooks themselves, Payload provides for admin UI-specific hooks that you can leverage.
**`beforeDuplicate`**
The `beforeDuplicate` hook is an async function that accepts an object containing the data to duplicate, as well as the locale of the doc to duplicate. Within this hook, you can modify the data to be duplicated, which is useful in cases where you have unique fields that need to be incremented or similar, as well as if you want to automatically modify a document's `title`.
Example:
```ts
import { BeforeDuplicate, CollectionConfig } from 'payload/types';
// Your auto-generated Page type
import { Page } from '../payload-types.ts';
const beforeDuplicate: BeforeDuplicate<Page> = ({ data }) => {
Payload utilizes a few Express-specific middleware packages within its own routers. You can customize how they work by passing in configuration options to the main Payload config's `express` property.
### Custom Middleware
Payload allows you to pass in custom Express middleware to be used on all of the routes it opens. This is useful for adding logging or any other custom functionality to your endpoints.
There are 2 exposed properties. Each property is an array of middleware functions.
- `preMiddleware` - runs before any of the Payload middleware
- `postMiddleware` - runs after all of the Payload middleware
`express.json()` is used to parse JSON body content into JavaScript objects accessible on the Express `req`. Payload allows you to customize all of the `json` method's options. Common examples of customization use-cases are increasing the max allowed JSON body size which defaults to `2MB`.
Global configs are in many ways similar to [Collections](/docs/configuration/collections). The big difference is that Collections will potentially contain *many* documents, while a Global is a "one-off". Globals are perfect for things like header nav, site-wide banner alerts, app-wide localized strings, and other "global" data that your site or app might rely on.
Global configs are in many ways similar to [Collections](/docs/configuration/collections). The big difference is that Collections will potentially contain _many_ documents, while a Global is a "one-off". Globals are perfect for things like header nav, site-wide banner alerts, app-wide localized strings, and other "global" data that your site or app might rely on.
As with Collection configs, it's often best practice to write your Globals in separate files and then import them into the main Payload config.
## Options
| Option | Description |
| ---------------- | -------------|
| **`slug`** * | Unique, URL-friendly string that will act as an identifier for this Global. |
| **`fields`** * | Array of field types that will determine the structure and functionality of the data stored within this Global. [Click here](/docs/fields/overview) for a full list of field types as well as how to configure them. |
| **`label`** | Singular label for use in identifying this Global throughout Payload. Auto-generated from slug if not defined. |
| **`description`**| Text or React component to display below the Global header to give editors more information. |
| **`admin`** | Admin-specific configuration. See below for [more detail](/docs/configuration/globals#admin-options). |
| **`hooks`** | Entry points to "tie in" to collection actions at specific points. [More](/docs/hooks/overview#global-hooks) |
| **`access`** | Provide access control functions to define exactly who should be able to do what with this Global. [More](/docs/access-control/overview/#globals) |
| **`versions`** | Set to true to enable default options, or configure with object properties. [More](/docs/versions/overview#globals-config)|
| **`endpoints`** | Add custom routes to the REST API. [More](/docs/rest-api/overview#custom-endpoints)|
| **`slug`** \* | Unique, URL-friendly string that will act as an identifier for this Global. |
| **`fields`** \* | Array of field types that will determine the structure and functionality of the data stored within this Global. [Click here](/docs/fields/overview) for a full list of field types as well as how to configure them. |
| **`label`** | Text for the name in the Admin panel or an object with keys for each language. Auto-generated from slug if not defined. |
| **`description`**| Text or React component to display below the Global header to give editors more information. |
| **`admin`** | Admin-specific configuration. See below for [more detail](/docs/configuration/globals#admin-options). |
| **`hooks`** | Entry points to "tie in" to collection actions at specific points. [More](/docs/hooks/overview#global-hooks) |
| **`access`** | Provide access control functions to define exactly who should be able to do what with this Global. [More](/docs/access-control/overview/#globals) |
| **`versions`** | Set to true to enable default options, or configure with object properties. [More](/docs/versions/overview#globals-config)|
| **`endpoints`** | Add custom routes to the REST API. [More](/docs/rest-api/overview#custom-endpoints)|
| **`graphQL.name`** | Text used in schema generation. Auto-generated from slug if not defined. |
| **`typescript`** | An object with property `interface` as the text used in schema generation. Auto-generated from slug if not defined. |
| **`custom`** | Extension point for adding custom data (e.g. for plugins) |
*\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required.*
_\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required._
#### Simple Global example
```ts
import { GlobalConfig } from 'payload/types';
import { GlobalConfig } from "payload/types";
const Nav: GlobalConfig = {
slug: 'nav',
fields: [
{
name: 'items',
type: 'array',
required: true,
maxRows: 8,
fields: [
{
name: 'page',
type: 'relationship',
relationTo: 'pages', // "pages" is the slug of an existing collection
required: true,
}
]
},
]
slug: "nav",
fields: [
{
name: "items",
type: "array",
required: true,
maxRows: 8,
fields: [
{
name: "page",
type: "relationship",
relationTo: "pages", // "pages" is the slug of an existing collection
required: true,
},
],
},
],
};
export default Nav;
@@ -62,9 +65,50 @@ You can find an [example Global config](https://github.com/payloadcms/public-dem
You can customize the way that the Admin panel behaves on a Global-by-Global basis by defining the `admin` property on a Global's config.
| Option | Description |
|---------------------------- | -------------|
| `components` | Swap in your own React components to be used within this Global. [More](/docs/admin/components#globals) |
| `group` | Text used as a label for grouping collection and global links together in the navigation. |
| `hidden` | Set to true or a function, called with the current user, returning true to exclude this global from navigation and admin routing. |
| `components` | Swap in your own React components to be used within this Global. [More](/docs/admin/components#globals) |
| `preview` | Function to generate a preview URL within the Admin panel for this global that can point to your app. [More](#preview). |
| `hideAPIURL` | Hides the "API URL" meta field while editing documents within this collection. |
### Preview
Global `admin` options can accept a `preview` function that will be used to generate a link pointing to the frontend of your app to preview data.
If the function is specified, a Preview button will automatically appear in the corresponding global's Edit view. Clicking the Preview button will link to the URL that is generated by the function.
**The preview function accepts two arguments:**
1. The document being edited
1. An `options` object, containing `locale` and `token` properties. The `token` is the currently logged-in user's JWT.
Not only does Payload support managing localized content, it also has internationalization support so that admin users can work in their preferred language. Payload's i18n support is built on top of [i18next](https://www.i18next.com). It comes included by default and can be extended in your config.
While Payload's built-in features come translated, you may want to also translate parts of your project's configuration too. This is possible in places like collections and globals labels and groups, field labels, descriptions and input placeholder text. The admin UI will display all the correct translations you provide based on the user's language.
Here is an example of a simple collection supporting both English and Spanish editors:
```ts
import { CollectionConfig } from "payload/types";
export const Articles: CollectionConfig = {
slug: "articles",
labels: {
singular: {
en: "Article",
es: "Artículo",
},
plural: {
en: "Articles",
es: "Artículos",
},
},
admin: {
group: { en: "Content", es: "Contenido" },
},
fields: [
{
name: "title",
type: "text",
label: {
en: "Title",
es: "Título",
},
admin: {
placeholder: { en: "Enter title", es: "Introduce el título" },
},
},
{
name: "type",
type: "radio",
options: [
{
value: "news",
label: { en: "News", es: "Noticias" },
}, // etc...
],
},
],
};
```
### Admin UI
The Payload admin panel reads the language settings of a user's browser and display all text in that language, or will fall back to English if the user's language is not yet supported.
After a user logs in, they can change their language selection in the `/account` view.
<Banner>
<strong>Note:</strong><br />
If there is a language that Payload does not yet support, we accept code [contributions](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/blob/master/contributing.md).
</Banner>
### Node Express
Payload's backend uses express middleware to set the language on incoming requests before they are handled. This allows backend validation to return error messages in the user's own language or system generated emails to be sent using the correct translation. You can make HTTP requests with the `accept-language` header and Payload will use that language.
Anywhere in your Payload app that you have access to the `req` object, you can access i18next's extensive internationalization features assigned to `req.i18n`. To access text translations you can use `req.t('namespace:key')`.
Read the i18next [API documentation](https://www.i18next.com/overview/api) to learn more.
### Configuration Options
In your Payload config, you can add translations and customize the settings in `i18n`. Payload will use your custom options and merge it with the default, allowing you to override the settings Payload provides.
**Example Payload config extending i18n:**
```ts
import { buildConfig } from "payload/config";
export default buildConfig({
//...
i18n: {
fallbackLng: "en", // default
debug: false, // default
resources: {
en: {
custom: {
// namespace can be anything you want
key1: "Translation with {{variable}}", // translation
},
// override existing translation keys
general: {
dashboard: "Home",
},
},
},
},
//...
});
```
See the i18next [configuration options](https://www.i18next.com/overview/configuration-options) to learn more.
@@ -72,6 +72,15 @@ All field types with a `name` property support the `localized` property—even t
Enabling localization for field types that support nested fields will automatically create localized "sets" of all fields contained within the field. For example, if you have a page layout using a blocks field type, you have the choice of either localizing the full layout, by enabling localization on the top-level blocks field, or only certain fields within the layout.
</Banner>
<Banner type="warning">
<strong>Important:</strong>
<br />
When converting an existing field to or from `localized: true` the data
structure in the document will change for this field and so existing data for
this field will be lost. Before changing the localization setting on fields
with existing data, you may need to consider a field migration strategy.
</Banner>
### Retrieving localized docs
When retrieving documents, you can specify which locale you'd like to receive as well as which fallback locale should be used.
Payload is a *config-based*, code-first CMS and application framework. The Payload config is central to everything that Payload does. It scaffolds the data that Payload stores as well as maintains custom React components, hook logic, custom validations, and much more. The config itself and all of its dependencies are run through Babel, so you can take full advantage of newer JavaScript features and even directly import React components containing JSX.
Payload is a _config-based_, code-first CMS and application framework. The Payload config is central to everything that Payload does. It scaffolds the data that Payload stores as well as maintains custom React components, hook logic, custom validations, and much more.
<strong>Also, because the Payload source code is fully written in TypeScript, its configs are strongly typed—meaning that even if you aren't using TypeScript to build your project, your IDE (such as VSCode) may still provide helpful information like type-ahead suggestions while you write your config.</strong>
**Also, because the Payload source code is fully written in TypeScript, its configs are strongly typed—meaning that even if you aren't using TypeScript, your IDE (such as VSCode) may still provide helpful information like type-ahead suggestions while you write your config.**
<Banner type="warning">
<strong>Important:</strong><br />This file is included in the Payload admin bundle, so make sure you do not embed any sensitive information.
<strong>Important:</strong>
<br />
This file is included in the Payload admin bundle, so make sure you do not
embed any sensitive information.
</Banner>
## Options
| Option | Description |
| -------------------- | -------------|
| `serverURL` | A string used to define the absolute URL of your app including the protocol, for example `https://example.com`. No paths allowed, only protocol, domain and (optionally) port |
| `collections` | An array of all Collections that Payload will manage. To read more about how to define your collection configs, [click here](/docs/configuration/collections). |
| `cors` | Either a whitelist array of URLS to allow CORS requests from, or a wildcard string (`'*'`) to accept incoming requests from any domain. |
| `globals` | An array of all Globals that Payload will manage. For more on Globals and their configs, [click here](/docs/configuration/globals). |
| `admin` | Base Payload admin configuration. Specify custom components, control metadata, set the Admin user collection, and [more](/docs/admin/overview#admin-options). |
| `localization` | Opt-in and control how Payload handles the translation of your content into multiple locales. [More](/docs/configuration/localization) |
| `graphQL` | Manage GraphQL-specific functionality here. Define your own queries and mutations, manage query complexity limits, and [more](/docs/graphql/overview#graphql-options). |
| `cookiePrefix` | A string that will be prefixed to all cookies that Payload sets. |
| `csrf` | A whitelist array of URLs to allow Payload cookies to be accepted from as a form of CSRF protection. [More](/docs/authentication/overview#csrf-protection) |
| `defaultDepth` | If a user does not specify `depth` while requesting a resource, this depth will be used. [More](/docs/getting-started/concepts#depth) |
| `maxDepth` | The maximum allowed depth to be permitted application-wide. This setting helps prevent against malicious queries. Defaults to `10`. |
| `indexSortableFields`| Automatically index all sortable top-level fields in the database to improve sort performance and add database compatibility for Azure Cosmos and similar. |
| `upload` | Base Payload upload configuration. [More](/docs/upload/overview#payload-wide-upload-options). |
| `routes` | Control the routing structure that Payload binds itself to. Specify `admin`, `api`, `graphQL`, and `graphQLPlayground`. |
| `email` | Base email settings to allow Payload to generate email such as Forgot Password requests and other requirements. [More](/docs/email/overview#configuration) |
| `express` | Express-specific middleware options such as compression and JSON parsing. [More](/docs/configuration/express) |
| `debug` | Enable to expose more detailed error information. |
| `rateLimit` | Control IP-based rate limiting for all Payload resources. Used to prevent DDoS attacks and [more](/docs/production/preventing-abuse#rate-limiting-requests). |
| `hooks` | Tap into Payload-wide hooks. [More](/docs/hooks/overview) |
| `plugins` | An array of Payload plugins. [More](/docs/plugins/overview) |
| `endpoints` | An array of custom API endpoints added to the Payload router. [More](/docs/plugins/overview) |
| `serverURL` | A string used to define the absolute URL of your app including the protocol, for example `https://example.com`. No paths allowed, only protocol, domain and (optionally) port |
| `collections` | An array of all Collections that Payload will manage. To read more about how to define your collection configs, [click here](/docs/configuration/collections). |
| `cors` | Either a whitelist array of URLS to allow CORS requests from, or a wildcard string (`'*'`) to accept incoming requests from any domain. |
| `globals` | An array of all Globals that Payload will manage. For more on Globals and their configs, [click here](/docs/configuration/globals). |
| `admin` | Base Payload admin configuration. Specify custom components, control metadata, set the Admin user collection, and [more](/docs/admin/overview#admin-options). |
| `localization` | Opt-in and control how Payload handles the translation of your content into multiple locales. [More](/docs/configuration/localization) |
| `graphQL` | Manage GraphQL-specific functionality here. Define your own queries and mutations, manage query complexity limits, and [more](/docs/graphql/overview#graphql-options). |
| `cookiePrefix` | A string that will be prefixed to all cookies that Payload sets. |
| `csrf` | A whitelist array of URLs to allow Payload cookies to be accepted from as a form of CSRF protection. [More](/docs/authentication/overview#csrf-protection) |
| `defaultDepth` | If a user does not specify `depth` while requesting a resource, this depth will be used. [More](/docs/getting-started/concepts#depth) |
| `maxDepth` | The maximum allowed depth to be permitted application-wide. This setting helps prevent against malicious queries. Defaults to `10`. |
| `indexSortableFields`| Automatically index all sortable top-level fields in the database to improve sort performance and add database compatibility for Azure Cosmos and similar. |
| `upload` | Base Payload upload configuration. [More](/docs/upload/overview#payload-wide-upload-options). |
| `routes` | Control the routing structure that Payload binds itself to. Specify `admin`, `api`, `graphQL`, and `graphQLPlayground`. |
| `email` | Base email settings to allow Payload to generate email such as Forgot Password requests and other requirements. [More](/docs/email/overview#configuration) |
| `express` | Express-specific middleware options such as compression and JSON parsing. [More](/docs/configuration/express) |
| `debug` | Enable to expose more detailed error information. |
| `rateLimit` | Control IP-based rate limiting for all Payload resources. Used to prevent DDoS attacks and [more](/docs/production/preventing-abuse#rate-limiting-requests). |
| `hooks` | Tap into Payload-wide hooks. [More](/docs/hooks/overview) |
| `plugins` | An array of Payload plugins. [More](/docs/plugins/overview) |
| `endpoints` | An array of custom API endpoints added to the Payload router. [More](/docs/rest-api/overview#custom-endpoints) |
| `custom` | Extension point for adding custom data (e.g. for plugins) |
#### Simple example
```ts
import { buildConfig } from 'payload/config';
import { buildConfig } from "payload/config";
export default buildConfig({
collections: [
{
slug: 'pages',
fields: [
{
name: 'title',
type: 'text',
required: true,
},
{
name: 'content',
type: 'richText',
required: true,
}
]
}
],
globals: [
{
slug: 'header',
fields: [
{
name: 'nav',
type: 'array',
fields: [
{
name: 'page',
type: 'relationship',
relationTo: 'pages',
},
]
}
]
}
]
collections: [
{
slug: "pages",
fields: [
{
name: "title",
type: "text",
required: true,
},
{
name: "content",
type: "richText",
required: true,
},
],
},
],
globals: [
{
slug: "header",
fields: [
{
name: "nav",
type: "array",
fields: [
{
name: "page",
type: "relationship",
relationTo: "pages",
},
],
},
],
},
],
});
```
@@ -94,12 +98,15 @@ You can see a full [example config](https://github.com/payloadcms/public-demo/bl
We suggest using the `dotenv` package to handle environment variables alongside of Payload. All that's necessary to do is to require the package as high up in your application as possible (for example, at the top of your `server.js` file), and ensure that it can find an `.env` file that you create.
**Add this line to the top of your server:**
```
require('dotenv').config()
// ...
// the rest of your `server.js` file goes here
```
Note that if you rely on any environment variables in your config itself, you should also call `dotenv()` at the top of your config itself as well. There's no harm in calling it in both your server and your config itself!
**Here is an example project structure w/ `dotenv` and an `.env` file:**
```
@@ -111,75 +118,57 @@ project-name
```
<Banner type="warning">
<strong>Important:</strong><br />
If you use an environment variable to configure any properties that are required for the Admin panel to function (ex. serverURL or any routes), you need to make sure that your Admin panel code can access it. <a href="/docs/admin/webpack#admin-environment-vars">Click here</a> for more info.
<strong>Important:</strong>
<br />
If you use an environment variable to configure any properties that are
required for the Admin panel to function (ex. serverURL or any routes), you
need to make sure that your Admin panel code can access it. [Click
here](/docs/admin/webpack#admin-environment-vars) for more info.
By default, the Payload config must be in the root of your current working directory and named either `payload.config.js` or `payload.config.ts` if you're using TypeScript.
Payload is designed to automatically locate your configuration file. By default, it will first look in the root of your current working directory for a file named `payload.config.js` or `payload.config.ts` if you're using TypeScript.
But, you can specify where your Payload config is located as well as what it's named by using the environment variable `PAYLOAD_CONFIG_PATH`. The path you provide via this environment variable can either be absolute or relative to your current working directory.
In development mode, if the configurationfile is not found at the root, Payload will attempt to read your `tsconfig.json`, and search in the directory specified in `compilerOptions.rootDir` (typically "src").
In production mode, Payload will first attempt to find the config file in the output directory specified in `compilerOptions.outDir` of your `tsconfig.json`, then fallback to the source directory (`compilerOptions.rootDir`), and finally will check the 'dist' directory.
Please ensure your `tsconfig.json` is properly configured if you want Payload to accurately auto-detect your configuration file location. If `tsconfig.json` does not exist or doesn't specify `rootDir` or `outDir`, Payload will default to the current working directory.
#### Overriding the Config Location
In addition to the above automated detection, you can specify your own location for the Payload config file. This is done by using the environment variable `PAYLOAD_CONFIG_PATH`. The path you provide via this environment variable can either be absolute or relative to your current working directory. This can be useful in situations where your Payload config is not in a standard location, or you wish to switch between multiple configurations.
When `PAYLOAD_CONFIG_PATH` is set, Payload will use this path to load the configuration, bypassing all automated detection.
### Developing within the Config
The Payload config itself, as well as all files that it requires or imports, are run through Babel. TypeScript and all common ES6 features are fully supported. To see the Babel config that is used to parse Payload configs, check out the Payload source code [here](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/blob/master/src/babel.config.js).
Payload comes with `isomorphic-fetch` installed which means that even in Node, you can use the `fetch` API just as you would within the browser. No need to import `axios` or similar, unless you want to!
#### Payload Config and Babel
The entire Payload config is transpiled automatically by Payload via `babel`.
If for any reason you need to re-use the built-in Payload `babel.config.js`, you can do so by importing it as follows:
```
import { config } from 'payload/babel';
```
<Banner type="warning">
<strong>Note:</strong><br/>
Because the Payload config is transpiled internally, if you want to import it to share or reuse any of its properties within your own Node server's code, you need to make sure that <em>you manually transpile it</em> using <strong>babel-register</strong> or similar. For example, if you try to import your config directly into your server, your Node process will likely crash because the Payload config supports React components, TypeScript, and new ES6+ features.
</Banner>
However, you can share code, like for example your config's `serverURL` property by "hoisting" your shared properties above your config and writing any "shared" code in a module that is compatible with your Node environment.
For example, to share your `serverURL`, you could create a file like the following:
`serverURL.js`:
```js
const serverURL = 'http://localhost:3000';
module.exports = serverURL;
```
Then, you could import this file into both your Payload config and your server, in an effort to avoid importing your full Payload config directly into your server.
### TypeScript
You can import config types as follows:
```ts
import { Config } from 'payload/config';
import { Config } from "payload/config";
// This is the type used for an incoming Payload config.
// Only the bare minimum properties are marked as required.
```
```ts
import { SanitizedConfig } from 'payload/config';
import { SanitizedConfig } from "payload/config";
// This is the type used after an incoming Payload config is fully sanitized.
// Generally, this is only used internally by Payload.
@@ -25,21 +25,22 @@ in the `email` property object of your payload init call. Payload will make use
The following options are configurable in the `email` property object as part of the options object when calling payload.init().
| Option | Description |
| ---------------------------- | -------------|
| **`fromName`** * | The name part of the From field that will be seen on the delivered email |
| **`fromAddress`** * | The email address part of the From field that will be used when delivering email |
| **`transport`** | The NodeMailer transport object for when you want to do it yourself, not needed when transportOptions is set |
| **`transportOptions`** | An object that configures the transporter that Payload will create. For all the available options see the [NodeMailer documentation](https://nodemailer.com/smtp/) or see the examples below |
| **`logMockCredentials`** | If set to true and no transport/transportOptions, ethereal credentials will be logged to console on startup |
| **`fromName`** \* | The name part of the From field that will be seen on the delivered email |
| **`fromAddress`** \* | The email address part of the From field that will be used when delivering email |
| **`transport`** | The NodeMailer transport object for when you want to do it yourself, not needed when transportOptions is set |
| **`transportOptions`** | An object that configures the transporter that Payload will create. For all the available options see the [NodeMailer documentation](https://nodemailer.com/smtp/) or see the examples below |
| **`logMockCredentials`** | If set to true and no transport/transportOptions, ethereal credentials will be logged to console on startup |
*\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required.*
_\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required._
### Use SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, also known as SMTP can be passed in using the `transportOptions` object on the `email` options.
**Example email part using SMTP:**
```ts
payload.init({
email: {
@@ -47,24 +48,24 @@ payload.init({
host: process.env.SMTP_HOST,
auth: {
user: process.env.SMTP_USER,
pass: process.env.SMTP_PASS
pass: process.env.SMTP_PASS,
},
port: 587,
secure: true, // use TLS
tls: {
// do not fail on invalid certs
rejectUnauthorized: false
}
rejectUnauthorized: false,
},
fromName: 'hello',
fromAddress: 'hello@example.com'
}
},
fromName: "hello",
fromAddress: "hello@example.com",
},
// ...
})
});
```
<Banner type="warning">
It is best practice to avoid saving credentials or API keys directly in your code, use <a href="/docs/configuration/overview#using-environment-variables-in-your-config">environment variables</a>.
It is best practice to avoid saving credentials or API keys directly in your code, use [environment variables](/docs/configuration/overview#using-environment-variables-in-your-config).
</Banner>
### Use an email service
@@ -72,57 +73,62 @@ payload.init({
Many third party mail providers are available and offer benefits beyond basic SMTP. As an example your payload init could look this if you wanted to use SendGrid.com though the same approach would work for any other [NodeMailer transports](https://nodemailer.com/transports/) shown here or provided by another third party.
```ts
import payload from 'payload'
import nodemailerSendgrid from 'nodemailer-sendgrid'
import payload from "payload";
import nodemailerSendgrid from "nodemailer-sendgrid";
To take full control of the mail transport you may wish to use `nodemailer.createTransport()` on your server and provide it to Payload init.
```ts
import payload from 'payload'
import nodemailer from 'nodemailer'
import payload from "payload";
import nodemailer from "nodemailer";
const payload = require('payload');
const nodemailer = require('nodemailer');
const payload = require("payload");
const nodemailer = require("nodemailer");
const transport = await nodemailer.createTransport({
host: process.env.SMTP_HOST,
port: 587,
auth: {
user: process.env.SMTP_USER,
pass: process.env.SMTP_PASS
pass: process.env.SMTP_PASS,
},
});
payload.init({
email: {
fromName: 'Admin',
fromAddress: 'admin@example.com',
transport
fromName: "Admin",
fromAddress: "admin@example.com",
transport,
},
// ...
});
```
### Sending Mail
With a working transport you can call it anywhere you have access to payload by calling `payload.sendEmail(message)`. The `message` will contain the `to`, `subject` and `email` or `text` for the email being sent. To see all available message configuration options see [NodeMailer](https://nodemailer.com/message).
### Mock transport
By default, Payload uses a mock implementation that only sends mail to the [ethereal](https://ethereal.email) capture service that will never reach a user's inbox. While in development you may wish to make use of the captured messages which is why the payload output during server output helpfully logs this out on the server console.
To see ethereal credentials, add `logMockCredentials: true` to the email options. This will cause them to be logged to console on startup.
@@ -130,8 +136,8 @@ To see ethereal credentials, add `logMockCredentials: true` to the email options
```ts
payload.init({
email: {
fromName: 'Admin',
fromAddress: 'admin@example.com',
fromName: "Admin",
fromAddress: "admin@example.com",
logMockCredentials: true, // Optional
},
// ...
@@ -139,11 +145,12 @@ payload.init({
```
**Console output when starting payload with a mock email instance and logMockCredentials: true**
```
[06:37:21] INFO (payload): Starting Payload...
[06:37:22] INFO (payload): Payload Demo Initialized
[06:37:22] INFO (payload): listening on 3000...
[06:37:22] INFO (payload): Connected to Mongo server successfully!
[06:37:22] INFO (payload): Connected to MongoDB server successfully!
[06:37:23] INFO (payload): E-mail configured with mock configuration
[06:37:23] INFO (payload): Log into mock email provider at https://ethereal.email
[06:37:23] INFO (payload): Mock email account username: hhav5jw7doo4euev@ethereal.email
The Array field type is used when you need to have a set of "repeating" fields. It stores an array of objects containing the fields that you define. Its uses can be simple or highly complex.
<Banner>
The Array field type is used when you need to have a set of "repeating"
fields. It stores an array of objects containing the fields that you define.
alt="Array field with two Rows in Payload admin panel"
caption="Admin panel screenshot of an Array field with two Rows"
/>
**Example uses:**
- A "slider" with an image ([upload field](/docs/fields/upload)) and a caption ([text field](/docs/fields/text))
- Navigational structures where editors can specify nav items containing pages ([relationship field](/docs/fields/relationship)), an "open in new tab" [checkbox field](/docs/fields/checkbox)
- Event agenda "timeslots" where you need to specify start & end time ([date field](/docs/fields/date)), label ([text field](/docs/fields/text)), and Learn More page [relationship](/docs/fields/relationship)

*Admin panel screenshot of an Array field with a Row containing two text fields, a read-only text field and a checkbox*
### Config
| Option | Description |
| ---------------- | ----------- |
| **`name`** * | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. |
| **`label`** | Used as a heading in the Admin panel and to name the generated GraphQL type. Auto-generated from name if not defined. |
| **`fields`** * | Array of field types to correspond to each row of the Array. |
| **`validate`** | Provide a custom validation function that will be executed on both the Admin panel and the backend. [More](/docs/fields/overview#validation) |
| **`saveToJWT`** | If this field is top-level and nested in a config supporting [Authentication](/docs/authentication/config), include its data in the user JWT. |
| **`hooks`** | Provide field-based hooks to control logic for this field. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-level-hooks) |
| **`access`** | Provide field-based access control to denote what users can see and do with this field's data. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-level-access-control) |
| **`hidden`** | Restrict this field's visibility from all APIs entirely. Will still be saved to the database, but will not appear in any API or the Admin panel. |
| **`defaultValue`** | Provide an array of row data to be used for this field's default value. [More](/docs/fields/overview#default-values) |
| **`localized`** | Enable localization for this field. Requires [localization to be enabled](/docs/configuration/localization) in the Base config. If enabled, a separate, localized set of all data within this Array will be kept, so there is no need to specify each nested field as `localized`. |
| **`required`** | Require this field to have a value. |
| **`labels`** | Customize the row labels appearing in the Admin dashboard. |
| **`admin`** | Admin-specific configuration. See the [default field admin config](/docs/fields/overview#admin-config) for more details. |
| **`name`** \* | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-names) |
| **`label`** | Text used as the heading in the Admin panel or an object with keys for each language. Auto-generated from name if not defined. |
| **`fields`** \* | Array of field types to correspond to each row of the Array. |
| **`validate`** | Provide a custom validation function that will be executed on both the Admin panel and the backend. [More](/docs/fields/overview#validation)
| **`minRows`** | A number for the fewest allowed items during validation when a value is present. |
| **`maxRows`** | A number for the most allowed items during validation when a value is present. |
| **`saveToJWT`** | If this field is top-level and nested in a config supporting [Authentication](/docs/authentication/config), include its data in the user JWT. |
| **`hooks`** | Provide field-based hooks to control logic for this field. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-level-hooks) |
| **`access`** | Provide field-based access control to denote what users can see and do with this field's data. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-level-access-control) |
| **`hidden`** | Restrict this field's visibility from all APIs entirely. Will still be saved to the database, but will not appear in any API or the Admin panel. |
| **`defaultValue`** | Provide an array of row data to be used for this field's default value. [More](/docs/fields/overview#default-values) |
| **`localized`** | Enable localization for this field. Requires [localization to be enabled](/docs/configuration/localization) in the Base config. If enabled, a separate, localized set of all data within this Array will be kept, so there is no need to specify each nested field as `localized`. |
| **`required`** | Require this field to have a value. |
| **`labels`** | Customize the row labels appearing in the Admin dashboard. |
| **`admin`** | Admin-specific configuration. See below for [more detail](#admin-config). |
| **`custom`** | Extension point for adding custom data (e.g. for plugins) |
| **`interfaceName`** | Create a top level, reusable [Typescript interface](/docs/typescript/generating-types#custom-field-interfaces) & [GraphQL type](/docs/graphql/graphql-schema#custom-field-schemas). |
*\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required.*
_\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required._
### Admin Config
In addition to the default [field admin config](/docs/fields/overview#admin-config), you can adjust the following properties:
The Blocks field type is <strong>incredibly powerful</strong> and can be used as a <em>layout builder</em> as well as to define any other flexible content model you can think of. It stores an array of objects, where each object must match the shape of one of your provided block configs.
<Banner>
The Blocks field type is <strong>incredibly powerful</strong> and can be used
as a <em>layout builder</em> as well as to define any other flexible content
model you can think of. It stores an array of objects, where each object must
match the shape of one of your provided block configs.
alt="Admin panel screenshot of add Blocks drawer view"
caption="Admin panel screenshot of add Blocks drawer view"
/>
**Example uses:**
- A layout builder tool that grants editors to design highly customizable page or post layouts. Blocks could include configs such as `Quote`, `CallToAction`, `Slider`, `Content`, `Gallery`, or others.
- A form builder tool where available block configs might be `Text`, `Select`, or `Checkbox`.
- Virtual event agenda "timeslots" where a timeslot could either be a `Break`, a `Presentation`, or a `BreakoutSession`.

*Admin panel screenshot of a Blocks field type with Call to Action and Number block examples*
### Field config
| Option | Description |
|---------------- | ----------- |
| **`name`** * | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. |
| **`label`** | Used as a heading in the Admin panel and to name the generated GraphQL type. |
| **`blocks`** * | Array of [block configs](/docs/fields/blocks#block-configs) to be made available to this field. |
| **`validate`** | Provide a custom validation function that will be executed on both the Admin panel and the backend. [More](/docs/fields/overview#validation) |
| **`saveToJWT`** | If this field is top-level and nested in a config supporting [Authentication](/docs/authentication/config), include its data in the user JWT. |
| **`hooks`** | Provide field-level hooks to control logic for this field. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-level-hooks) |
| **`access`** | Provide field-level access control to denote what users can see and do with this field's data. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-level-access-control) |
| **`hidden`** | Restrict this field's visibility from all APIs entirely. Will still be saved to the database, but will not appear in any API response or the Admin panel. |
| **`defaultValue`** | Provide an array of block data to be used for this field's default value. [More](/docs/fields/overview#default-values) |
| **`localized`** | Enable localization for this field. Requires [localization to be enabled](/docs/configuration/localization) in the Base config. If enabled, a separate, localized set of all data within this field will be kept, so there is no need to specify each nested field as `localized`. || **`required`** | Require this field to have a value. |
| **`unique`** | Enforce that each entry in the Collection has a unique value for this field. |
| **`labels`** | Customize the block row labels appearing in the Admin dashboard. |
| **`admin`** | Admin-specific configuration. See the [default field admin config](/docs/fields/overview#admin-config) for more details. |
| **`name`** * | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-names) |
| **`label`** | Text used as the heading in the Admin panel or an object with keys for each language. Auto-generated from name if not defined. |
| **`blocks`** * | Array of [block configs](/docs/fields/blocks#block-configs) to be made available to this field. |
| **`validate`** | Provide a custom validation function that will be executed on both the Admin panel and the backend. [More](/docs/fields/overview#validation)
| **`minRows`** | A number for the fewest allowed items during validation when a value is present. |
| **`maxRows`** | A number for the most allowed items during validation when a value is present. |
| **`saveToJWT`** | If this field is top-level and nested in a config supporting [Authentication](/docs/authentication/config), include its data in the user JWT. |
| **`hooks`** | Provide field-level hooks to control logic for this field. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-level-hooks) |
| **`access`** | Provide field-level access control to denote what users can see and do with this field's data. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-level-access-control) |
| **`hidden`** | Restrict this field's visibility from all APIs entirely. Will still be saved to the database, but will not appear in any API response or the Admin panel. |
| **`defaultValue`** | Provide an array of block data to be used for this field's default value. [More](/docs/fields/overview#default-values) |
| **`localized`** | Enable localization for this field. Requires [localization to be enabled](/docs/configuration/localization) in the Base config. If enabled, a separate, localized set of all data within this field will be kept, so there is no need to specify each nested field as `localized`. |
| **`unique`** | Enforce that each entry in the Collection has a unique value for this field. |
| **`labels`** | Customize the block row labels appearing in the Admin dashboard. |
| **`admin`** | Admin-specific configuration. See below for [more detail](#admin-config). |
| **`custom`** | Extension point for adding custom data (e.g. for plugins) |
*\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required.*
_\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required._
### Admin Config
In addition to the default [field admin config](/docs/fields/overview#admin-config), you can adjust the following properties:
| **`initCollapsed`** | Set the initial collapsed state |
### Block configs
Blocks are defined as separate configs of their own.
<Banner type="success">
<strong>Tip:</strong><br />
Best practice is to define each block config in its own file, and then import them into your Blocks field as necessary. This way each block config can be easily shared between fields. For instance, using the "layout builder" example, you might want to feature a few of the same blocks in a Post collection as well as a Page collection. Abstracting into their own files trivializes their reusability.
<strong>Tip:</strong>
<br />
Best practice is to define each block config in its own file, and then import
them into your Blocks field as necessary. This way each block config can be
easily shared between fields. For instance, using the "layout builder"
example, you might want to feature a few of the same blocks in a Post
collection as well as a Page collection. Abstracting into their own files
trivializes their reusability.
</Banner>
| Option | Description |
| ---------------- | ----------- |
| **`slug`** * | Identifier for this block type. Will be saved on each block as the `blockType` property. |
| **`fields`** * | Array of fields to be stored in this block. |
| **`labels`** | Customize the block labels that appear in the Admin dashboard. Also used to name corresponding GraphQL schema types. Auto-generated from slug if not defined. |
| **`imageURL`** | Provide a custom image thumbnail to help editors identify this block in the Admin UI. |
| **`imageAltText`** | Customize this block's image thumbnail alt text. |
| **`slug`** \* | Identifier for this block type. Will be saved on each block as the `blockType` property. |
| **`fields`** \* | Array of fields to be stored in this block. |
| **`labels`** | Customize the block labels that appear in the Admin dashboard. Auto-generated from slug if not defined. |
| **`imageURL`** | Provide a custom image thumbnail to help editors identify this block in the Admin UI. |
| **`imageAltText`** | Customize this block's image thumbnail alt text. |
| **`interfaceName`** | Create a top level, reusable [Typescript interface](/docs/typescript/generating-types#custom-field-interfaces) & [GraphQL type](/docs/graphql/graphql-schema#custom-field-schemas). |
| **`graphQL.singularName`** | Text to use for the GraphQL schema name. Auto-generated from slug if not defined. NOTE: this is set for deprecation, prefer `interfaceName`. |
#### Auto-generated data per block
@@ -72,6 +97,7 @@ The Admin panel provides each block with a `blockName` field which optionally al
### Example
`collections/ExampleCollection.js`
```ts
import { Block, CollectionConfig } from 'payload/types';
@@ -79,7 +105,9 @@ const QuoteBlock: Block = {
slug: 'Quote', // required
imageURL: 'https://google.com/path/to/image.jpg',
imageAltText: 'A nice thumbnail image to show what this block looks like',
alt='Checkbox field with text field in Payload admin panel'
caption='Admin panel screenshot of Checkbox field with Text field below'
/>
### Config
| Option | Description |
| ---------------- | ----------- |
| **`name`** * | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. |
| **`label`** | Used as a field label in the Admin panel and to name the generated GraphQL type. |
| **`name`** * | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-names) |
| **`label`** | Text used as a field label in the Admin panel or an object with keys for each language. |
| **`validate`** | Provide a custom validation function that will be executed on both the Admin panel and the backend. [More](/docs/fields/overview#validation) |
| **`index`** | Build a [MongoDB index](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/indexes/) for this field to produce faster queries. Set this field to `true` if your users will perform queries on this field's data often. |
| **`saveToJWT`** | If this field is top-level and nested in a config supporting [Authentication](/docs/authentication/config), include its data in the user JWT. |
alt='Shows a Code field in the Payload admin panel'
caption='Admin panel screenshot of a Code field'
/>
This field uses the `monaco-react` editor syntax highlighting.
### Config
| Option | Description |
| ---------------- | ----------- |
| **`name`** * | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. |
| **`label`** | Used as a field label in the Admin panel and to name the generated GraphQL type. |
| **`name`** * | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-names) |
| **`label`** | Text used as a field label in the Admin panel or an object with keys for each language. |
| **`unique`** | Enforce that each entry in the Collection has a unique value for this field. |
| **`index`** | Build a [MongoDB index](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/indexes/) for this field to produce faster queries. Set this field to `true` if your users will perform queries on this field's data often. |
| **`minLength`** | Used by the default validation function to ensure values are of a minimum character length. |
@@ -32,26 +39,18 @@ This field uses `prismjs` for syntax highlighting and `react-simple-code-editor`
| **`localized`** | Enable localization for this field. Requires [localization to be enabled](/docs/configuration/localization) in the Base config. |
| **`required`** | Require this field to have a value. |
| **`admin`** | Admin-specific configuration. See below for [more detail](#admin-config). |
| **`custom`** | Extension point for adding custom data (e.g. for plugins) |
*\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required.*
_\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required._
### Admin config
### Admin Config
In addition to the default [field admin config](/docs/fields/overview#admin-config), the Code field type also allows for the customization of a `language` property.
In addition to the default [field admin config](/docs/fields/overview#admin-config), you can adjust the following properties:
The following `prismjs` plugins are imported, enabling the `language` property to accept the following values:
| **`language`** | This property can be set to any language listed [here](https://github.com/microsoft/monaco-editor/tree/main/src/basic-languages). |
| **`editorOptions`** | Options that can be passed to the monaco editor, [view the full list](https://microsoft.github.io/monaco-editor/typedoc/interfaces/editor.IDiffEditorConstructionOptions.html). |
### Example
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ The following `prismjs` plugins are imported, enabling the `language` property t
The Collapsible field is presentational-only and only affects the Admin panel. By using it, you can place fields within a nice layout component that can be collapsed / expanded.
| **`label`** * | A label to render within the header of the collapsible component. This can be a string, function or react component. Function/components receive `({ data, path })` as args. |
| **`fields`** * | Array of field types to nest within this Collapsible. |
| **`admin`** | Admin-specific configuration. See below for [more detail](#admin-config). |
| **`custom`** | Extension point for adding custom data (e.g. for plugins) |
*\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required.*
### Admin Config
In addition to the default [field admin config](/docs/fields/overview#admin-config), you can adjust the following properties:
| **`name`** \* | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. |
| **`label`** | Used as a field label in the Admin panel and to name the generated GraphQL type. |
| **`name`** \* | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-names) |
| **`label`** | Text used as a field label in the Admin panel or an object with keys for each language. |
| **`index`** | Build a [MongoDB index](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/indexes/) for this field to produce faster queries. Set this field to `true` if your users will perform queries on this field's data often. |
| **`validate`** | Provide a custom validation function that will be executed on both the Admin panel and the backend. [More](/docs/fields/overview#validation) |
| **`saveToJWT`** | If this field is top-level and nested in a config supporting [Authentication](/docs/authentication/config), include its data in the user JWT. |
@@ -28,7 +35,8 @@ This field uses [`react-datepicker`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-datepic
| **`defaultValue`** | Provide data to be used for this field's default value. [More](/docs/fields/overview#default-values) |
| **`localized`** | Enable localization for this field. Requires [localization to be enabled](/docs/configuration/localization) in the Base config. |
| **`required`** | Require this field to have a value. |
| **`admin`** | Admin-specific configuration. See below for [more detail](#admin-config). |
| **`admin`** | Admin-specific configuration. See below for [more detail](#admin-config). |
| **`custom`** | Extension point for adding custom data (e.g. for plugins) |
_\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required._
@@ -36,45 +44,72 @@ _\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required._
In addition to the default [field admin config](/docs/fields/overview#admin-config), you can customize the following fields that will adjust how the component displays in the admin panel via the `date` property.
| **`pickerAppearance`** | Determines the appearance of the datepicker: `dayAndTime` `timeOnly` `dayOnly` `monthOnly`. Defaults to `dayAndTime`. |
| **`displayFormat`** | Determines how the date is presented. dayAndTime default to `MMM d, yyy h:mm a` timeOnly defaults to `h:mm a` dayOnly defaults to `MMM d, yyy` and monthOnly defaults to `MM/yyyy`. |
| **`placeholder`** | Placeholder text for the field. |
| **`monthsToShow`** | Number of months to display max is 2. Defaults to 1. |
| **`minDate`** | Passed directly to [react-datepicker](https://github.com/Hacker0x01/react-datepicker/blob/master/docs/datepicker.md). |
| **`maxDate`** | Passed directly to [react-datepicker](https://github.com/Hacker0x01/react-datepicker/blob/master/docs/datepicker.md). |
| **`minTime`** | Passed directly to [react-datepicker](https://github.com/Hacker0x01/react-datepicker/blob/master/docs/datepicker.md). |
| **`maxTime`** | Passed directly to [react-datepicker](https://github.com/Hacker0x01/react-datepicker/blob/master/docs/datepicker.md). |
| **`timeIntervals`** | Passed directly to [react-datepicker](https://github.com/Hacker0x01/react-datepicker/blob/master/docs/datepicker.md). Defaults to 30 minutes. |
| **`timeFormat`** | Passed directly to [react-datepicker](https://github.com/Hacker0x01/react-datepicker/blob/master/docs/datepicker.md). Defaults to `'h:mm aa'`. |
| **`placeholder`** | Placeholder text for the field. |
| **`date`** | Pass options to customize date field appearance. |
| **`date.displayFormat`** | Format date to be shown in field **cell**. |
| **`date.pickerAppearance`** \* | Determines the appearance of the datepicker: `dayAndTime` `timeOnly` `dayOnly` `monthOnly`. |
| **`date.monthsToShow`** \*| Number of months to display max is 2. Defaults to 1. |
| **`date.minDate`** \* | Min date value to allow. |
| **`date.maxDate`** \* | Max date value to allow. |
| **`date.minTime`** \* | Min time value to allow. |
| **`date.maxTime`** \* | Max date value to allow. |
| **`date.timeIntervals`** \* | Time intervals to display. Defaults to 30 minutes. |
| **`date.timeFormat`** \* | Determines time format. Defaults to `'h:mm aa'`. |
_\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required._
_\* This property is passed directly to [react-datepicker](https://github.com/Hacker0x01/react-datepicker/blob/master/docs/datepicker.md). ._
Common use cases for customizing the `date` property are to restrict your field to only show time or day input—but lots more can be done.
#### Display Format and Picker Appearance
These properties only affect how the date is displayed in the UI. The full date is always stored in the format `YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss.SSSZ` (e.g. `1999-01-01T8:00:00.000+05:00`).
`displayFormat` determines how the date is presented in the field **cell**, you can pass any valid (unicode date format)[https://date-fns.org/v2.29.3/docs/format].
`pickerAppearance` sets the appearance of the **react datepicker**, the options available are `dayAndTime`, `dayOnly`, `timeOnly`, and `monthOnly`. By default, the datepicker will display `dayOnly`.
When only `pickerAppearance` is set, an equivalent format will be rendered in the date field cell. To overwrite this format, set `displayFormat`.
alt='Shows an Email field in the Payload admin panel'
caption='Admin panel screenshot of an Email field'
/>
### Config
| Option | Description |
| ---------------- | ----------- |
| **`name`** * | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. |
| **`label`** | Used as a field label in the Admin panel and to name the generated GraphQL type. |
| **`name`** * | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-names) |
| **`label`** | Text used as a field label in the Admin panel or an object with keys for each language. |
| **`unique`** | Enforce that each entry in the Collection has a unique value for this field. |
| **`index`** | Build a [MongoDB index](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/indexes/) for this field to produce faster queries. Set this field to `true` if your users will perform queries on this field's data often. |
| **`validate`** | Provide a custom validation function that will be executed on both the Admin panel and the backend. [More](/docs/fields/overview#validation) |
alt='Shows a Group field in the Payload admin panel'
caption='Admin panel screenshot of a Group field'
/>
### Config
| Option | Description |
| ---------------- | ----------- |
| **`name`** * | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. |
| **`fields`** * | Array of field types to nest within this Group. |
| **`label`** | Used as a heading in the Admin panel and to name the generated GraphQL type. |
| **`validate`** | Provide a custom validation function that will be executed on both the Admin panel and the backend. [More](/docs/fields/overview#validation) |
| **`saveToJWT`** | If this field is top-level and nested in a config supporting [Authentication](/docs/authentication/config), include its data in the user JWT. |
| **`hooks`** | Provide field-based hooks to control logic for this field. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-level-hooks) |
| **`access`** | Provide field-based access control to denote what users can see and do with this field's data. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-level-access-control) |
| **`hidden`** | Restrict this field's visibility from all APIs entirely. Will still be saved to the database, but will not appear in any API or the Admin panel. |
| **`defaultValue`** | Provide an object of data to be used for this field's default value. [More](/docs/fields/overview#default-values) |
| **`localized`** | Enable localization for this field. Requires [localization to be enabled](/docs/configuration/localization) in the Base config. If enabled, a separate, localized set of all data within this Group will be kept, so there is no need to specify each nested field as `localized`. |
| **`required`** | Require this field to have a value. |
| **`admin`** | Admin-specific configuration. See below for [more detail](#admin-config). |
| **`name`** \* | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-names) |
| **`fields`** \* | Array of field types to nest within this Group. |
| **`label`** | Used as a heading in the Admin panel and to name the generated GraphQL type. |
| **`validate`** | Provide a custom validation function that will be executed on both the Admin panel and the backend. [More](/docs/fields/overview#validation) |
| **`saveToJWT`** | If this field is top-level and nested in a config supporting [Authentication](/docs/authentication/config), include its data in the user JWT. |
| **`hooks`** | Provide field-based hooks to control logic for this field. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-level-hooks) |
| **`access`** | Provide field-based access control to denote what users can see and do with this field's data. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-level-access-control) |
| **`hidden`** | Restrict this field's visibility from all APIs entirely. Will still be saved to the database, but will not appear in any API or the Admin panel. |
| **`defaultValue`** | Provide an object of data to be used for this field's default value. [More](/docs/fields/overview#default-values) |
| **`localized`** | Enable localization for this field. Requires [localization to be enabled](/docs/configuration/localization) in the Base config. If enabled, a separate, localized set of all data within this Group will be kept, so there is no need to specify each nested field as `localized`. |
| **`admin`** | Admin-specific configuration. See below for [more detail](#admin-config). |
| **`custom`** | Extension point for adding custom data (e.g. for plugins) |
| **`interfaceName`** | Create a top level, reusable [Typescript interface](/docs/typescript/generating-types#custom-field-interfaces) & [GraphQL type](/docs/graphql/graphql-schema#custom-field-schemas). |
*\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required.*
_\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required._
### Admin config
@@ -40,32 +49,35 @@ Set this property to `true` to hide this field's gutter within the admin panel.
alt='Shows a JSON field in the Payload admin panel'
caption='Admin panel screenshot of a JSON field'
/>
This field uses the `monaco-react` editor syntax highlighting.
### Config
| Option | Description |
| ---------------- | ----------- |
| **`name`** * | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-names) |
| **`label`** | Text used as a field label in the Admin panel or an object with keys for each language. |
| **`unique`** | Enforce that each entry in the Collection has a unique value for this field. |
| **`index`** | Build a [MongoDB index](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/indexes/) for this field to produce faster queries. Set this field to `true` if your users will perform queries on this field's data often. |
| **`validate`** | Provide a custom validation function that will be executed on both the Admin panel and the backend. [More](/docs/fields/overview#validation) |
| **`saveToJWT`** | If this field is top-level and nested in a config supporting [Authentication](/docs/authentication/config), include its data in the user JWT. |
| **`hooks`** | Provide field-based hooks to control logic for this field. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-level-hooks) |
| **`access`** | Provide field-based access control to denote what users can see and do with this field's data. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-level-access-control) |
| **`hidden`** | Restrict this field's visibility from all APIs entirely. Will still be saved to the database, but will not appear in any API or the Admin panel. |
| **`defaultValue`** | Provide data to be used for this field's default value. [More](/docs/fields/overview#default-values) |
| **`localized`** | Enable localization for this field. Requires [localization to be enabled](/docs/configuration/localization) in the Base config. |
| **`required`** | Require this field to have a value. |
| **`admin`** | Admin-specific configuration. See below for [more detail](#admin-config). |
| **`custom`** | Extension point for adding custom data (e.g. for plugins) |
_\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required._
### Admin Config
In addition to the default [field admin config](/docs/fields/overview#admin-config), you can adjust the following properties:
| **`editorOptions`** | Options that can be passed to the monaco editor, [view the full list](https://microsoft.github.io/monaco-editor/api/interfaces/monaco.editor.IDiffEditorConstructionOptions.html). |
alt='Shows a Number field in the Payload admin panel'
caption='Admin panel screenshot of a Number field'
/>
### Config
| Option | Description |
| ---------------- | ----------- |
| **`name`** * | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. |
| **`label`** | Used as a field label in the Admin panel and to name the generated GraphQL type. |
| **`name`** * | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-names) |
| **`label`** | Text used as a field label in the Admin panel or an object with keys for each language. |
| **`min`** | Minimum value accepted. Used in the default `validation` function. |
| **`max`** | Maximum value accepted. Used in the default `validation` function. |
| **`hasMany`** | Makes this field an ordered array of numbers instead of just a single number. |
| **`minRows`** | Minimum number of numbers in the numbers array, if `hasMany` is set to true. |
| **`maxRows`** | Maximum number of numbers in the numbers array, if `hasMany` is set to true. |
| **`unique`** | Enforce that each entry in the Collection has a unique value for this field. |
| **`index`** | Build a [MongoDB index](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/indexes/) for this field to produce faster queries. Set this field to `true` if your users will perform queries on this field's data often. |
| **`validate`** | Provide a custom validation function that will be executed on both the Admin panel and the backend. [More](/docs/fields/overview#validation) |
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ The required `type` property on a field determines what values it can accept, ho
```ts
import { CollectionConfig } from 'payload/types';
const Page: CollectionConfig = {
export const Page: CollectionConfig = {
slug: 'pages',
fields: [
{
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ One of the most powerful parts about Payload is its ability for you to define fi
In addition to being able to define access control on a document-level, you can define extremely granular permissions on a field by field level. For more information about field-level access control, [click here](/docs/access-control/overview#fields).
### Field names
Some fields use their `name` property as a unique identifier to store and retrieve from the database. `__v`, `salt`, and `hash` are all reserved field names which are sanitized from Payload's config and cannot be used.
### Validation
Field validation is enforced automatically based on the field type and other properties such as `required` or `min` and `max` value constraints on certain field types. This default behavior can be replaced by providing your own validate function for any field. It will be used on both the frontend and the backend, so it should not rely on any Node-specific packages. The validation function can be either synchronous or asynchronous and expects to return either `true` or a string error message to display in both API responses and within the Admin panel.
@@ -72,20 +76,21 @@ There are two arguments available to custom validation functions.
1. The value which is currently assigned to the field
2. An optional object with dynamic properties for more complex validation having the following:
| Property | Description |
|------------- | -------------|
| `data` | An object of the full collection or global document |
| `siblingData` | An object of the document data limited to fields within the same parent to the field |
| `operation` | Will be "create" or "update" depending on the UI action or API call |
| `id` | The value of the collection `id`, will be `undefined` on create request |
| `user` | The currently authenticated user object |
| `payload` | If the `validate` function is being executed on the server, Payload will be exposed for easily running local operations. |
| `data` | An object of the full collection or global document. |
| `siblingData` | An object of the document data limited to fields within the same parent to the field. |
| `operation` | Will be "create" or "update" depending on the UI action or API call. |
| `id` | The value of the collection `id`, will be `undefined` on create request. |
| `t` | The function for translating text, [more](/docs/configuration/i18n). |
| `user` | The currently authenticated user object. |
| `payload` | If the `validate` function is being executed on the server, Payload will be exposed for easily running local operations. |
Example:
```ts
import { CollectionConfig } from 'payload/types';
const Orders: CollectionConfig = {
export const Orders: CollectionConfig = {
slug: 'orders',
fields: [
{
@@ -150,18 +155,19 @@ Example:
In addition to each field's base configuration, you can define specific traits and properties for fields that only have effect on how they are rendered in the Admin panel. The following properties are available for all fields within the `admin` property:
| Option | Description |
|------------- | -------------|
| `condition` | You can programmatically show / hide fields based on what other fields are doing. [Click here](#conditional-logic) for more info. |
| `components` | All field components can be completely and easily swapped out for custom components that you define. [Click here](#custom-components) for more info. |
| `description` | Helper text to display with the field to provide more information for the editor user. [Click here](#description) for more info. |
| `position` | Specify if the field should be rendered in the sidebar by defining `position: 'sidebar'`. |
| `width` | Restrict the width of a field. you can pass any string-based value here, be it pixels, percentages, etc. This property is especially useful when fields are nested within a `Row` type where they can be organized horizontally. |
| `style` | Attach raw CSS style properties to the root DOM element of a field. |
| `className` | Attach a CSS class name to the root DOM element of a field. |
| `readOnly` | Setting a field to `readOnly` has no effect on the API whatsoever but disables the admin component's editability to prevent editors from modifying the field's value. |
| `disabled` | If a field is `disabled`, it is completely omitted from the Admin panel. |
| `hidden` | Setting a field's `hidden` property on its `admin` config will transform it into a `hidden` input type. Its value will still submit with the Admin panel's requests, but the field itself will not be visible to editors. |
| `condition` | You can programmatically show / hide fields based on what other fields are doing. [Click here](#conditional-logic) for more info. |
| `components` | All field components can be completely and easily swapped out for custom components that you define. [Click here](#custom-components) for more info. |
| `description` | Helper text to display with the field to provide more information for the editor user. [Click here](#description) for more info. |
| `position` | Specify if the field should be rendered in the sidebar by defining `position: 'sidebar'`. |
| `width` | Restrict the width of a field. you can pass any string-based value here, be it pixels, percentages, etc. This property is especially useful when fields are nested within a `Row` type where they can be organized horizontally. |
| `style` | Attach raw CSS style properties to the root DOM element of a field. |
| `className` | Attach a CSS class name to the root DOM element of a field. |
| `readOnly` | Setting a field to `readOnly` has no effect on the API whatsoever but disables the admin component's editability to prevent editors from modifying the field's value. |
| `disabled` | If a field is `disabled`, it is completely omitted from the Admin panel. |
| `disableBulkEdit` | Set `disableBulkEdit` to `true` to prevent fields from appearing in the select options when making edits for multiple documents. |
| `hidden` | Setting a field's `hidden` property on its `admin` config will transform it into a `hidden` input type. Its value will still submit with the Admin panel's requests, but the field itself will not be visible to editors. |
### Custom components
@@ -169,10 +175,11 @@ All Payload fields support the ability to swap in your own React components with
### Conditional logic
You can show and hide fields based on what other fields are doing by utilizing conditional logic on a field by field basis. The `condition` property on a field's admin config accepts a function which takes two arguments:
You can show and hide fields based on what other fields are doing by utilizing conditional logic on a field by field basis. The `condition` property on a field's admin config accepts a function which takes three arguments:
- `data` - the entire document's data that is currently being edited
- `siblingData` - only the fields that are direct siblings to the field with the condition
- `{ user }` - the final argument is an object containing the currently authenticated user
The `condition` function should return a boolean that will control if the field should be displayed or not.
@@ -191,7 +198,7 @@ The `condition` function should return a boolean that will control if the field
alt='Shows a Point field in the Payload admin panel'
caption='Admin panel screenshot of a Point field'
/>
The data structure in the database matches the GeoJSON structure to represent point. The Payload APIs simplifies the object data to only the [longitude, latitude] location.
### Config
| Option | Description |
| ---------------- | ----------- |
| **`name`** * | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. |
| **`name`** * | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-names) |
| **`label`** | Used as a field label in the Admin panel and to name the generated GraphQL type. |
| **`unique`** | Enforce that each entry in the Collection has a unique value for this field. |
| **`index`** | Build a [MongoDB index](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/indexes/) for this field to produce faster queries. To support location queries, point index defaults to `2dsphere`, to disable the index set to `false`. |
@@ -30,6 +37,7 @@ The data structure in the database matches the GeoJSON structure to represent po
| **`localized`** | Enable localization for this field. Requires [localization to be enabled](/docs/configuration/localization) in the Base config. |
| **`required`** | Require this field to have a value. |
| **`admin`** | Admin-specific configuration. See below for [more detail](#admin-config). |
| **`custom`** | Extension point for adding custom data (e.g. for plugins) |
*\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required.*
@@ -39,7 +47,7 @@ The data structure in the database matches the GeoJSON structure to represent po
desc: The Radio field type allows for the selection of one value from a predefined set of possible values. Learn how to use Radio fields, see examples and options.
The Radio field type allows for the selection of one value from a predefined set of possible values and presents a radio group-style set of inputs to the Admin panel.
The Radio Group field type allows for the selection of one value from a predefined set of possible values and presents a radio group-style set of inputs to the Admin panel.
alt='Shows a Radio field in the Payload admin panel'
caption='Admin panel screenshot of a Radio field'
/>
### Config
| Option | Description |
| ---------------- | ----------- |
| **`name`** * | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. |
| **`name`** * | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-names) |
| **`options`** * | Array of options to allow the field to store. Can either be an array of strings, or an array of objects containing an `label` string and a `value` string. |
| **`label`** | Used as a field label in the Admin panel and to name the generated GraphQL type. |
| **`label`** | Text used as a field label in the Admin panel or an object with keys for each language. |
| **`validate`** | Provide a custom validation function that will be executed on both the Admin panel and the backend. [More](/docs/fields/overview#validation) |
| **`index`** | Build a [MongoDB index](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/indexes/) for this field to produce faster queries. Set this field to `true` if your users will perform queries on this field's data often. |
| **`saveToJWT`** | If this field is top-level and nested in a config supporting [Authentication](/docs/authentication/config), include its data in the user JWT. |
| **`hooks`** | Provide field-based hooks to control logic for this field. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-level-hooks) |
| **`access`** | Provide field-based access control to denote what users can see and do with this field's data. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-level-access-control) |
| **`hidden`** | Restrict this field's visibility from all APIs entirely. Will still be saved to the database, but will not appear in any API or the Admin panel. |
| **`defaultValue`** | Provide data to be used for this field's default value. [More](/docs/fields/overview#default-values) |
| **`defaultValue`** | Provide data to be used for this field's default value. The default value must exist within provided values in `options`. [More](/docs/fields/overview#default-values) |
| **`localized`** | Enable localization for this field. Requires [localization to be enabled](/docs/configuration/localization) in the Base config. |
| **`required`** | Require this field to have a value. |
| **`admin`** | Admin-specific configuration. See below for [more detail](#admin-config). |
| **`custom`** | Extension point for adding custom data (e.g. for plugins) |
*\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required.*
In addition to the default [field admin config](/docs/fields/overview#admin-config), the Radio field type allows for the specification of the following `admin` properties:
In addition to the default [field admin config](/docs/fields/overview#admin-config), the Radio Group field type allows for the specification of the following `admin` properties:
**`layout`**
The `layout` property allows for the radio group to be styled as a horizonally or vertically distributed list.
The `layout` property allows for the radio group to be styled as a horizonally or vertically distributed list. The default value is `horizontal`.
### Example
@@ -49,7 +57,7 @@ The `layout` property allows for the radio group to be styled as a horizonally o
| **`name`** * | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. |
| **`relationTo`** * | Provide one or many collection `slug`s to be able to assign relationships to. |
| **`filterOptions`** | A query to filter which options appear in the UI and validate against. [More](#filtering-relationship-options). |
| **`hasMany`** | Boolean when, if set to `true`, allows this field to have many relations instead of only one. |
| **`maxDepth`** | Sets a number limit on iterations of related documents to populate when queried. [Depth](/docs/getting-started/concepts#depth) |
| **`label`** | Used as a field label in the Admin panel and to name the generated GraphQL type. |
| **`unique`** | Enforce that each entry in the Collection has a unique value for this field. |
| **`validate`** | Provide a custom validation function that will be executed on both the Admin panel and the backend. [More](/docs/fields/overview#validation) |
| **`index`** | Build a [MongoDB index](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/indexes/) for this field to produce faster queries. Set this field to `true` if your users will perform queries on this field's data often. |
| **`saveToJWT`** | If this field is top-level and nested in a config supporting [Authentication](/docs/authentication/config), include its data in the user JWT. |
| **`hooks`** | Provide field-based hooks to control logic for this field. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-level-hooks) |
| **`access`** | Provide field-based access control to denote what users can see and do with this field's data. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-level-access-control) |
| **`hidden`** | Restrict this field's visibility from all APIs entirely. Will still be saved to the database, but will not appear in any API or the Admin panel. |
| **`defaultValue`** | Provide data to be used for this field's default value. [More](/docs/fields/overview#default-values) |
| **`localized`** | Enable localization for this field. Requires [localization to be enabled](/docs/configuration/localization) in the Base config. |
| **`required`** | Require this field to have a value. |
| **`admin`** | Admin-specific configuration. See the [default field admin config](/docs/fields/overview#admin-config) for more details. |
| **`name`** \* | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-names) |
| **`relationTo`** \* | Provide one or many collection `slug`s to be able to assign relationships to. |
| **`filterOptions`** | A query to filter which options appear in the UI and validate against. [More](#filtering-relationship-options). |
| **`hasMany`** | Boolean when, if set to `true`, allows this field to have many relations instead of only one. |
| **`minRows`** | A number for the fewest allowed items during validation when a value is present. Used with `hasMany`. |
| **`maxRows`** | A number for the most allowed items during validation when a value is present. Used with `hasMany`. |
| **`maxDepth`** | Sets a number limit on iterations of related documents to populate when queried. [Depth](/docs/getting-started/concepts#depth) |
| **`label`** | Text used as a field label in the Admin panel or an object with keys for each language. |
| **`unique`** | Enforce that each entry in the Collection has a unique value for this field. |
| **`validate`** | Provide a custom validation function that will be executed on both the Admin panel and the backend. [More](/docs/fields/overview#validation) |
| **`index`** | Build a [MongoDB index](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/indexes/) for this field to produce faster queries. Set this field to `true` if your users will perform queries on this field's data often. |
| **`saveToJWT`** | If this field is top-level and nested in a config supporting [Authentication](/docs/authentication/config), include its data in the user JWT. |
| **`hooks`** | Provide field-based hooks to control logic for this field. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-level-hooks) |
| **`access`** | Provide field-based access control to denote what users can see and do with this field's data. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-level-access-control) |
| **`hidden`** | Restrict this field's visibility from all APIs entirely. Will still be saved to the database, but will not appear in any API or the Admin panel. |
| **`defaultValue`** | Provide data to be used for this field's default value. [More](/docs/fields/overview#default-values) |
| **`localized`** | Enable localization for this field. Requires [localization to be enabled](/docs/configuration/localization) in the Base config. |
| **`required`** | Require this field to have a value. |
| **`admin`** | Admin-specific configuration. See the [default field admin config](/docs/fields/overview#admin-config) for more details. |
| **`custom`** | Extension point for adding custom data (e.g. for plugins) |
*\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required.*
_\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required._
<Banner type="success">
<strong>Tip:</strong><br/>
The <a href="/docs/getting-started/concepts#depth">Depth</a> parameter can be used to automatically populate related documents that are returned by the API.
<strong>Tip:</strong>
<br />
The [Depth](/docs/getting-started/concepts#depth) parameter can be used to
automatically populate related documents that are returned by the API.
</Banner>
### Admin config
@@ -51,51 +64,67 @@ In addition to the default [field admin config](/docs/fields/overview#admin-conf
**`isSortable`**
Set to `true` if you'd like this field to be sortable within the Admin UI using drag and drop. (Only works when `hasMany` is set to `true`)
Set to `true` if you'd like this field to be sortable within the Admin UI using drag and drop (only works when `hasMany` is set to `true`).
**`allowCreate`**
Set to `false` if you'd like to disable the ability to create new documents from within the relationship field (hides the "Add new" button in the admin UI).
### Filtering relationship options
Options can be dynamically limited by supplying a [query constraint](/docs/queries/overview), which will be used both for validating input and filtering available relationships in the UI.
The `filterOptions` property can either be a `Where` query directly, or a function that returns one. When using a function, it will be called with an argument object with the following properties:
The `filterOptions` property can either be a `Where` query directly, or a function (synchronous or asynchronous) that returns one. When using a function, it will be called with an argument object containing the following properties:
| Property | Description |
| ------------- | -------------|
| `relationTo` | The `relationTo` to filter against (as defined on the field) |
| `data` | An object of the full collection or global document currently being edited |
| `siblingData` | An object of the document data limited to fields within the same parent to the field |
| `id` | The value of the collection `id`, will be `undefined` on create request |
| `user` | The currently authenticated user object |
// returns a Where query dynamically by the type of relationship
if (relationTo === "products") {
return {
stock: { greater_than: siblingData.quantity },
};
}
if (relationTo === "services") {
return {
isAvailable: { equals: true },
};
}
},
},
],
};
```
You can learn more about writing queries [here](/docs/queries/overview).
<Banner type="warning">
<strong>Note:</strong><br/>
When a relationship field has both <strong>filterOptions</strong> and a custom <strong>validate</strong> function, the api will not validate <strong>filterOptions</strong> unless you call the default relationship field validation function imported from <strong>payload/fields/validations</strong> in your validate function.
<strong>Note:</strong>
<br />
When a relationship field has both <strong>filterOptions</strong> and a custom{" "}
<strong>validate</strong> function, the api will not validate{" "}
<strong>filterOptions</strong> unless you call the default relationship field
validation function imported from <strong>payload/fields/validations</strong>{" "}
in your validate function.
</Banner>
### How the data is saved
@@ -123,10 +152,10 @@ The most simple pattern of a relationship is to use `hasMany: false` with a `rel
The shape of the data to save for a document with the field configured this way would be:
```json
{
// Mongo ObjectID of the related user
"owner": "6031ac9e1289176380734024"
}
{
// MongoDB ObjectID of the related user
"owner": "6031ac9e1289176380734024"
}
```
When querying documents in this collection via REST API, you could query as follows:
@@ -154,12 +183,12 @@ Also known as **dynamic references**, in this configuration, the `relationTo` fi
The shape of the data to save for a document with more than one relationship type would be:
```json
{
"owner": {
"relationTo": "organizations",
"value": "6031ac9e1289176380734024"
}
{
"owner": {
"relationTo": "organizations",
"value": "6031ac9e1289176380734024"
}
}
```
Here is an example for how to query documents by this data (note the difference in referencing the `owner.value`):
@@ -193,9 +222,9 @@ The `hasMany` tells Payload that there may be more than one collection saved to
To save the to `hasMany` relationship field we need to send an array of IDs:
The Rich Text field is a powerful way to allow editors to write dynamic content. The content is saved as JSON in the database and can be converted into any format, including HTML, that you need.
alt='Shows a Rich Text field in the Payload admin panel'
caption='Admin panel screenshot of a Rich Text field'
/>
The Admin component is built on the powerful [`slatejs`](https://docs.slatejs.org/) editor and is meant to be as extensible and customizable as possible.
<Banner type="success">
@@ -18,21 +25,22 @@ The Admin component is built on the powerful [`slatejs`](https://docs.slatejs.or
### Config
| Option | Description |
| ---------------- | ----------- |
| **`name`** * | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. |
| **`label`** | Used as a field label in the Admin panel and to name the generated GraphQL type. |
| **`validate`** | Provide a custom validation function that will be executed on both the Admin panel and the backend. [More](/docs/fields/overview#validation) |
| **`saveToJWT`** | If this field is top-level and nested in a config supporting [Authentication](/docs/authentication/config), include its data in the user JWT. |
| **`hooks`** | Provide field-based hooks to control logic for this field. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-level-hooks) |
| **`access`** | Provide field-based access control to denote what users can see and do with this field's data. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-level-access-control) |
| **`hidden`** | Restrict this field's visibility from all APIs entirely. Will still be saved to the database, but will not appear in any API or the Admin panel. |
| **`defaultValue`** | Provide data to be used for this field's default value. [More](/docs/fields/overview#default-values) |
| **`localized`** | Enable localization for this field. Requires [localization to be enabled](/docs/configuration/localization) in the Base config. |
| **`required`** | Require this field to have a value. |
| **`admin`** | Admin-specific configuration. See below for [more detail](#admin-config). |
| **`name`** \* | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-names) |
| **`label`** | Text used as a field label in the Admin panel or an object with keys for each language. |
| **`validate`** | Provide a custom validation function that will be executed on both the Admin panel and the backend. [More](/docs/fields/overview#validation) |
| **`saveToJWT`** | If this field is top-level and nested in a config supporting [Authentication](/docs/authentication/config), include its data in the user JWT. |
| **`hooks`** | Provide field-based hooks to control logic for this field. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-level-hooks) |
| **`access`** | Provide field-based access control to denote what users can see and do with this field's data. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-level-access-control) |
| **`hidden`** | Restrict this field's visibility from all APIs entirely. Will still be saved to the database, but will not appear in any API or the Admin panel. |
| **`defaultValue`** | Provide data to be used for this field's default value. [More](/docs/fields/overview#default-values) |
| **`localized`** | Enable localization for this field. Requires [localization to be enabled](/docs/configuration/localization) in the Base config. |
| **`required`** | Require this field to have a value. |
| **`admin`** | Admin-specific configuration. See below for [more detail](#admin-config). |
| **`custom`** | Extension point for adding custom data (e.g. for plugins) |
*\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required.*
_\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required._
### Admin config
@@ -54,12 +62,15 @@ The default `elements` available in Payload are:
- `h4`
- `h5`
- `h6`
- `blockquote`
- `link`
- `ol`
- `ul`
- `textAlign`
- `indent`
- [`relationship`](#relationship-element)
- [`upload`](#upload-element)
- [`textAlign`](#text-align)
**`leaves`**
@@ -77,15 +88,24 @@ The default `leaves` available in Payload are:
Set this property to `true` to hide this field's gutter within the admin panel. The field gutter is rendered as a vertical line and padding, but often if this field is nested within a Group, Block, or Array, you may want to hide the gutter.
**`link.fields`**
This allows [fields](/docs/fields/overview) to be saved as extra fields on a link inside the Rich Text Editor. When this is present, the fields will render inside a modal that can be opened by clicking the "edit" button on the link element.
`link.fields` may either be an array of fields (in which case all fields defined in it will be appended below the default fields) or a function that accepts the default fields as only argument and returns an array defining the entirety of fields to be used (thus providing a mechanism of overriding the default fields).

_RichText link with custom fields_
**`upload.collections[collection-name].fields`**
This allows [fields](/docs/fields/overview) to be saved as meta data on an upload field inside the Rich Text Editor. When this is present, the fields will render inside a modal that can be opened by clicking the "edit" button on the upload element.

*RichText upload element modal displaying fields from the config*

_RichText upload element modal displaying fields from the config_
### Relationship element
@@ -96,12 +116,15 @@ The built-in `relationship` element is a powerful way to reference other Documen
Similar to the `relationship` element, the `upload` element is a user-friendly way to reference [Upload-enabled collections](/docs/upload/overview) with a UI specifically designed for media / image-based uploads.
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<strong>Tip:</strong><br/>
Collections are automatically allowed to be selected within the Rich Text relationship and upload elements by default. If you want to disable a collection from being able to be referenced in Rich Text fields, set the collection admin option of <strong>enableRichTextRelationship</strong> to false.
<strong>Tip:</strong><br/>Collections are automatically allowed to be selected within the Rich Text relationship and upload elements by default. If you want to disable a collection from being able to be referenced in Rich Text fields, set the collection admin options of <strong>enableRichTextLink</strong> and <strong>enableRichTextRelationship</strong> to false.
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Relationship and Upload elements are populated dynamically into your Rich Text field' content. Within the REST and Local APIs, any present RichText `relationship` or `upload` elements will respect the `depth` option that you pass, and will be populated accordingly. In GraphQL, each `richText` field accepts an argument of `depth` for you to utilize.
### TextAlign element
Text Alignment is not included by default and can be added to a Rich Text Editor by adding `textAlign` to the list of elements. TextAlign will alter the existing element to include a new `textAlign` field in the resulting JSON. This field can be used in combination with other elements and leaves to position content to the left, center or right.
### Specifying which elements and leaves to allow
To specify which default elements or leaves should be allowed to be used for this field, define arrays that contain string names for each element or leaf you wish to enable. To specify a custom element or leaf, pass an object with all corresponding properties as outlined below. View the [example](#example) to reference how this all works.
@@ -114,59 +137,78 @@ Once you're up to speed with the general concepts involved, you can pass in your
**Both custom elements and leaves are defined via the following config:**
| Property | Description |
| ---------------- | ----------- |
| **`name`** * | The name to be used as a `type` for this element. |
| **`Button`** * | A React component to be rendered in the Rich Text toolbar. |
| **`plugins`** | An array of plugins to provide to the Rich Text editor. |
@@ -190,112 +232,67 @@ For more examples regarding how to define your own elements and leaves, check ou
As the Rich Text field saves its content in a JSON format, you'll need to render it as HTML yourself. Here is an example for how to generate JSX / HTML from Rich Text content:
The above example is for how to render to JSX, although for plain HTML the pattern is similar. Just remove the JSX and return HTML strings instead!
<strong>Note:</strong><br/>The above example is for how to render to JSX, although for plain HTML the pattern is similar. Just remove the JSX and return HTML strings instead!
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### Built-in SlateJS Plugins
@@ -311,12 +308,12 @@ If you want to utilize this functionality within your own custom elements, you c
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### Config
| Option | Description |
| ---------------- | ----------- |
| **`fields`** * | Array of field types to nest within this Row. |
| **`admin`** | Admin-specific configuration excluding `description`, `readOnly`, and `hidden`. See the [default field admin config](/docs/fields/overview#admin-config) for more details. |
| **`custom`** | Extension point for adding custom data (e.g. for plugins) |
*\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required.*
| **`name`** \* | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-names) |
| **`options`** \* | Array of options to allow the field to store. Can either be an array of strings, or an array of objects containing a `label` string and a `value` string. |
| **`hasMany`** | Boolean when, if set to `true`, allows this field to have many selections instead of only one. |
| **`label`** | Used as a field label in the Admin panel and to name the generated GraphQL type. |
| **`label`** | Text used as a field label in the Admin panel or an object with keys for each language. |
| **`unique`** | Enforce that each entry in the Collection has a unique value for this field. |
| **`validate`** | Provide a custom validation function that will be executed on both the Admin panel and the backend. [More](/docs/fields/overview#validation) |
| **`index`** | Build a [MongoDB index](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/indexes/) for this field to produce faster queries. Set this field to `true` if your users will perform queries on this field's data often. |
If you are looking to create a dynamic select field, the following tutorial will walk you through the process of creating a custom select field that fetches its options from an external API.
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If you want to learn more about custom components check out the [Admin > Custom Component](/docs/admin/components#field-component) docs.
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