How to Hide Field in Dynamic Module

When you first create a field in a dynamic module, you are given the option to select whether it is hidden or not. This option is not there for fields after the module has been created. I would like to hide a field that was previously created, but not completely delete it. How can I do this?

Thanks,

Melyssa

Can I hand-edit the DynamicModulesConfig.config file, possibly? Any hint would be much appreciated.

Hi Melyssa,

You can set the is_Hidded property of the field in the database to 1, which will do the job. Then go to the dynamic module, open the type and resave it, which will cause a restart of the module and the change should get applied. I have attached an image for your convenience. The property is in the sf_mb_dynamic_module_field table. To disable the field for the front-end, you will need to manually remove it from the template of the dynamic module widget or remove it from the configurations. However, if you choose the second approach, the field will be written again in the configurations, every time you update the module(resave it), so maybe the first approach is better for you.

A great future feature would be if fields are completely editable. Or at the very least I would like to see all settings applied to a field. Right now one can't see which field control has been configured for the field, for example.

One I want the most is the ability to change the selector...so if I make something a shortext, then decide on an enhanced editing experience later it's easy to update it for the user.