Sigsiu Online Business Index 2 (SOBI2) Country List CSV Value
Sigsiu Online Business Index 2 / SOBI2 is Joomla Online Business Directory / Listing Component. This Joomla component not only useful for created business listing / directory, but can also created for download index, online library, and more others listing directory.
By default, in field_country at custom field manager, the option to fill country is input form field. This is mean the submitter must manually typing their country when submitting.
Beside not practical, manual typing for country can caused mistype or can be using for fraudulent purpose. So we must change the input form into drop down / select list.
1. Change the field type input into select list (see image below)
Choose Select List
2. Then click Add CSV Value List at the bottom (see image below)
Add CSV Value
3. Copy and paste the 248 country list that csv formed from file countrylist.txt that you can download here (see image below)
Copy Paste
4. Save the field configuration (see image below)
Click To Save
5. Then test submitting, you can found that country option now in drop down field (see image below)
Front End Field
6. Alse in backend, the country list in field_country has converted into “Pair of variates” (see images below)
Backend after saved
CLICK TO DOWNLOAD SOBI2 COUNTRY LIST CSV VALUE
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Thank you, this very helpful for me
Thank you so much. I didn’t realize it was this easy to switch to a drop down menu. This helped me out tremendously!
Hi and thanks for this useful one but could you help on how to create a sub-list of values per option
example: Usa states
Usa — > State 1
State 2
State 3
; )
I think thats impossible to create on currently SOBI2 version backend. need some hack for do that.
I will posted later if i found that way.
Thanks, I’m desperate to find a way out, it should be done with a dynamic select list but the code need an hack, if only I could learn how t o eventually control those fields with java or if/or statement.can’t say
Doesn’t seem to work for me… any ideas?