This documentation refers to an older version of CiviCRM (3.4 / 4.0). The current stable version is 4.1. Please introduce all documentation changes and new material here.

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CiviCRM 3.4 and 4.0 Documentation

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CiviCRM books!

Make sure to check out the FLOSS Manual Understanding CiviCRM as well! You can also support this project by ordering a hard copy.

Or support us by buying an eBook or hard copy of Using CiviCRM from Packt Publishing.

What different data types and HTML input field types are supported for Custom Fields?

When creating custom fields, you first determine the type of data you want to store in this field (e.g. alphanumeric, date, whole numbers, etc.). CiviCRM then provides a choice of data input styles based on the type of data.

Available combinations of data type AND input field type ('HTML type') are:

Data Type

Input Field Type(s)

Alphanumeric

Text, Select, Radio, Checkbox

Integer (whole numbers)

Text, Select, Radio

Number (decimals allowed)

Text, Select, Radio

Money (2 decimal places)

Text, Select, Radio

Note (memo)

Textarea

Date

Date Selector (localised)

Yes or No

Radio (yes and no)

State / Province

State / Province Selector

Country

Country Selector
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