XF 2.2 Organizing custom thread fields into columns

[Dragonfruit]

Hi,
Is it possible to organize custom thread fields into columns? I haven't been able to figure how to:

The two test fields are a great example, the name & options are short, and it would look better if they can be on the same row.

 

[TPerry]

I'm sure it's as simple as a template edit...but the issue you will run into is that edit could affect longer fields also... and it could get rather sloppy looking. This would probably have to be addressed by an add-on or core code changes.
It's the same way on the dsiplay of a thread... you could make it look cleaner if you could put some into multiple columns, and give a divider of some type between them.

 

[Hoffi]

If both fields are always one after the other you can play with Wrapper Display Templates.

Important: You need always set both values to required, and always use both one after another directly, otherwise it will break the complete page, so be careful! You can't use only one of them in another forum!

The first (left) one:

<div style="columns: 2;">
    <div>
        {$title}: {$value}
    </div>

The second (right) one:

    <div>
        {$title}: {$value}
    </div>
</div>

The result:

 

[TPerry]

If both fields are always one after the other you can play with Wrapper Display Templates.

Important: You need always set both values to required, and always use both one after another directly, otherwise it will break the complete page, so be careful! You can't use only one of them in another forum!

For me, the "required" part is an issue..... I don't mind if the users put the data in the post itself (most do) but having the ability to show them in 2/3 column format for any entry would be nice.

 

[Hoffi]

This can then only be done for all Fields in the thread Status with changing several css types to probably use flex or grid layout.