Custom Field as a “link”?

  • I need each product to have the option of adding a hyperlink field.
    The “Product Link” is a replacement for the the details pages, but I want the link to be listed as a custom field in the “Additional Info” tab.
    I can create the Custom field, but the only suitable option for the content is Short Text.
    Might be a feature request but… can we get a “Link” option as an input type to a Custom Field?

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  • I would like a solution for this as well.
    I can edit a short text field to include a <a href=”…., but am not able to import a csv with a number of products AND the a tag.
    Is there a series of escapes that would work?

    Hi @freshideawebsites ,

    We’ll add it to our feature suggestions list.

    In the meantime, you can use href code in the Short text field:

    <a href="https://www.stagestore.ca/catalog/index.php/cPath/142_154">https://www.stagestore.ca/catalog/index.php/cPath/142_154</a>

    Thread Starter FreshIdeaWebsites

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    @kcmrosecityfutsal
    It may be that your XLS file contains the actual hyperlink (eg. is the info blue and underlined?)
    To import it, you will need to convert it to actual text.
    – create a blank column
    – select the whole column with the links
    – in the top cell of the new blank column, right click and select “Paste Special”
    – then select “Values” – the info will now be strings of simple text which should be imported ok.

    Thread Starter FreshIdeaWebsites

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    @etoilewebdesign

    Yes thx, the suggestion does work.
    My issue is that I’m designing for a client and can’t really ask them to add the <+a+href+> tag info whenever they edit/add the link for a product.
    Fingers-crossed on the new feature.
    thx

    @freshideawebsites, @etoilewebdesign

    We are loading a csv for our products and want one of the custom fields to be a link.

    1) If we place an a tag in the csv then the import process fails.
    2) If we place only the url then it loads but is treated as text.
    3) If we enter the a tag directly into the custom field of the product on the web site then IT WORKS but that is too labor intensive.
    4) If we use https://www.stagestore.ca/catalog/index.php/cPath/142_154
    in the CSV it loads but does not behave as a link.

    Hoping for a 5th option ??

    Thread Starter FreshIdeaWebsites

    (@freshideawebsites)

    In option 1 – did you convert the href tag to a text field vs an actual link?

    @freshideawebsites The custom field is a Short Text. There is not an option for a Type of “Link”.

    Thread Starter FreshIdeaWebsites

    (@freshideawebsites)

    Correct. See my initial question above where I asked for a link option.
    See my further answer above where I explained how to convert the link to a txt column to be imported into the short text field.

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