Invalid value for "Query" on Fetching Pages Field

Kirby 3 Solved ✅
1

Following query working properly

query: site.find("categories").children

But when use advanced query like that:

categories:
	label: Categories
	type: pages
	options: query
	query: 
		fetch: site.find("categories").children
		value: "{{ page.uid }}"
		text: "{{ page.title }}"

I got the

Invalid value for “query”

Kirby Version
3.2.2

This is about that and why accept only string?

com

2

The pages, files and users fields do not accepts the more complex query at the moment.

3

Is there any reason? Should I create an kirby idea?

Because when the slug of the page changes, the relationship breaks.
I need to disable the slug change so that the relationship does not break.
But slug change disabling not good for multi-language.

I want to create a fixed field and link the relationship to this field like autoId

4

We already have an issue for the users fields: https://github.com/getkirby/kirby/issues/1885

Trying to find if there is one for the pages/files field. Can’t find anything… Currently, the only alternative is using a select/multiselect field to be able to use the AutoID feature.

I completely agree with you that this is needed.

1 Like
5

Ah, found it: https://github.com/getkirby/ideas/issues/193 It’s already on the High Prio list.

6

Great! We are looking forward :+1:

7

Any news on this? I’m just asking, becaus this idea seems to have been on High Prio list for a while now.

The reason I tried using the more complex query and adding audoID as value is, that when I change the filename of i.e. an image, when I go back to the panel for the page itself, I have to re-select the image, because the file-field stores the image-name as value.
Or is there any other (simple or kirby-core) solution to this that I missed?

8

No, this is not yet implemented. As I mentioned above, your only alternative are other select type fields: select, multiselect, checkboxes and maybe the relationship plugin. Or of course a custom field based on the files field that implements this feature.

9

Thanks, I hadn’t seen the relationship Plugin.
Your support is awesome and so fast!

1 Like