Custom Fields in Joomla 5/6

Master custom fields in Joomla. Custom Fields allow you to add additional attributes to articles, users, contacts, and categories without extending the core. They offer 16 different types with native access control and validation.

Quick Start

Load custom fields in your code:

// Register and load the helper
JLoader::register('FieldsHelper', JPATH_ADMINISTRATOR . '/components/com_fields/helpers/fields.php');

// Get fields from an article
$fields = FieldsHelper::getFields('com_content.article', $article, true);

// Render each field
foreach ($fields as $field) {
    echo $field->label . ': ' . $field->value;
}