Before/Before Row.. on a Group field?

Could you provide the code you’re trying with? I’d be interested in tinkering and going based on what you have would be most efficient to match conditions.

Thanks, Michael.

Basic test code follows. In this example I tried basically all options on both places I could think to try them. I’m tried reading through the source to see if this was even possible but TBH, got a little (ok, a lot) lost.

My use case is: this group contains a set of fields with 4 different fields. I want to have some introductory text in a particular set of styles before the group starts. I found a way around that by including a “title” field which does support all of the before/after stuff. I’m also using CSS to cheat and make the group look like a separate set of meta boxes. Without before and after, that requires some fairly fragile CSS selectors instead of generic classes.

On this same note, it would be lovely if group fields also supported row_classes.

$local_actions_group_field = $coa_cmb->add_field( array(
	'id' => $prefix . 'local_conservation_actions_and_plans',
	'type'        => 'group',
	'description' => __( 'Local Conservation Action or Plans', 'odfw' ),
	'before_row'   => '<p>Testing <b>"before_row"</b> parameter</p>',
	'before'       => '<p>Testing <b>"before"</b> parameter</p>',
	'before_field' => '<p>Testing <b>"before_field"</b> parameter</p>',
	'after_field'  => '<p>Testing <b>"after_field"</b> parameter</p>',
	'after'        => '<p>Testing <b>"after"</b> parameter</p>',
	'after_row'    => '<p>Testing <b>"after_row"</b> parameter</p>',
	'options'     => array(
		'group_title'   => __( 'Action or Plan {#}', 'odfw' ),
		'add_button'    => __( 'Add another Local Conservation Action or Plan', 'odfw' ),
		'remove_button' => __( 'Remove this entry', 'odfw' ),
		'sortable'      => true, // beta
		'before_row'   => '<p>Options Testing <b>"before_row"</b> parameter</p>',
		'before'       => '<p>Options Testing <b>"before"</b> parameter</p>',
		'before_field' => '<p>Options Testing <b>"before_field"</b> parameter</p>',
		'after_field'  => '<p>Options Testing <b>"after_field"</b> parameter</p>',
		'after'        => '<p>Options Testing <b>"after"</b> parameter</p>',
		'after_row'    => '<p>Options Testing <b>"after_row"</b> parameter</p>',
		)
));

Since it sounds like you just want something at the top of the metabox, perhaps something like this will help.

function example_before_form( $cmb_id, $object_id, $object_type, $cmb2 ) {
	echo '<p>Before</p>';
}
add_action( 'cmb2_before_form', 'example_before_form', 10, 4 );

There is also an accompanying cmb2_after_form hook for at the end.

https://cloudup.com/ccHmpFjrDJZ

Thanks very much, Michael. Totally missed that hook. I saw https://github.com/WebDevStudios/CMB2/wiki/Tips-&-Tricks#using-the-dynamic-beforeafter-form-hooks at some point but didn’t put 2 and 2 together. Using that along with separated meta boxes (I was cramming it all into one giant box) is what I c/should do.

I guess this is a feature request then. ?? To whatever extent is reasonable, have feature parity for group fields. I understand enough to know that they’re very different beasts and feature parity isn’t possible (or even needed for parts of it) but it would be sweet to have these sorts of row manipulators available to them if possible.

Would also be handy to have a single CMB2 wiki page with all of the available CMB2 hooks listed on it. A sort of one-stop-shop to look in when you want to augment the behavior of CMB2. I browsed the wiki and searched around the internets before asking this here but I don’t think I know/knew enough to plop in the right keywords to have that appear.

Anyway, thanks again. Marking as resolved.

By my quick count, 36 apply_filters, 13 do_actions, using a terminal and ack

I think the wiki area of the repo may be open to anyone, in case you get bored and want to start it yourself.

I’m in!