{"id":33288,"date":"2023-01-13T16:31:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T16:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/?post_type=features&#038;p=33288"},"modified":"2026-04-03T10:29:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T10:29:45","slug":"admin-columns-overview","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/features\/admin-columns-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Admin Columns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"creating-editing\"><strong>Creating and Editing <\/strong>Settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To edit or apply new&nbsp;<strong>Admin Columns<\/strong>, navigate to&nbsp;<strong><em>JetEngine &gt; Post Types<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;of the&nbsp;<em>WordPress<\/em>&nbsp;dashboard. Select the CPT you need and press the \u201c<strong>Edit<\/strong>\u201d button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>JetEngine&nbsp;<\/em>plugin allows adding the&nbsp;<strong>Admin Columns&nbsp;<\/strong>for any meta field while creating CPTs or CCTs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Press the appropriate tab to add\/edit&nbsp;<strong>Admin Columns.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/admin-columns-and-admin-filters-tabs-1x.png\" alt=\"admin columns and admin filters tabs\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"settings\"><strong>Admin Columns<\/strong> Options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>Admin Column<\/strong>&nbsp;tab has the following settings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/admin-columns-settings-1x.png\" alt=\"admin columns settings\">\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Title field&nbsp;<\/strong>for typing the current column title. This title is displayed at the top of the posts list table;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Type<\/strong>&nbsp;dropdown menu allows selecting the type of data to fill the column cells (Meta Value Post Terms Post ID, or Custom Callback);<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This tutorial explains<a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/articles\/jetengine-how-to-display-date-in-admin-column\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;How to Use Default Callback to Display Date in Admin Column<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Field Name<\/strong>&nbsp;field for typing a custom field name to get value from;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Column<\/strong>&nbsp;order field to specify the order of the displayed column;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prefix<\/strong>&nbsp;field for typing a text before the column cell value;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Suffix<\/strong>&nbsp;field for typing a text after the column cell value;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Is Sortable&nbsp;<\/strong>toggle allows sorting column data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"main-features\"><strong>Main <\/strong>F<strong>eatures<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The admin panel with applied&nbsp;<strong>Admin Columns&nbsp;<\/strong>displays the meta fields with listed data. Users can apply&nbsp;<strong>Admin Columns<\/strong>&nbsp;to any data shown in the admin panel: meta field value, category name, post ID, or custom or predefined callback (for the image, switcher, checkbox, select, etc. field types).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/admin-columns-listed-1x.png\" alt=\"admin columns listed\">\n\n\n\n<p>The titles of sortable meta fields are blue. The title of the sorted meta field has the sorting icon (sorting in ascending and descending orders).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/admin-columns-sorted-1x.png\" alt=\"admin columns sorted\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"quick-edit-meta-field\"><strong>Quick Edit of Meta Field Data<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Users can edit data from the meta field by clicking the \u201c<strong>Quick Edit<\/strong>\u201d link of the appropriate CPT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/quick-editing-tab-1x.png\" alt=\"quick editing tab\">\n\n\n\n<p>This link allows editing all meta fields of the CPT regardless of whether they are displayed or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/quick-editing-of-custom-post-types-in-admin-columns-1x.png\" 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