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Hi,

I like to make Extended Text is not required when the YouTube embed code is in the “Body” field.

YouTube embed code as an example:

<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/58qEJgXGTFs&hl=en&fs=1"></param></param></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/58qEJgXGTFs&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

All other times Extended Text is required.

Pls tell me which EE system programs needs to modify to implement this request.

Thanks.

This isn’t possible with out of the box EE—a field is either required or not, and can’t be set to be dependent on another field for that setting.

You’d have to write a custom extension to create this behavior.

You could put field-level instructions in to help the person entering the content.

I’d probably create a specific field for the YouTube code—that way I could put logic at the template level that would choose to display the entry or not based on it being filled in correctly.

You could put field-level instructions in to help the person entering the content.

I’d probably create a specific field for the YouTube code—that way I could put logic at the template level that would choose to display the entry or not based on it being filled in correctly.

I’ve had that same issue crop up a few times, too, and found it’s better to follow Boyink’s advice. If you use plenty of YouTube videos, consider creating a field specifically for the code, and make sure to display the Field Instructions for the user. The danger, of course, is that any user can plunk down additional content in other fields, whether authorized, unintentional.

Otherwise, and assuming that the YouTube video code must always be in the Body text, just give explicit instructions for usage.

Thanks for sharing ideas. I will run these options by my team.