Can't copy template code for custom fields

Hi Paul,

Thanks for posting this. We’ll take a peek at it!

FWIW, it’s suppose to copy the field short name if the add-on doesn’t specifically support the template code copying.

Thanks,

-Tom Jaeger

Thanks Tom! To clarify, there is no add-on being used here - by native fields I meant standard ones.

Oh.. so this is native fields / no third party fields?

We’ll run some tests (I believe we have automated tests around this as well)… digging.

-Tom Jaeger

Hrm- worked for me in a quick test. Are you on https? I believe that’s required- though I’d need to double check.

Yes, there are no third-party fields and yeah it is https. It definitely works elsewhere for me too, just not on this particular site. I’ve compared everything side by side, cleared browser cache etc. but no luck.

So- very, very weird.

Here’s what I’d do. Open your browser debug, network tab, get the url it’s using. So one of mine is like

https://75gen:8890/admin.php?/cp/design/copy/fields/27=

And just go directly there. First thing we want to know is whether the url itself looks correct and it’s not dropping off an id or something. If it’s working in some other places on the same install, see if you can see how they differ. If nothing looks funky there, we’re down to debugging the slightly less weird issue of- why the heck does this url that should work, not work. Funky server security filter? htaccess run amok? Some weird thing where you have a name conflict?

It’s very odd- heck, maybe something just failed to upload/overwrite in the 1-click or initial install or something.

But at least it’s a slightly easier problem.

Thanks Robin!

In the install that works, the URL in the network tab looks like:

admin.php?/cp/design/copy/fields/94

In the install that doesn’t work, it looks like:

admin.php?/cp/design/copy/fields&S=335b7d62bf89d93acd8018fd78b08fe7/126

ARGH- thanks! It’s a bug. There’s a problem when sessions are required in the cp. Reported it https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/issues/4588 and should be a quick fix, out in next release. That last segment should be before the session id!

Sounds good Robin - thanks for the quick replies!

Looks like there’s a small routing issue with copying custom field templates when CP sessions are enabled. The dev team is aware and working on a fix. Shouldn’t be a long-term problem.

It sounds like the issue is related to the control panel’s copy fields functionality not supporting custom fields in version 7.5.3. The 404 error when accessing /cp/design/copy/fields suggests that the route or controller handling this action might be missing or misconfigured.

A few things to try:

Double-check if any add-ons or custom extensions might be interfering with the field manager.

Verify that your update to 7.5.3 completed successfully and no files were missed.

Consider clearing the site cache and browser cache.

If possible, test on a fresh install or earlier version to see if the issue persists.

If the problem continues, it might be worth reporting it on the official support forum or checking if there’s a patch available for custom fields copying.

Hope this helps! Let me know if you need further assistance.