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- Navigate to the Custom Fields page, locate the desired custom field and choose cog icon > Edit:
- The Name is the label that appears to the left of the custom field when it is displayed to a user.
The Description is the Help text that appears below the custom field when it is displayed in the Simple Search column.
Search Templates are responsible for indexing a custom field as well as making it searchable via Simple Search and Advanced Search (note that custom fields are not searchable via Quick Search). Every custom field type has a preconfigured search template, but you may select a different template using this procedure.
- Modify the fields as desired and click Update.
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