Add custom field to pages

Use the following code samples to create custom fields for pages using the Native API or the Fluent API:

Native API

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Data.Metadata;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Metadata.Model;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Model;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Pages.Model;

namespace Telerik.Sitefinity.Documentation.CodeSnippets.DevGuide.SitefinityEssentials.Pages.CustomFields
{
   public partial class PagesCustomFieldsSnippets
   {
       public static void CreateCustomFieldNativeAPI(string fieldName)
       {
           var metaManager = MetadataManager.GetManager();

           if (metaManager.GetMetaType(typeof(PageNode)) == null)
           {
               var type = metaManager.CreateMetaType(typeof(Telerik.Sitefinity.Pages.Model.PageNode));
               metaManager.SaveChanges();
           }

           var field = metaManager.CreateMetafield(fieldName);
           field.MetaAttributes.Add(new MetaFieldAttribute()
           {
               Name = "UserFriendlyDataType",
               Value = "ShortText"
           });

           field.ClrType = typeof(Lstring).FullName;
           var metaType = metaManager.GetMetaType(typeof(PageNode));
           metaType.Fields.Add(field);
           metaManager.SaveChanges();
       }
   }
}

Fluent API

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Metadata.Model;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Model;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Pages.Model;

namespace Telerik.Sitefinity.Documentation.CodeSnippets.DevGuide.SitefinityEssentials.Pages.CustomFields
{
   public partial class PagesCustomFieldsSnippets
   {
       public void CreateCustomFieldFluentAPI(string fieldName)
       {
           App.WorkWith()
               .DynamicData()
               .Type(typeof(PageNode))
               .Field()
               .TryCreateNew(fieldName, typeof(Lstring))
               .Do((metaField) =>
               {
                   metaField.MetaAttributes.Add(new MetaFieldAttribute()
                   {
                       Name = "UserFriendlyDataType",
                       Value = "ShortText"
                   });
               })
               .SaveChanges();
       }
   }
}

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