Strapi Plugin Dynamic Enum

A Strapi v5 custom field plugin that provides an enum field with the ability to dynamically create new options on the fly.

Features

• 🎯 Single select dropdown (like standard enum)
• ✨ Create new options directly from the input field
• 🔍 Search/filter existing options
• 💾 Automatically includes saved values in options list
• 🎨 Clean UX with Strapi Design System

Installation

npm install @tunghtml/strapi-plugin-dynamic-enum
# or
yarn add @tunghtml/strapi-plugin-dynamic-enum

Configuration

Add the plugin to your config/plugins.js:

module.exports = {
  // ...
  'dynamic-enum': {
    enabled: true,
  },
};

Usage

1. Go to Content-Type Builder
2. Select a content type or create a new one
3. Add a new field and select Dynamic Enum from custom fields
4. In the field settings, add initial options as JSON array:

   ["Option 1", "Option 2", "Option 3"]

5. Save and use!

How It Works

When editing an entry:

• Select from existing options in the dropdown
• Type to search/filter options
• If you type a value that doesn't exist, the plugin will show a "Create '...'" option
• Click to create and select the new option immediately
• Newly created options are automatically added to the list for future use

Example

Initial options: ["Pending", "In Progress", "Completed"]

User types "Cancelled" → Plugin shows "Create 'Cancelled'" → User clicks → "Cancelled" is now available as an option.

Data Storage

Values are stored as strings in the database, just like standard enum fields.

Requirements

• Strapi v5.x
• Node.js >= 18.0.0

License

MIT

Author

tunghtml

Repository

https://github.com/finnwasabi/strapi-plugin-dynamic-enum

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