Add link field with multi source option to core

[alexanderloewe]

Adding a new field with the option to link to every kind of content should be a core function of craft CMS.

Because it is an indispensable option - not only in terms of creating links to other content, but also when it comes to inserting content from different content types via a field in specific places in the templates.

[davidhellmann]

@brandonkelly what are your thoughts here. I know there is LinkIt and TypedLinkField but we miss this as a core field a lot. It's required in each of our projects and it's a bit sad to not have this. Maybe @sebastian-lenz can jump into it here and it's a possibility to move TypedLinkField over to P&T as a core plugin like Redactor. Just my thoughts in an easy world :D

For me this is a more important feature than Matrix in Matrix ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[brandonkelly]

I don’t think we would add it in core until it’s possible to query elements across multiple element types simultaneously.

[sebastian-lenz]

As far as I know P&T is aware of the demand. I've already signaled that it is okay for me should there by any kind of port or transition to a core field.

[piotrpog]

This is something i almost always use when building some kind of matrix based content builder. Choosing either entry link or external url link, selecting alternative link text, and toggling target blank.
I am aware there is Typed Link Field plugin, but for something so crucial i would really prefer first party functionality.
Is it possible that this will be included with craft 5?
@brandonkelly

[alexanderbuergin]

I would love to see that.

[brandonkelly]

Agree that Craft should have something like this, but can’t promise we’ll have time to get to it. In the meantime, check out Hyper by Verbb as well.

[cherrykoda]

Attempting to guide/condense this request to the older post: #9062 as there's a lot of asks spread around.

[brandonkelly]

Agree!

[brandonkelly]

Craft 5.3.0-beta.1 is out with a new Link field type 🎉 (#15251).

We’re targeting August 6 for the GA release. If you’d like to test ahead of time, change your craftcms/cms requirement in composer.json to:

"craftcms/cms": "^5.3.0-beta.1",

and then run composer update.