Add new custom drop-down to existing field

[kmiles2]

I would like to create a custom list of states we operate in as a drop-down (done) but I'm not sure how I can tie that to the existing shipping state field. Studio doesn't allow existing non-custom fields to be edited.

[Angel]

It is possible to do that, but it is a bit involved because address fields are treated differently than are other default fields.

In a nutshell, you would have to create a new custom field type to override the default behavior of the default State field and then use a vardefs.ext.php file to apply the drop down to it.

[kmiles2]

Thanks Angel!

[datasponge]

If you want to tackle this, here is a thread where the country field was converted to a dropdown and a new address template for that dropdown created. You would follow the same basic steps for the state field.

Phil