Data Types

This section consists of Database Things and fields description for every thing which is part of the template.

Introduction

To get to the Data section, click the database icon on the left side tabs in Bubble Editor.
Important: See Bubble manual information when working with data: https://manual.bubble.io/help-guides/working-with-data; https://manual.bubble.io/core-resources/data.

Data Types

Note: In case you have accidentally deleted a data type - no worries! Bubble lets you restore💪the deleted data type. Clicking on 'show deleted types' or 'show deleted fields' from the Data → Data types tab will reveal the deleted items, and a 'restore' button will appear next to each deleted entry. Simply click 'restore', to restore a field or data type.
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Tip: Aside from the below-listed data types and fields, Bubble creates these default fields visible in each data type: Creator, Modified Date, Created Date and Slug, except for the User data type. The User data type will have the following fields: email, Modified Date, Created Date and Slug. These fields' values can be used in workflows, conditional formatting, etc. To learn more, see the Bubble manual

Category

This data type stores information about photo categories.
Field Name
Type
Notes
name
text
Stores the category name.
photos
List of images
Stores the list of photos within a category.

Message

This data type stores the messages exchanged by users.
Field Name
Type
Notes
email
text
Stores the user's email to receive the message.
is_read
yes / no
Stores the message read status.
message
text
Stores the message text.
name
text
Stores the sender user name.

Photo

This data type stores data about photos.
Field Name
Type
Notes
category
List of Categorys
Stores the assigned category.
content
image
Stores the images.
photographer
Photographer
Stores the photographer.

Photographer

This data type stores information about the photographer.
Field Name
Type
Notes
Description
text
Stores the photographer's description.
name
text
Stores the photographer's name.
photo_cover
image
Stores the cover photo.
photo_portrait
image
Stores the portrait image.

User

Bubble applications have a built-in User data type that acts like any type that is created in a database. For instance, you can modify a user, delete a user, list them in a repeating group, etc.
This data type stores the users' bio data (name, photo).
Field Name
Type
Notes
photo
photo
Stores the user photo.
Note: The data type has a privacy rule applied. See the 💬 in the database under the privacy section for details.

Embedded Notes in Bubble Editor

This template comes with explicit Notes for Database fields, Option sets and their fields, and Privacy rules, which will guide you through the modification process.
In order to preview a Note of any data type or field, click on the 💬 icon.
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