[5.x]: Matrix field conditions evaluated against block instead of parent entry
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Description
What happened?
Description
When adding conditions to fields within a matrix block, they often don't work as expected because the conditions are evaluated against the matrix block itself rather than the parent entry. In most cases, these conditions should be based on the parent entry, not the matrix block.
Example:
A matrix block contains an image field.
Set a condition to hide the image field if the parent entry's level equals 1 (level == 1).
The image field never shows because block.level is null.
Thoughts:
I understand why this happens — because everything in CraftCMS is considered an entry now, and entry types can also be used as a standalone section. In such cases, conditions work as expected. However, in the context of a matrix block within another entry, it would be more intuitive if the conditions evaluated the parent entry rather than the block itself. Ideally, the behavior should adapt based on how the entry type is being used, OR we need an aditional condition field "Entry Parent Condition".
Steps to reproduce
- Create a matrix field.
- Add a field to the matrix block and configure a condition based on the parent entry (e.g., level == 1).
- Test to see if the field is shown or hidden as expected.
Craft CMS version
5.5.2
PHP version
8.2.24
Operating system and version
Linux 6.11.9-orbstack-00279-g4cf512143f2e
Database type and version
MySQL 8.0.36
Image driver and version
Imagick 3.7.0 (ImageMagick 6.9.11-60)
Installed plugins and versions
| Name | Handle | Package Name | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| CKEditor | ckeditor | craftcms/ckeditor | 4.4.0 |
| DigitalOcean Spaces Filesystem | dospaces | vaersaagod/dospaces | 3.0.0 |
| Expanded Singles | expanded-singles | verbb/expanded-singles | 3.0.1 |
| Hyper | hyper | verbb/hyper | 2.2.0 |
| Kint | kint | verbb/kint | 4.0.1 |
| Matrix Extended | matrix-extended | vandres/craft-matrix-extended | v3.6.1 |
| Navigation | navigation | verbb/navigation | 3.0.5 |
| Retour | retour | nystudio107/craft-retour | 5.0.3 |
| SEOmatic | seomatic | nystudio107/craft-seomatic | 5.1.6 |
| Vite | vite | nystudio107/craft-vite | 5.0.1 |
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the matrix-field condition case described in the issue using a parent entry level and a matrix block field. Start by tracing where conditions are evaluated for matrix blocks versus their parent entry; done means the documented parent-entry condition behaves as expected without breaking standalone entry-type conditions.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100