Title: Friendly Column Names
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Friendly Column Names

 *  Resolved [hixmyrick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hixmyrick/)
 * (@hixmyrick)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/friendly-column-names/)
 * I have two questions:
 * 1) I am using the Custom Fields tab and mapping an existing custom field created
   by another plugin. The only option for Field Title is the custom field name in
   the list: _isc\_image\_source\_own_. Is it possible to give the column a “friendly”
   name, i.e., _Own_, in the MLA table list view, bulk edit dialog, etc?
 * 2) The data for this field is either checked (1) or unchecked (0/null). Is it
   possible to make this column data show up as a checkbox instead of “1” or blank?
 * Apologies if this has been asked/answered previously.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/media-library-assistant/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/media-library-assistant/)

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 *  Plugin Author [David Lingren](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dglingren/)
 * (@dglingren)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/friendly-column-names/#post-5619282)
 * Thank you for your questions, which come at an opportune time. The most recent
   MLA version (1.95) added a number of hooks to the Media/Assistant submenu table,
   and you can use a couple of these new hooks to accomplish both of your goals.
 * You can read all about the hooks in the “Media/Assistant Submenu Actions and 
   Filters (Hooks)” section of the Settings/Media Library Assistant Documentation
   tab. Scroll down to the last link in the “jump to:” list and click on the link.
 * It will be easy to create a table column along the lines you need. Updating the
   Bulk Edit and Quick Edit areas is more challenging because these are supported
   by JavaScript in the browser. However, I can give you code for a small custom
   plugin that will do the job if that is an acceptable solution.
 * If you would like to proceed, give me your contact information so I can send 
   you a test version of the custom plugin. When we’re finished I will post the 
   results here for everyone to see. You can use the Contact Us page at our web 
   site:
 * [Fair Trade Judaica/Contact Us](http://fairtradejudaica.org/our-story/contact-us/)
 * Thanks for an interesting question. I look forward to working with you on a solution
   that fits your application.
 *  Thread Starter [hixmyrick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hixmyrick/)
 * (@hixmyrick)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/friendly-column-names/#post-5619382)
 * Thank you David. The plugin is very good and the documentation you have provided
   is extensive. I had hoped I could figure this out on my own, but my coding skills
   are not quite up to the challenge. I have sent a message via the contact page
   on Fair Trade Judaica and look forward to trying the custom plugin.
 *  Plugin Author [David Lingren](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dglingren/)
 * (@dglingren)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/friendly-column-names/#post-5619528)
 * Thank you for following up offline and working with me on a small custom plugin
   to MLA’s handling of the custom fields used by:
 * [Image Source Control](https://wordpress.org/plugins/image-source-control-isc/)
 * I have released MLA version 2.00, which includes the custom plugin in the Examples
   directory:
 *     ```
       /media-library-assistant/examples/mla-image-source-control-example.php.txt
       ```
   
 * I am marking this topic resolved, but please update it or contact me if you have
   any problems with the custom plugin. Thank you for inspiring a great example 
   of using MLA’s Media/Assistant submenu hooks.
 *  Plugin Author [David Lingren](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dglingren/)
 * (@dglingren)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/friendly-column-names/#post-5619594)
 * I have uploaded a new MLA Development Version which contains an update to the`/
   media-library-assistant/examples/mla-image-source-control-example.php.txt` example
   plugin.
 * Changes made in MLA v2.01 invalidated the older version of this example plugin,
   so you will need to use the new version if you still want the custom handling
   for the ISC custom fields. The new example plugin also requires the MLA Development
   Version, which has new hooks used by the example.
 * I regret any inconvenience the update may have caused you. Thanks for your understanding.

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