Reply To: Raw entry data from database

@ Craig

RE: so I thought of putting it in an IM set for unlisted

If the var_dump is on the frontend, unlisted will be filtered out of the results.

RE: Should I be using a custom field?

Yep.

RE: how do I access the textbox and checkboxes I added?

why, use the meta query of course (take this as a light hearted tongue in cheek state expression)

Here’s how you would query a custom text field value (I think, off the top of my head.).

$results = Connections_Directory()->retrieve->entries(
    array(
        'meta_query' => array(
            'meta_key'   => 'custom text field ID',
            'meta_value' => 'code number',
        ),
    )
);

The meta_key needs to exactly the field ID you used to register the custom text field.

The meta_value should be your school ID field.

A checkbox would be similar, but meta_value would be 1 for selected and 0 for not selected (if I remember correctly).