List Manager Tutorial

Autoincrement generates a sequential reference the first time a record is saved — an invoice number, a ticket ID, a membership number — and then never changes it.

Key settings

Set an optional prefix and the starting number / padding on the field. The visitor sees the value but cannot edit it.

One of the column types on the Fields / Columns screen. The type sets how the column is shown in the list and how it is edited in the add/edit form. See them all together in the Field Types Showcase.