Strapi Plugin: Field Clearer

A Strapi v5 plugin that provides a convenient UI to clear/delete field data from content types. Perfect for managing test data, clearing relations, or resetting component arrays.

Features

• Clear any field type: relations, components, media, text, enumerations, etc.
• Support for nested fields inside components (e.g., coupons.freebies)
• Target specific component indices (e.g., coupons[1].freebies to clear only the 2nd coupon's freebies)
• Preview before delete - see exactly what will be removed
• Bulk mode - clear multiple fields at once
• Favorites - save frequently used field paths
• Full audit logging
• Secure - requires admin authentication and configurable content type whitelist

Installation

npm install strapi-plugin-field-clearer
# or
yarn add strapi-plugin-field-clearer

Configuration

Add the plugin configuration to your config/plugins.js (or config/plugins.ts):

module.exports = {
  'field-clearer': {
    enabled: true,
    config: {
      // Specify which content types can use the Field Clearer
      allowedContentTypes: [
        'api::cart.cart',
        'api::collection.collection',
        'api::product.product',
        // Add your content types here
      ],
    },
  },
};

Configuration Options

| Option | Type | Required | Description | |--------|------|----------|-------------| | allowedContentTypes | string[] | Yes | Array of content type UIDs that can use the Field Clearer. Format: api::collection-name.collection-name |

Usage

1. Navigate to any configured content type in the Strapi admin panel
2. Open a document (entry)
3. Click the "Clear Field" button in the right panel
4. Enter the field path you want to clear

Field Path Examples

| Path | Description | |------|-------------| | coupons | Clear all coupons (entire field) | | coupons.freebies | Clear freebies from ALL coupons | | coupons[0].freebies | Clear freebies from the 1st coupon only | | coupons[1].freebies | Clear freebies from the 2nd coupon only | | coupons[0,2].freebies | Clear freebies from 1st and 3rd coupons | | image | Clear a media field | | tags | Clear a relation field |

Modes

Single Mode

• Enter a field path
• Preview what will be deleted
• Confirm deletion

Bulk Mode

• Add multiple field paths
• Preview all at once
• Clear all selected fields in one operation

Favorites

• Save frequently used field paths
• Quick access from the favorites section
• Validated before saving (ensures field exists)

Security

• All endpoints require admin authentication
• Content types must be explicitly whitelisted in configuration
• Input validation on all field paths
• Full audit logging of all clear operations

API Endpoints

The plugin exposes these endpoints (all require admin authentication):

| Method | Endpoint | Description | |--------|----------|-------------| | GET | /field-clearer/config | Get plugin configuration | | POST | /field-clearer/preview-field | Preview what will be deleted | | POST | /field-clearer/clear-field | Clear the specified field |

Requirements

• Strapi v5.x
• Node.js 18+

Development

# Build the plugin
npm run build

# Watch for changes during development
npm run watch

# Link for local development
npm run watch:link

License

MIT

Author

Akshay Golakiya