Can not (re)create custom field with same column name as deleted field

Hi,

It's made on purpose so that you don't delete inadvertedly the data of your custom fields if you don't know what you're doing.
So either:
- you use another column name and you're ok like that
- you use another column name, and once the custom field is created, you can go in your PHPMyAdmin to change the column name of the custom field in the hikashop_field table so that the new custom field will see the data you had previously entered
- you delete the column manually in the target table via your PHPMyadmin and then you can create a custom field with the old column name

Hi,

Well, there is already a confirmation when you delete a custom field. But even so, people were deleting their data by inadvertance.
Forcing them to do so via the database avoid this from happening. But I agree it's cumbersome.
I think the best would be to allow users to create custom fields for columns that already exist provided it's not a default column of the table and that it isn't already used by another custom field. That would make for a smoother experience while avoiding cumbersome manipulations in PHPMyAdmin.

Hi,

In that case, you could always just use another column name.
But yes, that could be useful, yes. We'll look at how we can improve things there.
Thanks for your feedback.