Feature: "Show hidden records" plugin option for the contacts list 

Description 

A new boolean plugin option Show hidden records ( settings.showHiddenRecords, checkbox/toggle, default off) was added to the following plugin:

• Contacts for this page ( academiccontacts4pages_list)

This plugin previously had no flexform at all. A new Configuration/FlexForms/ContactsList.xml data structure is introduced and registered for the plugin (a "Configuration" tab with the pi_flexform field is added to the content element), so the option can be configured per plugin instance.

When the option is enabled, the frontend contacts listing includes hidden (disabled) records, independent of the Context API visibility settings. Only the hidden enable column (disabled) is ignored; the deleted restriction stays in effect.

Impact 

Editors can now opt in per plugin instance to display hidden contacts in the frontend, for example to preview intentionally hidden records without changing the global preview settings. The option is off by default, so existing plugin instances keep their current behaviour.

Affected Installations 

All installations using the EXT:academic_contacts4pages extension starting with version 2.4. No action is required for existing installations.