Theme Options - Tick list WordPress
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I have the below option field in my posts so that the user can select a particular item from a drop down. This works fine, however I need them to be able to choose more than one option, so I would like a multi-select option.
Do you know how I would go about creating a list of tick boxes then they can select more than one item?
Code for the option as it stands currently is below.
"trans" => array(
"name" => "trans",
"type" => "multicheck",
"options" => array("Indoor", "Outdoor", "Ice Breaker", "Evening"),
"std" => "",
"title" => "<strong>Activity Purpose</strong>",
"description" => "Select which purpose category this activity fits into"),
I then have this lower in the page for I assume displaying and saving the options, I see I have one for input, textarea, and select, but what would I need to put for a multiselect?
function new_meta_boxes_2() {
global $post, $new_meta_boxes, $new_meta_boxes_2;
foreach($new_meta_boxes_2 as $meta_box) {
echo'<input type="hidden" name="'.$meta_box['name'].'_noncename" id="'.$meta_box['name'].'_noncename" value="'.wp_create_nonce( plugin_basename(__FILE__) ).'" />';
echo'<h2 class="'.$meta_box['class'].'"">'.$meta_box['title'].'</h2>';
if( $meta_box['type'] == "input" ) {
$meta_box_value = get_post_meta($post->ID, $meta_box['name'].'_value', true);
if($meta_box_value == "")
$meta_box_value = $meta_box['std'];
$meta_box_value = str_replace('"', "'", $meta_box_value);
echo'<input type="text" name="'.$meta_box['name'].'_value" class="'.$meta_box['class'].'" value="'.$meta_box_value.'" size="55" /><br />';
} elseif( $meta_box['type'] == "textarea" ) {
$meta_box_value = get_post_meta($post->ID, $meta_box['name'].'_value', true);
if($meta_box_value == "")
$meta_box_value = $meta_box['std'];
echo'<textarea name="'.$meta_box['name'].'_value" class="'.$meta_box['class'].'" value="'.$meta_box_value.'" style="width:100%" cols="20" rows="7">'.$meta_box_value.'</textarea><br />';
} elseif ( $meta_box['type'] == "select" ) {
echo'<select name="'.$meta_box['name'].'_value">';
foreach ($meta_box['options'] as $option) {
echo'<option';
if ( get_post_meta($post->ID, $meta_box['name'].'_value', true) == $option ) {
echo ' selected="selected"';
} elseif ( $option == $meta_box['std'] ) {
echo ' selected="selected"';
}
echo'>'. $option .'</option>';
}
echo'</select>';
//new multiselect
STUFF IN HERE
//end new multiselect
}
}
}
Many thanks!
Badger
Answers (2)
Arnav Joy answers:
try this
<?php
function new_meta_boxes_2() {
global $post, $new_meta_boxes, $new_meta_boxes_2;
foreach($new_meta_boxes_2 as $meta_box) {
echo'<input type="hidden" name="'.$meta_box['name'].'_noncename" id="'.$meta_box['name'].'_noncename" value="'.wp_create_nonce( plugin_basename(__FILE__) ).'" />';
echo'<h2 class="'.$meta_box['class'].'"">'.$meta_box['title'].'</h2>';
if( $meta_box['type'] == "input" ) {
$meta_box_value = get_post_meta($post->ID, $meta_box['name'].'_value', true);
if($meta_box_value == "")
$meta_box_value = $meta_box['std'];
$meta_box_value = str_replace('"', "'", $meta_box_value);
echo'<input type="text" name="'.$meta_box['name'].'_value" class="'.$meta_box['class'].'" value="'.$meta_box_value.'" size="55" /><br />';
} elseif( $meta_box['type'] == "textarea" ) {
$meta_box_value = get_post_meta($post->ID, $meta_box['name'].'_value', true);
if($meta_box_value == "")
$meta_box_value = $meta_box['std'];
echo'<textarea name="'.$meta_box['name'].'_value" class="'.$meta_box['class'].'" value="'.$meta_box_value.'" style="width:100%" cols="20" rows="7">'.$meta_box_value.'</textarea><br />';
} elseif ( $meta_box['type'] == "select" ) {
echo'<select name="'.$meta_box['name'].'_value">';
foreach ($meta_box['options'] as $option) {
echo'<option';
if ( get_post_meta($post->ID, $meta_box['name'].'_value', true) == $option ) {
echo ' selected="selected"';
} elseif ( $option == $meta_box['std'] ) {
echo ' selected="selected"';
}
echo'>'. $option .'</option>';
}
echo'</select>';
}
elseif ( $meta_box['type'] == "multicheck" ) {
echo'<select name="'.$meta_box['name'].'_value" multiple="multiple">';
foreach ($meta_box['options'] as $option) {
echo'<option';
if ( get_post_meta($post->ID, $meta_box['name'].'_value', true) == $option ) {
echo ' selected="selected"';
} elseif ( $option == $meta_box['std'] ) {
echo ' selected="selected"';
}
echo'>'. $option .'</option>';
}
echo'</select>';
}
}
}
Jennie Routley comments:
Ooh thanks Arnav, that is close, but its not giving me tick boxes just them in a list and I am only able to select one.
See screenshot.
Many thanks