Checkbox/Multiselect values stores as string value

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March 6, 2015 at 6:21 pm 38419
Nayem I need to have the checkbox and/or multiselect values from the form fields to be stored as individual entities as I need to add a search filter. However, at the moment the values are stored as a string. So if I have a checkbox list of say
  • BMW
  • Audi
  • Mercedes
and I check all of them, the post meta is BMW| Audi| Mercedes This is not good. Please advise on fix ASAP. Thanks
March 8, 2015 at 5:51 pm 38534
towhid towhid

Hello Vladimir,

I will discuss about this issue with our developer team. Hope I will come back to you a right solutions.

Thank You 🙂

March 9, 2015 at 12:29 am 38555
Vladimir Vladimir

Please do – I need to be able to have each value separated so it could be used for filtering.

Thanks

March 9, 2015 at 2:18 pm 38626
towhid towhid

Hello Vladimir,

Yes it is possible to split the string. Please open wp-user-frontend/wpuf-functions.php and find below line, where you need to modify.

$value = get_post_meta( $post->ID, $attr['name'] );

                $new = implode( ', ', $value );

To attain that feature you need to customize by yourself or you can hire a developer.

Thank You 🙂

March 10, 2015 at 7:03 pm 38768
Vladimir Vladimir

This is crazy! The checkbox acts as a Radio Button and stores as a single value. When presenting on the page, if multiple values are selected it shows a single string with the separator included. This should be serialized – it’s not right to leave it like this. Please let me know if you plan on fixing this and when???

March 11, 2015 at 3:17 pm 38837
towhid towhid

Hello Vladimir,

I am really sorry to say that we do not have this plan to serialize that data right how. I have given you an instruction my last post. You can try your own or you can hire a developer.

Thank You 🙂

March 11, 2015 at 5:07 pm 38853
Vladimir Vladimir

Regardless of logic or not – you provide code which is used to display field values. Do you and the developers feel that when a Checkbox field is to be displayed, the best way to showcase all selected checkboxes in a field is BMW| Mercedes| Audi ? shouldn’t it be a UL>LI or something?

March 12, 2015 at 5:52 pm 38996
towhid towhid

Hello Vladimir,

Yes, yes are right and we are not arguing with you. The code I have provided to you is a clue that how values can be access by get_post_meta function. When you have certain fields values contain in a variable you can show that values any order and any layout.

Thank You 🙂

April 1, 2015 at 1:57 am 40409
Stacey Stacey

I also have this issue. I paid for this plugin as a ‘Pro’ plugin and am surprised to find that you don’t handle checkboxes properly.

April 1, 2015 at 5:43 pm 40465
Nayem Nayem

Hello Stacey,

You have posted here- https://wedevs.com/support/topic/checkboxes-dont-save-in-database-same-way-as-creating-on-the-back-end/. Please try to manage your issue in one topic. It is helpful for both of us.

Thanks.

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