WordPress custom field checkbox always remains checked

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This is really frustrating, I am trying to setup a custom field with a checkbox and no matter what I do the checkbox always remains checked even after unchecking it and updating the post…here is my code:

add_action('add_meta_boxes', 'jpg_affiliated');
function jpg_affiliated()
{
	add_meta_box('jpg_affiliated_staff', 'Who Was Involved?', 'jpg_affiliated_staff_callback', 'post', 'normal', 'default');	
}
function jpg_affiliated_staff_callback($post)
{
	global $post;
    $custom = get_post_custom($post->ID);
	wp_nonce_field('jpg_affiliated_nonce', 'jpg_affiliated_nonce_field');
?>
	
Select any staff that were involved in this event and what their role was.

    

        

            

                ID,'jpg_team_member', true ) == "Test" ){echo ' checked="checked"';}  ?>>
                Test
                
                
                Select role...
                Primary Shooter
                Second Shooter
                Third Shooter
                Lighting Assistant
                Photo Booth Coordinator
                Marketing Coordinator
                Studio Manager
                JPG Team Member
                Photographer
                                
                
            

        

    
	
<?php
}

add_action('save_post', 'jpg_save_staff');
function jpg_save_staff($post_id)
{
	// Bail if we're doing an auto save
	if(defined('DOING_AUTOSAVE') && DOING_AUTOSAVE) return;
	
	// if our nonce isn't there, or we can't verify it, bail
	if(!isset($_POST['jpg_affiliated_nonce_field']) || !wp_verify_nonce($_POST['jpg_affiliated_nonce_field'], 'jpg_affiliated_nonce' )) return;
	
	// if our current user can't edit this post, bail
	if(!current_user_can('edit_post')) return;
	
	// Probably a good idea to make sure your data is set		
	if(isset($_POST['jpg_team_member'])){update_post_meta($post_ID, 'jpg_team_member', esc_attr($_POST['jpg_team_member']));}
}
2

On the first look, seems like you forgot to add name attribte to select field. Jsut add ‘jpg_team_member’ to the name of the

3

It may be from this:

value="Test"<?php if(get_post_meta($post->ID,'jpg_team_member', true ) == "Test" ){echo ' checked="checked"';} ?>

You setup the value as “Test” then check if that is equal to “Test”, of course that is true and you have then checked=“checked”.

This is what i see:
a = 5;
if (a == 5 ) echo “checked” :slight_smile:

Just don’t setup that a as 5… in your case, as Test

4

It’s because you only save his state only if you get true from this thing :

isset($_POST['jpg_team_member'])

You also change his value if that thing is false. So… add there an else statement that changes it to false.

5

But don’t we have to check for that value to apply the “checked”? even without it, it’s still remaining checked:

ID,'jpg_team_member', true )){echo ' checked="checked"';}  ?>>
6
wickedpixel said

It’s because you only save his state only if you get true from this thing :

isset($_POST['jpg_team_member'])

You also change his value if that thing is false. So… add there an else statement that changes it to false.

I don’t understand what you mean, can you please provide an example that would be helpful to myself as well as others reading this, please.

7

Ok here you go: http://pastebin.com/TgYDzxQF

What happened:

You currently have value of that field Test in your database. And in your saving syntax, you have function that updates that value only if the checkbox is checked. That means, if you uncheck checkbox and save, value will not update, and if you leave it checked, it will just save Test again.

So I have included else statement that leaves that field empty if checkbox is not set.

8

Thank you for that, unfortunately it still isn’t working, now it doesn’t save the checkbox at all, it just shows unchecked at all times.

9

Sorry but I don’t see the problem now, maybe someone else can help, I lost my eyes searching for mistake :stuck_out_tongue:

10

needs to be

?

11
wickedpixel said

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I am working on the checkbox at the moment, not the select menu.

12
wickedpixel said

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Nope, that’s not important now, that name is of checkbox above that select. It’s not saving properly.