Update checbox

• sd

• December 31, 2014 at 10:51 am

Is there a way to set a checkbox (or radiobutton) checked from a list, based on its value? Maybe using for example the update_field function?

I have a survey where I create a new post, and I want to update the custom field with the users selections checked. In other words, not changing the values/options of a checkbox array – but setting which ones are selected 🙂

• James

• June 11, 2015 at 6:25 pm

Hi @sd

It is possible to modify a field immediately after it is loaded from the database using the acf/load_field hook. Something in the lines of this:

<?php

function my_acf_load_field( $field )
{
    $field['choices'] = array(
        'custom' => 'My Custom Choice'
    );

    return $field;
}

// acf/load_field - filter for every field
add_filter('acf/load_field', 'my_acf_load_field');