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1. nadine00
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   Hi,

   I'm adding some meta boxes to some custom content. One of them I would like to be a simple yes/no checkbox to make a post be featured on the front. I've been following this tutorial: http://thinkvitamin.com/code/create-your-first-wordpress-custom-post-type/

   Ii've done a lot of searching for checkboxes, but all the support and tutorials i've found is for multiple checkboxes. I only need one.

   So my question is how to turn this:
   

   function front_event(){
     global $post;
     $custom = get_post_custom($post->ID);
     $front_event = $custom["front_event"][0];
     ?>
     <label>Place Event On Front Page? (type yes):</label>
     <input name="front_event" value="<?php echo $front_event; ?>" />
     <?php
   }

   into proper code for a single yes/no checkbox.

   Thanks.

   Nadine

2. Digital Raindrops
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   Untested:
   

   function front_event(){
     global $post;
     $custom = get_post_custom($post->ID);
     $front_event = $custom["front_event"][0];
     if( $front_event ){ $checked = "checked=\"checked\""; }else{ $checked = "";}
     ?>
     <label>Place Event On Front Page? (type yes):</label>
     <input type="checkbox" name="front_event" value="true" <?php echo $checked; ?> />
     <?php
   }

   HTH

   David

3. nadine00
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   Hey Thanks so much! That worked great. :)

   Additional question. I'm trying to pull just one post via that check box. So I made up some arguments for a query:

   <?php $event =array(
   		'post_type' => 'Events',
   		'posts_per_page' => 1,
   		'meta_key' => 'front_event',
   		'meta_value' => true
   
   		);?>
   
   <?php query_posts($event);?>
   <?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
   
   ....etc...

   This usually works with just straight up custom fields in categories, but not here. What am I doing wrong? Do I need to access this information from the check box in a different manner?

   Thanks again. Sorry for the questions. this is my first time using custom post types.

   Nadine

4. nadine00
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   I could do something like this:

   [Code moderated as per the Forum Rules. Please use the pastebin]

   But for some reason that comes back as nothing. Suggestions?

   Nadine

5. nadine00
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   And of course the ghetto version doesn't work, because its in the loop. So...anyone? Suggestions?

6. Digital Raindrops
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   Check if the meta is saving true or 1, and is it a syntax error Events or events, slug lowercase or name first caps?

   It should be working looking at your code, but php is case sensitive.

   UNTESTED
   

   <?php
   $temp_query = $wp_query;
   $wp_query = null;
   $wp_query = new WP_Query();
       $args=array(
   		'post_type' => 'events',
   		'posts_per_page' => 1,
   		'order' =>'DESC',
   		'meta_query' => array( array( 'key' => 'front_event', 'value' => true ))
   	);
       $wp_query->query( $args );
   ?>
   <?php if ( $wp_query->have_posts() ) : ?>
       <?php while ($wp_query->have_posts()) : $wp_query->the_post(); ?>
   
   	<?php endwhile; ?>
   <?php endif; ?>
   <?php $wp_query = $temp_query; ?>

   David

7. nadine00
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   the meta echos out as "true" from inside the loop.

   the in loop one doesn't work because in my ghetto attempt I forgot that it has to be in the query array part. I want it to display posts in custom post type AND have front_event checked.

   The case is right. Maybe i have to do some kind of global query for that piece of data in front_event and then use it in a post query?

8. nadine00
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   Ha!

   'value' => true

   changed to

   'value' => 'true'

   That really needs to be somewhere in the codex, also SO glad it wasn't anything else.

9. Digital Raindrops
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   It should work on any page, as you are looking for the first post type = event that has the meta value set, then getting this post returned in a query.

   I cannot see an issue with this, it should be 'outside the loop'?

   This is how I use it for a 'page of posts', and here is a post on using it, it might help.

   David

10. Digital Raindrops
    Member
    Posted 8 months ago #

    That really needs to be somewhere in the codex, also SO glad it wasn't anything else.

    I tend to load $variables and use these in the args!

    Glad it is sorted, wanna mark this one resolved?

    David

11. nadine00
    Member
    Posted 8 months ago #

    Yep changed! Thanks for the responses. Appreciated. :D

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