Title: Checkbox as Condition
Last modified: September 22, 2016

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# Checkbox as Condition

 *  Resolved [Kevin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kkrieger85/)
 * (@kkrieger85)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/checkbox-as-condition/)
 * Hi,
 * I use CF7 Version 4.5. and CF7 Cond. Fields 0.1.7
 * How do I use a checkbox as condition??

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 *  [Dipak Gajjar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dipakcg/)
 * (@dipakcg)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/checkbox-as-condition/#post-8261887)
 * To use checkbox as condition, do something like…
 * **Form tag**
    `[checkbox checkbox-1 "Show group data"]`
 * **In Conditional fields**
    `if checkbox-1 equals Show group data then show/hide--
   Select group--` * Replace _checkbox-1_ and _Show group data_ with the values 
   you’ve provided in the Form tag.
 * This should do the trick.
    -  This reply was modified 9 years, 9 months ago by [Dipak Gajjar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dipakcg/).
    -  This reply was modified 9 years, 9 months ago by [Dipak Gajjar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dipakcg/).
    -  This reply was modified 9 years, 9 months ago by [Dipak Gajjar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dipakcg/).
    -  This reply was modified 9 years, 9 months ago by [Dipak Gajjar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dipakcg/).
 *  [carolemagouirk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carolemagouirk/)
 * (@carolemagouirk)
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/checkbox-as-condition/#post-8411248)
 * Has anyone tried using a checkbox to conditionally show a group using this guide?
   
   It doesn’t work for me, checking and unchecking the checkbox does nothing and
   the group is automatically hidden on page load.
 *     ```
       [checkbox checkbox-1 "Show featured upload"]
   
       [group featured-upload]
       Featured Online Listing (500px wide x 275px height)
       *File types accepted: png , jpg , jpeg , pdf
       **Other files types must be emailed.
       [file featured-online-ad filetypes:png|jpg|jpeg|pdf]
       <hr />
       [/group]
       ```
   
 * `if [checkbox-1] equals "Show featured upload" then show [featured-upload]`
    -  This reply was modified 9 years, 8 months ago by [carolemagouirk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carolemagouirk/).
 *  [IT Hertz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/it-hertz/)
 * (@it-hertz)
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/checkbox-as-condition/#post-8453208)
 * This show/hide toggle works with checkbox, but not with acceptance.

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 * [acceptance](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/acceptance/)
 * [condition](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/condition/)

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 * 4 participants
 * Last reply from: [IT Hertz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/it-hertz/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/checkbox-as-condition/#post-8453208)
 * Status: resolved