Title: Multiple Categories OR Logic
Last modified: January 24, 2021

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# Multiple Categories OR Logic

 *  [mshartz5](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mshartz5/)
 * (@mshartz5)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-categories-or-logic/)
 * When searching for a post that has multiple categories assigned to it, it does
   not find it if only the one category are selected. All categories assigned to
   the post must be selected.
 * Let’s say I have a post that is in the categories called, “United States” and“
   Canada”. If I select “United States” as the filter option in the checkbox fields,
   the post does not show unless I also select “Canada”. Is there a way to make 
   it search if “United States” OR “Canada” are selected rather than “United States”
   AND “Canada”?
 * This is an issue because I am actually hiding the category fields, and setting
   them via javascript. There is a filter to only show Posts from a single category.
   The search needs to search that particular category as all wording is telling
   the user they are in that particular location.

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 *  Plugin Author [wpdreams](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpdreams/)
 * (@wpdreams)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-categories-or-logic/#post-13953374)
 * Hi,
 * I’m afraid this is not changeable in the lite version – by default, the unchecked
   categories are treated as “exclude any results from the ones unchecked”.
 * Best,
    Ernest M.
 *  Thread Starter [mshartz5](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mshartz5/)
 * (@mshartz5)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-categories-or-logic/#post-13953495)
 * Thanks – does the pro version support this?
 *  Plugin Author [wpdreams](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpdreams/)
 * (@wpdreams)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-categories-or-logic/#post-13953558)
 * Yes – you can change how the [checkbox logic behaves](https://i.imgur.com/oi1WsdF.png).
   I recommend trying the [back-end demo](https://ajaxsearchpro.com/admin-demo/).
   If you have further questions about the Pro version, please use the contact for
   on [the demo page](https://ajaxsearchpro.com/).
 * Best,
    Ernest M.

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 * Last activity: [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-categories-or-logic/#post-13953558)
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