{"id":11994,"date":"2019-07-03T09:41:01","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T09:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/?post_type=article&#038;p=11994"},"modified":"2025-02-18T07:23:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T07:23:02","slug":"how-to-filter-by-jetengine-checkbox-meta-field","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/jetsmartfilters\/how-to-filter-by-jetengine-checkbox-meta-field\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Filter by JetEngine Checkbox Meta Field"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Before we start adding a <a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/widgets\/checkboxes-filter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Checkbox<\/a> filter of the <a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/plugins\/jetsmartfilters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">JetSmartFilters<\/a> plugin to our post type, we should previously create a post type and add some posts in it. How to perform it, read in this <a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/jetengine\/how-to-create-a-custom-post-type-based-on-jetengine-plugin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tutorial<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the <strong>WordPress Dashboard,<\/strong> go to <strong>Smart Filters &gt; Add new<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give your filter the <strong>Title, Label<\/strong>, and <strong>Active Label<\/strong> as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/checkboxfilter-4.png\" alt=\"title, label and active label\">\n\n\n\n<p>In the <strong>Filter Settings<\/strong> block, you should select the <strong>Checkboxes list<\/strong> filter type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here, in the <strong>Data Source<\/strong> dropdown menu, you should choose the <strong>Manual Input<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now be very attentive to toggle on the <strong>Is Checkbox Meta Field (Jet Engine)<\/strong> option, because you need to filter data from the previously created <strong>Checkbox<\/strong> meta fields type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/checkboxfilter-5.png\" alt=\"Is Checkbox Meta Field (Jet Engine)\">\n\n\n\n<p>In the <strong>Options List<\/strong> you need to click <strong>New Option<\/strong> link and fill in the same meanings in the <strong>Value<\/strong> and <strong>Label<\/strong> fields as you have added to <strong>Checkbox<\/strong> meta field type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notice, that to make the filter work you have to add the same options as you have created in the meta field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/checkboxfilter-6.png\" alt=\"options list in smart filters block\">\n\n\n\n<p>In the <strong>Query Variable<\/strong> field, enter the <strong>Name\/ID<\/strong> of the <strong>Meta Field<\/strong> from which you have chosen the options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the <strong>Publish<\/strong> button to save the changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To know more about the <strong>Checkbox filter<\/strong> type, read this <a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/articles\/jetsmartfilters-how-to-create-a-checkboxes-filter-a-difference-between-checkboxes-select-and-radio-filters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tutorial<\/a>.<br>After all settings on the page, it might look like it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All in all, now you know how to use the <strong>Checkboxes list<\/strong> filter to filter the publication with the manually added options.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This tutorial will uncover how to create a Checkboxes list filter with Manual Input data source based on the checkbox meta field type with the help of the JetSmartFilters 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