Need help setting up a trigger check box

  • Hi guys and gals,

    I’m trying to add a checkbox within the WordPress Editor (Admin panel) that triggers a predetermined function that changes the current post.

    Basically, I have a product page (with lots and lots of products). When I edit the post for that specific product, there’ll be a check box stating if the product is sold out or not. When checked, the site will display a “Sold Out” image at the top of entry div. When not, nothing will display there.

    I’m not exactly sure how to get about this. Do I need a plug in or sorts?

    Thanks! ??

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  • Moderator keesiemeijer

    (@keesiemeijer)

    You can give the product a category “sold” or use custom fields or adding a metabox with the checkbox to the editor page.

    There are probably plugins that can do this also.

    Thread Starter scnix

    (@scnix)

    Hmm, ok I just installed a metabox plug in, do I just use the get_post_custom() to detect if the checkbox is checked?

    It doesn’t show what values it returns. Or does checkboxes just return a “true/false” value?

    Moderator keesiemeijer

    (@keesiemeijer)

    What plugin are you using?

    Thread Starter scnix

    (@scnix)

    This one : https://www.ads-software.com/extend/plugins/verve-meta-boxes/installation/

    Verve Meta Boxes

    I think I got it working. It pops up and alert when checked and doesn’t when not. Now I just need to figure out how set it to differentiate each individual post.

    Here’s the code I placed in the_loop

    <?php
   $detect_sold_out = get_post_custom_values('sold_out');
   if ($detect_sold_out == true) { ?>
       <script> alert('it works') </script>
<?php } ?>

    ??

    Moderator keesiemeijer

    (@keesiemeijer)

    Try looking what $detect_sold_out holds:

    $detect_sold_out = get_post_custom_values('sold_out');

echo $detect_sold_out;

// or

echo '<pre>';
print_r($detect_sold_out);
echo '</pre>';

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