Title: IGNOREFIELD() using conditional statements
Last modified: October 13, 2020

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# IGNOREFIELD() using conditional statements

 *  Resolved [clonemykey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clonemykey/)
 * (@clonemykey)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ignorefield-using-conditional-statements/)
 * Hello,
 * I’m trying to hide several div boxes conditionally and I noticed there is a IGNOREFIELD()
   operation. Can this be used inside and IF statement? I’ve been playing around
   with it without success.
 * – A

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 *  Plugin Author [codepeople](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codepeople/)
 * (@codepeople)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ignorefield-using-conditional-statements/#post-13530117)
 * Hello [@clonemykey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clonemykey/)
 * The IGNOREFIELD operation can be used in the equations similar to other operations
   in the plugin. However, be careful in no create an infinite loop.
 * Best regards.
 *  Thread Starter [clonemykey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clonemykey/)
 * (@clonemykey)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ignorefield-using-conditional-statements/#post-13534266)
 * So something similar to the code below should be functional? fieldname27 is a
   slider with values 1-100.
 * `IF(fieldname27>=2,ACTIVATEFIELD(33),IGNOREFIELD(33));`
    -  This reply was modified 5 years, 7 months ago by [clonemykey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clonemykey/).
 *  Plugin Author [codepeople](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codepeople/)
 * (@codepeople)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ignorefield-using-conditional-statements/#post-13534358)
 * Hello [@clonemykey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clonemykey/)
 * In your equation was missed the close parenthesis at the end. However, I recommend
   you the use of the ternary javascript operator:
 *     ```
       (2<=fieldname27) ? ACTIVATEFIELD(33) : IGNOREFIELD(33);
       ```
   
 * Best regards.
 *  Thread Starter [clonemykey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clonemykey/)
 * (@clonemykey)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ignorefield-using-conditional-statements/#post-13534379)
 * Thanks for this. The ternary JS code works. The closed parenthesis was just a
   copy and paste error. I can confirm my code still does not work. We’ll just switch
   to yours.
 *  Plugin Author [codepeople](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codepeople/)
 * (@codepeople)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ignorefield-using-conditional-statements/#post-13534389)
 * Hello [@clonemykey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clonemykey/)
 * Yes, please, use the alternative with the ternary operator.
 * Best regards.

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