Title: Multicheck boxes default behavior Last modified: February 9, 2018 --- # Multicheck boxes default behavior * Resolved [Stuart Shields](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sbshields9/) * (@sbshields9) * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multicheck-boxes-default-behavour/) * Hi, * I was wondering if you could please verify the default behavior of how multicheck boxes work. * Do you need at-least one checkbox checked? * So currently, I have 1 checkbox, if I check it, it saves as it should. * However as soon as I uncheck it, on save the box remains checked. * The database reflects no change was made (so it stores the value of the checkbox). * This happens in both Firefox and Chrome, I’m wondering if this is the expected behavior and if so, is there a way around it? - This topic was modified 8 years, 4 months ago by [Stuart Shields](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sbshields9/). Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) * Plugin Contributor [Michael Beckwith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tw2113/) * (@tw2113) * The BenchPresser * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multicheck-boxes-default-behavour/#post-9957344) * You should be able to deselect everything, save, and have things remaining deselected. * I just tried with the example found at [https://github.com/CMB2/CMB2/wiki/Field-Types#multicheck-and-multicheck_inline](https://github.com/CMB2/CMB2/wiki/Field-Types#multicheck-and-multicheck_inline) and it worked for me. * Can you provide the CMB2 config you’re using for your example? * Thread Starter [Stuart Shields](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sbshields9/) * (@sbshields9) * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multicheck-boxes-default-behavour/#post-9963320) * Here is how we are calling the multicheck if you need more let me know. Also this is running on an options page if that helps. * ``` [ [ 'name' => __( 'Active feeds', 'asd-feeds' ), 'desc' => __( 'Activate / Deactivate feeds', 'asd-feeds' ), 'id' => 'active_feeds', 'type' => 'multicheck', 'options' => array_column( $this->feeds, 'title', 'id' ), ], [ 'name' => __( 'Debug mode', 'asd-feeds' ), 'desc' => __( 'Enable debug mode, ie: more verbose logging.', 'asd-feeds' ), 'id' => 'debug', 'type' => 'checkbox', ], ]; ``` - This reply was modified 8 years, 3 months ago by [Stuart Shields](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sbshields9/). - This reply was modified 8 years, 3 months ago by [Stuart Shields](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sbshields9/). * Plugin Contributor [Michael Beckwith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tw2113/) * (@tw2113) * The BenchPresser * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multicheck-boxes-default-behavour/#post-9963427) * Can you provide a static version of what is found in the feeds property for your usage? the part from `$this->feeds` * Thread Starter [Stuart Shields](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sbshields9/) * (@sbshields9) * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multicheck-boxes-default-behavour/#post-9971668) * Do you have an email address that I can share a gist with? I’d rather not show code from a client. * Plugin Contributor [Michael Beckwith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tw2113/) * (@tw2113) * The BenchPresser * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multicheck-boxes-default-behavour/#post-9971711) * `michael@webdevstudios.com` will reach me * Plugin Contributor [Michael Beckwith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tw2113/) * (@tw2113) * The BenchPresser * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multicheck-boxes-default-behavour/#post-9972352) * confirming i did receive the email and have the php class provided. Took a few to figure out how to get a similar setup, set up. I replaced the `$this->feeds` with a generic array of key/value pairs. * Definitely able to recreate this one, and looking over the GitHub issues list, we had a similar case this past summer, that is still unresolved. * [https://github.com/CMB2/CMB2/issues/978](https://github.com/CMB2/CMB2/issues/978) * Three options I can see at the moment. * 1. This is a new one that I didn’t think of when I filed the issue. Have the multi-check option be the last time in the page. It seems to clear appropriately in that situation. * 2. First from the GitHub issue above. I was able to get around it by setting a value in the 2nd one, and then unchecking the first ones, and that seemed to work. Then, on a 2nd save of the page, uncheck the second item and then all of them were empty finally. This was able to be done without the hidden field that you set. * 3. Second from the GitHub issue above. An alternate idea that may help would just be to have a “none” option that you don’t actually do anything with on the frontend or wherever you’re using these values at. * Not sure exactly what the project specs are and how flexible you’ll be able to be here. Given the wonky nature of 2 of the ideas, I’d probably personally settle on idea 3 with the “none” option as a default. 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