Title: Selected Terms Shortcode
Last modified: June 4, 2026

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# Selected Terms Shortcode

 *  Resolved [tarjo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tarjo/)
 * (@tarjo)
 * [6 days, 6 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/selected-terms-shortcode/)
 * Hello,
 * Is it possible to display an absence of selected search terms? On the site I’m
   working on I have search filters (check boxes) for Categories and Topics. I’d
   like to display something like “Category: None Selected” and/or “Topic: None 
   Selected” when none of the check boxes are checked. As it is now, the Selected
   Terms are added and displayed only when something is checked. This dynamic action
   makes page elements move around. It would also be nice to alert the user that
   they are searching without selecting a category or topic before they run the 
   search.
 * Thanks!

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 *  Plugin Support [Dara](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dara4/)
 * (@dara4)
 * [5 days, 9 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/selected-terms-shortcode/#post-18929427)
 * Hi tarjo (@tarjo),
 * That’s a great suggestion.
 * Currently, the Selected Terms shortcode only outputs terms that have actually
   been selected, so nothing is displayed when no terms are active. I can see how
   having a configurable fallback message such as “None Selected” would help with
   usability.
 * I’ll add this to my roadmap and look into implementing it in a future update.
 * Thanks for the idea,
    Dara

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 * Last activity: [5 days, 9 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/selected-terms-shortcode/#post-18929427)
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