Title: Show / Hide Tabs in PHP using Shortcode within IF Statement??
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Show / Hide Tabs in PHP using Shortcode within IF Statement??

 *  Resolved [redwall](https://wordpress.org/support/users/redwall/)
 * (@redwall)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/show-hide-tabs-in-php-using-shortcode-within-if-statement/)
 * I have inserted a set of tabs to my php wordpress template using the following
   shortcodes
 *     ```
       <?php echo do_shortcode('[tabs style="boxed"]
                   [tab title="1"][some content here][/tab]
                   [tab title="2"]' . get_the_excerpt() . '[/tab]
                   [/tabs]');  ?>
       ```
   
 * This works fine.
 * I have created 2 x custom checkbox fields called ‘tab_contact_1’ and ‘tab_contact_2’
   in a custom post.
 * I would like to add conditional logic to the tabs so that if the checkbox is 
   true/checked the tab shows. If not it hides. (This is due to some posts having
   this content available and some not)
 * I have similar logic working for other custom fields on the site, but not using
   tabs and was thinking I can apply the same mindset. I took a go at the code (
   see below) but the page is not loading. I am doing something wrong but can’t 
   figure it out. Was hoping for some guidance.
 * thanks a lot
 *     ```
       <?php echo do_shortcode('[tabs style="boxed"]
       ' . if ( get_post_meta($post->ID, 'tab_contact_1', true)) { . '
       [tab title="1"][some content here][/tab]
       '. } .'
       ' . if ( get_post_meta($post->ID, 'tab_contact_2', true)) { . '
       [tab title="2"]' . get_the_excerpt() . '[/tab]
       '. } .'
       [/tabs]');  ?>
       ```
   

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 *  [s_ha_dum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/apljdi/)
 * (@apljdi)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/show-hide-tabs-in-php-using-shortcode-within-if-statement/#post-2899635)
 * if’s won’t work embedded in a string like that. You should be getting a fatal
   error. You can use a ternary operator though.
 *     ```
       do_shortcode('[tabs style="boxed"]'.
       ((!empty(get_post_meta($post->ID, 'tab_contact_1', true))) ? get_post_meta($post->ID, 'tab_contact_1', true) : '').'[/tabs]');
       ```
   
 * The ternary operator is `( (statement to evaluate) ? "do if true" : "do if false")`.
 *  Thread Starter [redwall](https://wordpress.org/support/users/redwall/)
 * (@redwall)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/show-hide-tabs-in-php-using-shortcode-within-if-statement/#post-2899660)
 * Hi Thanks but I got this answer from stackoverflow which works nicely
 *     ```
       <?php
   
       $result = '';
   
       $result .= '[tabs style="boxed"]';
       if ( get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'tab_contact_1', true ) != 'false' ) {
           $result .= '[tab title="1"][some content here][/tab]';
       }
       if ( get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'tab_contact_2', true ) != 'false' ) {
           $result .= '[tab title="2"]' . get_the_excerpt() . '[/tab]';
       }
       $result .= '[/tabs]';
   
       echo do_shortcode( $result );
   
       ?>
       ```
   

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