https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/possible-bug-custom-fields-of-post-fields-as-checkbox-stores-only-one-value Gravity Support Forums Topic: [Possible Bug] Custom fields of Post fields as checkbox stores only one value en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:52:43 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/possible-bug-custom-fields-of-post-fields-as-checkbox-stores-only-one-value#post-41916 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:59:16 +0000 milljeff2010 41916@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>tried doing the individual field merge tag and same issue occurred, i created a new post about the problem:<br /> <a href="http://www.gravityhelp.com/forums/topic/notification-form-with-2-checkbox-areas-not-showing-values-for-2nd-checkboxes" rel="nofollow">http://www.gravityhelp.com/forums/topic/notification-form-with-2-checkbox-areas-not-showing-values-for-2nd-checkboxes</a> </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/possible-bug-custom-fields-of-post-fields-as-checkbox-stores-only-one-value#post-41913 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:50:17 +0000 Carl Hancock 41913@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>When using checkboxes with the Post Custom Field it stores each selection as it's own custom field using the same custom field name. </p> <p>This is how you store data in WordPress custom fields when there is multiple values with the same custom field name.</p> <p>You then have to configure your theme to display them by looping through and outputting the custom field values with that custom field name. </p> <p>The alternative is to store the values as an array in a single custom field row. But the way Gravity Forms implements it is the accepted WordPress way of storing multiple custom field values that use the same name.</p> <p>In either instance you have to loop through the values to output them properly in your theme.</p> <p>@milljeff2010 It should output all of them. If not, please describe what exactly you are doing and if it's the {all_fields} that isn't outputting them or the individual field merge tag itself. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/possible-bug-custom-fields-of-post-fields-as-checkbox-stores-only-one-value#post-41891 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:53:44 +0000 milljeff2010 41891@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I think you are right, it does save them as separate values but the notification e-mail shows only 1 value, is that correct? I'm having a similar issue. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/possible-bug-custom-fields-of-post-fields-as-checkbox-stores-only-one-value#post-41883 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:08:49 +0000 Nirav 41883@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>My bad! They are being saved as different entries in postmeta table. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/possible-bug-custom-fields-of-post-fields-as-checkbox-stores-only-one-value#post-41865 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:47:57 +0000 Nirav 41865@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>My field created using Post fields &gt; Custom field, and selected checkboxes in Field type only saves one value (last checkbox to be selected) in postmeta. It shows the values of checked options if I view them in the entries but in postmeta, it only saves the last value.</p> <p>Example:<br /> - Fuel<br /> - Meals<br /> - Hotel</p> <p>Then if fuel &amp; hotel is checked, they both show up under the field if I am viewing the entries of this form but in postmeta, only hotel is saved. </p>