Checkbox group fields

Checkbox group fields allow you to add a group of checkbox input fields to your WooCommerce product.

Note that checkbox groups are only available when you purchase the Pro version of the plugin.

To add a checkbox group field, just choose ‘Checkbox Group’ from the ‘Field Type’ dropdown list.

Standard parameters

See this article for an overview of the standard parameters available to checkbox group fields.

Checkbox group parameters

Checkbox group fields have some parameters that are not shared by all fields:

Options

Add each checkbox as an option. Click the ‘Add Option’ button to add your first option then enter the option name in the first field, under ‘Option’. You can assign a price to this option that will only be added to the product price if the user selects this option.

See this article for more information about fields that have options.

Min number

If you wish, you can require the user to select a minimum number of checkboxes from the group.

Max number

If you wish, you can require the user to select a maximum number of checkboxes from the group.

If you are specifying a minimum or maximum number of checkboxes, you might need to ensure that ‘Required field’ is checked in order to ensure that users select the required number of checkboxes.

Enabling a default value for checkbox groups

Checkbox groups can have more than one option selected, making it difficult to set a default value. However, you can use a snippet to achieve this.

Let’s say you have a checkbox group field with an ID of 999. You have three options in the checkbox group:

My first default option
My second default option
My third option

You want to set the first two options as default – so that they will automatically be selected when the user loads the product page.

You can use the following snippet. Note that you’ll need to edit it to ensure the correct field ID is used (not 999). Also, edit the options that you want to see entered as defaults.

	<?php
	/**
	* Enable a default value for checkbox groups.
	* Your default value must be an array.
	* You'll need to change the value of the $field_id to match your own Field ID
	* @param $value The current value of the field
	* @param $id The field ID in the format pewc_group_888_999
	* @param $field The field object
	* @param $posted The $_POST object
	*/
	function prefix_default_field_value( $value, $id, $field, $posted ) {

	// Change this to the ID of the field you are setting a default for
	$field_id = 999;

	// Don't overwrite a value that's already there
	if( $value ) {
	return $value;
	}

	// Now look for our Field ID
	if( $field_id == $field['field_id'] ) {

	// You need to enter the default values here, copied exactly from your checkbox group options
	$value = array(
	'My first default option',
	'My second default option'
	);

	}

	return $value;

	}
	add_filter( 'pewc_default_field_value', 'prefix_default_field_value', 10, 4 );

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Here’s how to add a snippet.

Display as Swatch

If you’d like to display your checkboxes as text swatches, please see this article.