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WP Query | Type: PHPWP_query Sort by Checkbox Field Values

Sorting a query by custom field with values array (checkbox, multi-select, etc). See Catholic Foundation site for implementation.

<!--establish sort values (which coincide with custom field values)-->
<form method="post" action="/giving-options/make-a-donation/" class="fundfilter">
	<div class="sortfunds">Filter funds by designation category:</div>
  <select name="fundcategory" id="fund" class="sortform" onchange="submit();">
    <option <?php echo ($_POST['fundcategory'] == '') ? ' selected="selected"' : ''; ?> value="">All Funds (default)</option>
    <option <?php echo ($_POST['fundcategory'] == 'Education') ? ' selected="selected"' : ''; ?> value="Education">Education</option>
    <option <?php echo ($_POST['fundcategory'] == 'Historic Preservation/Capital Improvement') ? ' selected="selected"' : ''; ?> value="Historic Preservation/Capital Improvement">Historic Preservation/Capital Improvement</option>
    <option <?php echo ($_POST['fundcategory'] == 'Health/Human Services') ? ' selected="selected"' : ''; ?> value="Health/Human Services">Health/Human Services</option>
    <option <?php echo ($_POST['fundcategory'] == 'Parishes/Religious') ? ' selected="selected"' : ''; ?> value="Parishes/Religious">Parishes/Religious</option>
    <option <?php echo ($_POST['fundcategory'] == 'Unrestricted') ? ' selected="selected"' : ''; ?> value="Unrestricted">Unrestricted</option>
  </select>
</form>
	
<?php
	$paged = ( get_query_var('paged') ) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1; 
	if ((!isset($_POST['fundcategory'])) || ('' == $_POST['fundcategory'])) {
	$fundlist= new WP_Query( array( 
		'post_type' => 'funds',
		'orderby' => 'title',
		'order' => 'ASC',
		'posts_per_page' => 12,
		'paged' => $paged
	) ); 
	} elseif (isset($_POST['fundcategory'])) {
	$category = $_POST['fundcategory'];
	$fundlist= new WP_Query( array(
	'post_type' => 'funds', 
	'posts_per_page' => -1, //keeps paging from resetting filter after page 1
	'orderby' => 'title',
	'order'   => 'ASC',
	'meta-value' => $category,
	'meta_query' => array(
		array (
		'key' => 'fund_category',
                'value' => $_POST['fundcategory'],
		'compare' => 'LIKE',
                'type' => 'CHAR'
		)
	)
) ); 
}
?>

<?php if ($fundlist->have_posts()) :
	if ((!isset($_POST['fundcategory'])) || ('' == $_POST['fundcategory'])) {
	echo '<h2>All Funds</h2>';	
	} elseif ($category) {
	echo '<h2>'.$category.' Funds</h2>';
	}
?>
<table>
	<thead>
    <tr>
      <th width="35%">Fund</th>
      <th width="35%">Designation</th>
      <th width="30%">Category</th>
    </tr>
	</thead>
	<?php while ( $fundlist->have_posts() ) : $fundlist->the_post(); ?>
	<?php
		$fundcat = get_field('fund_category');
		$designate = get_field('fund_designation');
	?>
<tr>
	<td data-label="Fund"><a href="/giving-options/make-a-donation/donate?designation=<?php the_title(); ?>"><strong><?php the_title(); ?></strong></a></td>
	<td data-label="Designation"><?php echo $designate; ?></td>
	<td data-label="Category"><?php
		if ($fundcat) {
			foreach($fundcat as $fund) {
			echo '<div>'.$fund.'</div>';
			}
		}
	?></td>
</tr>
<?php endwhile; ?>
</table> 
<?php
  	else:
		echo '<p><em>There are no '.$category.' funds to display.</em></p>';
		endif;
?>
<?php wp_pagenavi( array( 'query' => $fundlist ) ); ?>
<? wp_reset_query(); ?>
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