SIGN UP

Lookup and continue without selection

By: Chaten Parmar | Asked: 10/09/2023
Forums › Category: How-to › Lookup and continue without selection
0 Vote Up Vote Down
Chaten Parmar asked 10 months ago
Hi,  Does anyone know if its possible to use the lookup field for a search, and if no matches show, continue filling in the field.  Kind of like an autocomplete, and if no match is made, the user can continue to add in their own input?  I've tried this via  lookup field but the issue I'm having is that an option must be selected from the look up data in order to continue - user cannot ignore lookup and carry on in the same field.   Any ideas or tips would be appreciated.    
1 Answers
0 Vote Up Vote Down
Victor Font answered 10 months ago
When I create search forms, to prevent the "No records found" message, I make sure the lookups only contain values found in the target dataset. I do this using the frm_setup_new_fields_vars filter. For an example, look at this search form, https://formidable-masterminds.com/developers-directory/. All of these drop downs, are built from the actual data in the target table.

Making the Best WordPress Plugin even better - Together

Take on bigger projects with confidence knowing you have access to an entire community of Formidable Experts and Professionals who have your back when the going gets tough. You got this!
Join the community
crossarrow-right