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[Resolved] How to Display and Apply Front-End Filters Conditionally based on Another Filter

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Problem:

When creating a Voyage (CPT), there is a Select field where a user specifies option 1 or option 2. Based on their selection they will then be given different fields for inputting voyage dates.

Option 1 gives them a repeating field to enter multiple Start Date & Times and a 'voyage length' field to state how many hours long the voyage will be.

Option 2 Gives them fields to enter a Start Date and an End Date for the voyage.

My ideal situation would be a single archive page listing all results, where users have the option to filter to show only Option 1 results or only Option 2 results then set a Date Range in order to further filter the results.

The problem is that the date fields are not the same for both Options.

The solution I envisage is that the correct date filters will only display for the when and if the right option is selected.

Solution:

There isn't such a built-in feature within Views plugin, it needs custom JS codes.

In your case, I suggest you reset the hidden field "wpv-wpcf-voyage-disembarkation-date" instead of the datepicker, the hidden field wpv-wpcf-voyage-disembarkation-date" will pass the URL parameter to the view, but the datepicker don't.

For example, you can replace this line of your codes from:

jQuery( '.wpv-date-front-end[data-param=wpv-wpcf-voyage-disembarkation-date]' ).datepicker( "setDate", null );
To:

jQuery( 'input[name=wpv-wpcf-voyage-disembarkation-date]' ).val( null );

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Last updated by jonB-5 6 years, 10 months ago.

Assisted by: Luo Yang.

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#619488

When creating a Voyage (CPT), there is a Select field where a user specifies option 1 or option 2. Based on their selection they will then be given different fields for inputting voyage dates.

Option 1 gives them a repeating field to enter multiple Start Date & Times and a 'voyage length' field to state how many hours long the voyage will be.

Option 2 Gives them fields to enter a Start Date and an End Date for the voyage.

My ideal situation would be a single archive page listing all results, where users have the option to filter to show only Option 1 results or only Option 2 results then set a Date Range in order to further filter the results.

The problem is that the date fields are not the same for both Options.

The solution I envisage is that the correct date filters will only display for the when and if the right option is selected.

I have found a related thread at https://toolset.com/forums/topic/conditional-display-of-filter-fields/

This would be the beginning of a solution, but I would need any filters that are conditionally hidden to not be applied if a value had been entered into them previously. Is this possible?

#619504

I haven't found the solution yet, but I figured best share progress here to help...

I have the following JS code which successfully hides and shows items as required based on the select field value.

However, I am still unable to empty the date field values. The single line of code posted below is similar to what I'm trying but with no luck.

 jQuery( '.wpv-date-front-end[data-param=wpv-wpcf-voyage-disembarkation-date]' ).datepicker( "setDate", null );
( function( $ ) {
    $( document ).ready( function(){
        // Initially hide filter
        $('.voyage-date-filters').hide();
        $('.excursion-date-filters').show();
  
             
        // Add change listener to other filter
        $('select[name="wpv-wpcf-voyage-or-excursion"]').change( function(){
           if ( $(this).val() == "2" ) {
			$('.voyage-date-filters').show();
			$('.excursion-date-filters').hide();
		}
           if ( $(this).val() == "1" ) {
			$('.excursion-date-filters').show();
			$('.voyage-date-filters').hide();
                        jQuery( '.wpv-date-front-end[data-param=wpv-wpcf-voyage-disembarkation-date]' ).datepicker( "setDate", null );
		}
        });
    });
})( jQuery );
#619583

Hi,

As you can see there isn't such a built-in feature within Views plugin, it needs custom JS codes.

In your case, I suggest you reset the hidden field "wpv-wpcf-voyage-disembarkation-date" instead of the datepicker, the hidden field wpv-wpcf-voyage-disembarkation-date" will pass the URL parameter to the view, but the datepicker don't.

For example, you can replace this line of your codes from:

jQuery( '.wpv-date-front-end[data-param=wpv-wpcf-voyage-disembarkation-date]' ).datepicker( "setDate", null );

To:

jQuery( 'input[name=wpv-wpcf-voyage-disembarkation-date]' ).val( null );
#619654

Ok, I think this is working with the below code

jQuery(document).ready( function() {
  jQuery('.wpv-date-front-end[data-param=wpv-wpcf-voyage-excursion-departure-date-and-time_min]').datepicker('option', 'minDate', new Date());
});
jQuery(document).ready( function() {
  jQuery('.wpv-date-front-end[data-param=wpv-wpcf-voyage-excursion-departure-date-and-time_max]').datepicker('option', 'minDate', new Date());
});

( function( $ ) {
    $( document ).ready( function(){
        // Initially hide filter
         $('.voyage-date-filters').hide();
         $('.excursion-date-filters').hide();
             
        // Add change listener to other filter
        $('select[name="wpv-wpcf-voyage-or-excursion"]').change( function(){
           if ( $(this).val() == "2" ) {
			$('.voyage-date-filters').show();
			$('.excursion-date-filters').hide();
			jQuery( 'input[name=wpv-wpcf-voyage-excursion-departure-date-and-time_min]' ).val('');
            jQuery( 'input[name=wpv-wpcf-voyage-excursion-departure-date-and-time_max]' ).val('');
           }  
           if ( $(this).val() == "1" ) {
			$('.excursion-date-filters').show();
			$('.voyage-date-filters').hide();
			jQuery( 'input[name=wpv-wpcf-voyage-disembarkation-date]' ).val('');
            jQuery( 'input[name=wpv-wpcf-voyage-embarkation-date]' ).val('');
			}
        });
    });
})( jQuery );

I will test this a little more and let you know if it's all working correctly.

In the meantime, is there a way to hide and show options in a select field filter based on the above options also?

I have tried the following...

jQuery( 'input[name=wpv_sort_orderby').children('option[value="field-wpcf-voyage-embarkation-date"]').attr('disabled','disabled');

Also tried with .css('display','none'); and .hide(); but with no luck. Is it that I'm accessing the field options wrong?

#619857

You can add/remove the attribute "disabled" of HTML "option" tag, see document:
hidden link
disabled
Specifies that an option should be disabled

#619945

Hi Luo,

I have tried .attr("disabled", true"); and also .prop("disabled", true); but neither have worked

Another option, which would be ideal, would be to change the value of the select field instead, I have tried the codes below but neither work.

Is it possible there is a problem isolating the correct select field?

jQuery( 'input[name=wpv_sort_orderby').children('option[value="field-wpcf-voyage-embarkation-date"]').val('field-wpcf-voyage-excursion-departure-date-and-time');
 jQuery( 'input[name=wpv_sort_orderby').children('option[value="field-wpcf-voyage-embarkation-date"]').val('option[value="field-wpcf-voyage-excursion-departure-date-and-time"]');

For reference, the problem url is hidden link and the code is below

[wpv-filter-start hide="false"]
[wpv-filter-controls]
<div class="form-group">
	<label>[wpml-string context="wpv-views"]Voyage or Excursion[/wpml-string]</label>
	[wpv-control-postmeta field="wpcf-voyage-or-excursion" url_param="wpv-wpcf-voyage-or-excursion"]
</div>
<div class="voyage-date-filters">
  <p>Voyage date filters</p>
  <div class="form-group">
	<label>[wpml-string context="wpv-views"]Voyage Embarkation Date[/wpml-string]</label>
	[wpv-control-postmeta field="wpcf-voyage-embarkation-date" date_format="M j, Y" default_date="" url_param="wpv-wpcf-voyage-embarkation-date"]
</div>
  <div class="form-group">
	<label>[wpml-string context="wpv-views"]Voyage Disembarkation Date[/wpml-string]</label>
	[wpv-control-postmeta field="wpcf-voyage-disembarkation-date" date_format="M j, Y" url_param="wpv-wpcf-voyage-disembarkation-date"]
</div>
</div>
<div class="excursion-date-filters">
  <p>Excursion date filters</p>
  <div class="form-group">
	<label>[wpml-string context="wpv-views"]Date Range[/wpml-string]</label><br>
	From: [wpv-control-postmeta field="wpcf-voyage-excursion-departure-date-and-time" date_format="M j, Y" default_date="" url_param="wpv-wpcf-voyage-excursion-departure-date-and-time_min" id="excursion1"]<br>
    To: [wpv-control-postmeta field="wpcf-voyage-excursion-departure-date-and-time" date_format="M j, Y" default_date="" url_param="wpv-wpcf-voyage-excursion-departure-date-and-time_max" id="excursion2"]
  </div>
</div>

[wpv-sort-orderby type="select" options="post_date,field-wpcf-voyage-embarkation-date,field-wpcf-voyage-excursion-departure-date-and-time" label_for_post_date="Post Date" label_for_field-wpcf-voyage-embarkation-date="Departure Date (Voyages ONLY)" label_for_field-wpcf-voyage-excursion-departure-date-and-time="Departure Date (Excursions ONLY)" orderby_as_numeric_for="field-wpcf-voyage-embarkation-date,field-wpcf-voyage-excursion-departure-date-and-time" orderby_ascending_for="field-wpcf-voyage-embarkation-date,field-wpcf-voyage-excursion-departure-date-and-time" orderby_descending_for="post_date"][wpv-sort-order type="select" options="desc,asc" label_for_asc="Ascending" label_for_desc="Descending" label_asc_for_post_date="Oldest First" label_desc_for_post_date="Newest First" label_asc_for_field-wpcf-voyage-embarkation-date="Older first" label_desc_for_field-wpcf-voyage-embarkation-date="Newer first" label_asc_for_field-wpcf-voyage-excursion-departure-date-and-time="Older first" label_desc_for_field-wpcf-voyage-excursion-departure-date-and-time="Newer first"]
<br>
[wpv-filter-reset output="bootstrap"][wpv-filter-submit name="Search" output="bootstrap"]
[/wpv-filter-controls]
[wpv-filter-end]


jQuery(document).ready( function() {
  jQuery('.wpv-date-front-end[data-param=wpv-wpcf-voyage-excursion-departure-date-and-time_min]').datepicker('option', 'minDate', new Date());
});
jQuery(document).ready( function() {
  jQuery('.wpv-date-front-end[data-param=wpv-wpcf-voyage-excursion-departure-date-and-time_max]').datepicker('option', 'minDate', new Date());
});

( function( $ ) {
    $( document ).ready( function(){
        // Initially hide filter
         $('.voyage-date-filters').hide();
         $('.excursion-date-filters').hide();
  
             
        // Add change listener to other filter
        $('select[name="wpv-wpcf-voyage-or-excursion"]').change( function(){
           if ( $(this).val() == "2" ) {
			$('.voyage-date-filters').show();
			$('.excursion-date-filters').hide();
			jQuery( 'input[name=wpv-wpcf-voyage-excursion-departure-date-and-time_min]' ).val('');
            jQuery( 'input[name=wpv-wpcf-voyage-excursion-departure-date-and-time_max]' ).val('');
        //    jQuery( 'input[name=wpv_sort_orderby').children('option[value="field-wpcf-voyage-excursion-departure-date-and-time"]').attr('disabled','disabled');
           }  
           if ( $(this).val() == "1" ) {
			$('.excursion-date-filters').show();
			$('.voyage-date-filters').hide();
			jQuery( 'input[name=wpv-wpcf-voyage-disembarkation-date]' ).val('');
            jQuery( 'input[name=wpv-wpcf-voyage-embarkation-date]' ).val('');
            jQuery( 'input[name=wpv_sort_orderby').children('option[value="field-wpcf-voyage-embarkation-date"]').val('option[value="field-wpcf-voyage-excursion-departure-date-and-time"]');
			}
        });
    });
})( jQuery );

#619957

You will need to setup the "disabled" attribute's value as "disabled", for example:
.attr("disabled", "disabled");

Please check the document I mentioned above:
hidden link
Attribute:disabled
Value: disabled
Description: Specifies that an option should be disabled

I assume the original question of this thread has been resolved:
https://toolset.com/forums/topic/how-to-display-and-apply-front-end-filters-conditionally-based-on-another-filter/#post-619488

If you need more assistance for the new question:
hide and show options in a select field filter based on the above options

Please create new thread for the new question, that will help other users to find the answers.

#620109

Yes, the original issue is resolved, thank you.

I also resolved the second issue mentioned without the need for a new ticket, code below for reference of others...

 $("select[name='wpv_sort_orderby']").find("option[value=field-wpcf-voyage-embarkation-date]").attr("selected", "selected");
 $("select[name='wpv_sort_orderby']").find("option[value=field-wpcf-voyage-excursion-departure-date-and-time]").attr("disabled", "disabled");

For the reference of other users working on similar issues I have also opened a new ticket at https://toolset.com/forums/topic/issue-resetting-view-filters-when-page-is-refreshed/ to deal with a related issue on page refreshing.