List of checkboxes options in wp-admin is too long, can I show them inline?

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November 15, 2018 at 4:11 pm #1147309

ralfS

First of all thank you for your help.
The next problem I have. I have created a checkbox. With many options. In the backend they are all displayed one below the other. The list is already very long. Is there a way to display this list inline so that you are not only subdivided but also side by side?

November 15, 2018 at 9:47 pm #1147430

Christian Cox

Hi, there's nothing built in to Toolset that will apply this type of checkboxes layout automatically in wp-admin, but you can enqueue your own custom stylesheet for the admin area and add your own custom CSS with column-count, inline-block display, floats or something else: https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Action_Reference/admin_enqueue_scripts
It can be somewhat complicated if the checkbox titles are long and break to two lines, so unfortunately I don't have a simple cut-and-paste solution for you.