Parametric search taxonomy checkbox default selection

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Last updated by Nigel 6 years, 1 month ago.

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February 7, 2019 at 5:56 pm #1197443

nathanJ-3

I have a set of parametric search with taxonomy checkboxes and would like to check one of the boxes by default based on the page where the view is loaded.

i.e I have multiple resort types (luxury, all inclusive, etc.) stored as a taxonomy. In a view on the 'luxury' page, i would like the 'luxury' taxonomy filter checked by default so that only those resorts show initially but the other resort types are options as well.

February 8, 2019 at 7:53 am #1197660

Nigel

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Views doesn't have an option to choose a default value for front-end filters (you might want to submit a request for that at https://toolset.com/home/contact-us/suggest-a-new-feature-for-toolset/).

There is a workaround of sorts.

If on that page you apply the taxonomy filter you will notice that the page updates with URL parameters for the filters, so it might look something like wpv-resort-type=luxury.

If you can add that URL parameter to the links to such pages (e.g. if people navigate to the page from a menu link) then that would apply the filter on the initial page load, and it could still then be modified.