[Resolved] set default value of a view filter which is a relationship field

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[bryan]

Tell us what you are trying to do?

set default value of a custom search field (which is a relationship field)

In this simplified example I have Custom Posts with relationships

Rogues
...who are members of
Rogue Clubs

I can set a view with a custom search to filter the Rogues based on the rogue club they are in; but I would like to set the Default value of the club to NONE so no one displays until a club is selected.

I found a tip about JQuery which is similar but I cannot figure out if(and if so how) this works for relationship fields ?
https://toolset.com/forums/topic/how-to-prefill-default-value-in-dropdown-box/

Here is my trivial sample filter

[wpv-filter-start hide="false"]
[wpv-filter-controls]
[wpv-control-post-relationship ancestors="rogue-clubs@rogue-club-rogue.parent" url_param="wpv-relationship-filter"]
<div class="form-group">
<label>[wpml-string context="wpv-views"]Rogue Clubs[/wpml-string]</label>
[wpv-control-post-ancestor type="select" ancestor_type="rogue-clubs@rogue-club-rogue.parent"]
</div>
[/wpv-control-post-relationship]
[/wpv-filter-controls]
[wpv-filter-end]

and content is simply showing a photo and a name

[wpv-post-title]
[types field="hs-photo"][/types]
[types field="name-of-rogue"][/types]

CPT info
the slug for rogue clubs is
rogue-clubs

thanks

[Shane]

Hi Bryan,

Thank you for contacting our support forum.

So what I see here is that you want your parent field to have a default selection.

jQuery(document).ready(function($) {

jQuery("select[name^='YOUR-SELECT-NAME'] option[value='OPTION-VALUE']").attr("selected","selected");

});

The code above should be able to help, however you need to add the appropriate selectors for the field.

Thanks,
Shane

[bryan]

thanks - I saw this tip (which is why I references it) but I could not work it out - as my field is a relationship

[bryan]

the reasons I went to the trouble of making an example and sending all my view code exactly so I didn't just get sent back the tip I already found...

[bryan]

Using a simple (non relationship field) I was able to pre-fill but not pre-filter the results - so I am guessing jquery is not the way to go

[bryan]

as jquery seems to be useless as a prefilter I will look for another way