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Is it possible? Force all checkboxes = yes

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  1. SteveRyan
    Member

    Had two questions that I was hoping to find out today.

    1. Is it possible to set the validation of a Checkbox control to force the user to select EVERY option prior to submitting. I wanted to use this control for a series of related "read here if you understand" kind of statements, and wanted to user to check off all boxes before submitting.

    2. Is it possible to allow a user-defined option in either the multiple choice or check boxes control? So... is there something that would allow the user to say "Other:" and then specify what he or she meant?

    Thanks!
    Steve Ryan

    Posted 13 years ago on Thursday April 21, 2011 | Permalink

  2. Carl Hancock
    Administrator

    1) Required field validation only checks that one of the checkboxes in a field is checked. You'd have to use multiple checkbox fields (one for each) with each set as required to do this or write your own custom validation using the gform_validation hook.

    2) Currently there is no user defined option in the multiple choice or checkbox field. It's a feature we plan on adding as an option in the future. For now you'd have to use conditional logic and display a text field if the user selects "Other" and they'd enter their value in the text field.

    Posted 13 years ago on Thursday April 21, 2011 | Permalink

  3. SteveRyan
    Member

    Great, thanks for the quick reply.

    Just to complete the thought, I quickly combined all of the choices into one uber-choice in the checkbox control, separating them with a pair of <br/> tags. Worked like a charm.

    And did exactly as you suggested for the "other" choice on the Checkbox/Multiple Choice control. Conditional logic and an additional choice. I actually think I like this option a little better now that I've seen it in action, too. :)

    Thanks again!
    Steve Ryan

    Posted 13 years ago on Thursday April 21, 2011 | Permalink

  4. webmasterndgraphics
    Member

    I was looking for exactly that option too, the ability to force multiple checkboxes to be required. I think this should be considered as an option for future updates.

    I was also looking for the 2nd item, but I agree, the conditional logic works great.

    Posted 12 years ago on Sunday September 4, 2011 | Permalink

  5. burfield
    Member

    I also wanted this feature. Tried many ways to get the "checked" attribute of the checkbox from Gravity Forms but no joy. Ended up looking in the $_POST global and found what I needed.

    The function I now use can be found at:

    https://gist.github.com/4578295

    Posted 11 years ago on Sunday January 20, 2013 | Permalink

  6. Chris Hajer
    Key Master

    Additionally, developer David Smith posted this solution as well:
    http://gravitywiz.com/2012/06/11/limiting-how-many-checkboxes-can-be-checked/

    Posted 11 years ago on Monday January 28, 2013 | Permalink

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