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Total downloads: 8,109
Active installs: 100
Total reviews: 6
Average rating: 4.3
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 2 language(s)
Contributors: 3
Last updated: 3/10/2021 (1757 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 10/1/2015 (10 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 5.7
Tested up to WordPress version: 5.8.12
Minimum PHP version: 7.0

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Possibly abandoned • Last updated 1757 days ago • 6 reviews

22/100

Is WP Chosen abandoned?

Possibly abandoned (last update 1757 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 5.7
Tested up to: 5.8.12
Requires PHP: 7.0

Ratings

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Developers

John James Jacoby (Owner)33Stuttter18John James Jacoby17

Languages

Norwegian (Bokmål)6,152

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Description

WP Chosen implements the Chosen jQuery Plugin for WordPress.

Chosen makes long, unwieldy select boxes much more user-friendly.

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Installation

  • Download and install using the built in WordPress plugin installer.
  • Activate in the “Plugins” area of your admin by clicking the “Activate” link.
  • No further setup or configuration is necessary.

Frequently Asked Questions

What color schemes does this support?

WordPress

  • Default/Fresh
  • Light
  • Modern
  • Blue
  • Coffee
  • Ectoplasm
  • Midnight
  • Ocean
  • Sunrise

bbPress

  • Evergreen
  • Mint

Extras

  • 80’s Kid
  • Adderley
  • Aubergine
  • High Contrast Blue
  • Cruise
  • Flat
  • Kirk
  • Lawn
  • Primary
  • Seashore
  • Vinyard

American

  • From Many One
  • NASA 1976
  • NASA
  • Old Glory
  • Open Highway
  • Shenandoah

What elements does this target?

/* Options */
var chosen_options = {
disable_search_threshold: 13,
search_contains: true
};

/* Targets */
var chosen_selects = ' select:not(#metakeyselect, [name^=acf_], [name^=edd], [name^=_edd], [name^=sc], [name=wc_order_action], [class*=chosen], [class*=select2], [class*=wc-enhanced-select], [class*=wc-product-search], [class*=wc-enhanced-select-nostd], [class*=wc-customer-search], [class*=wc-category-search], [class=learndash-binary-selector-items], [class=sendgrid-settings-select])',
    chosen_targets =
    '.wp-pretty-filters'         + chosen_selects
    + ', .wp-filter'             + chosen_selects
    + ', .media-toolbar'         + chosen_selects
    + ', .postbox .inside'       + chosen_selects
    + ', .tablenav'              + chosen_selects
    + ', .form-table'            + chosen_selects
    + ', .form-wrap'             + chosen_selects
    + ', .customize-pane-parent' + chosen_selects;

Where can I get support?

  • Forums: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-chosen/

Where can I find documentation?

https://github.com/stuttter/wp-chosen/

Review feed

NSquared
9/3/2016

Simple and zero setup required

This should be in core :)
Zack Katz
9/3/2016

YES.

I choo choo choose you! Great plugin, sorely needed. Best five lines of Javascript in a plugin.
Postmatic
9/3/2016

Whohooo!!

Fantastic, simple, and perfectly executed implementation of Chosen. So obvious.

Screenshots

  1. Filters

    Filters

  2. Time Zones

    Time Zones

Changelog

6.1.1 – 2021/03/10

  • Tweak third-party plugin compatibility

6.1.0 – 2021/03/09

  • Add support for 6 extra color schemes

6.0.0 – 2021/03/09

  • Add support for 11 extra color schemes
  • Tweak WordPress 5.7 support
  • Avoid conflicts with WooCommerce
  • Avoid conflicts with SendGrid
  • Avoid conflicts with LearnDash
  • Avoid conflicts with Advanced Custom Fields

5.2.0 – 2021/03/02

  • WordPress 5.7 support
  • Avoid conflicts with custom fields
  • Avoid conflicts with WooCommerce/selectWoo
  • Avoid conflicts with other third party plugins

5.0.1 – 2020/07/27

  • Tweak WordPress 5.5 support

5.0.0 – 2020/07/23

  • WordPress 5.5 Support
  • Upgrade Chosen to 2.0.0 fork

3.2.0 – 2019/10/15

  • WordPress 5.3 Support

3.1.0 – 2017/06/22

  • Avoid conflicts with Easy Digital Downloads
  • Avoid conflicts with Stream
  • Avoid conflicts with Select2

3.0.0 – 2017/05/09

  • Update Chosen to 1.7.0
  • Handle several special cases for known wp-admin quirks
  • Add target for .postbox .inside select
  • Remove duplicate target for #posts-filter select

2.1.0 – 2016/11/19

  • Target more actions
  • Target wp-filters
  • Add WP Pretty Filters support

2.0.0 – 2016/10/29

  • Target bulk-actions
  • Improve efficiency of element targeting

1.1.0 – 2016/09/10

  • Remove “Open Sans” font styling rules for WordPress 4.6 support

1.0.0 – 2016/09/08

  • First pass outline styling support for improved accessibility

0.7.0 – 2016/04/20

  • Target form-wrap select elements, for taxonomies and such

0.6.0 – 2016/04/06

  • Provide filter to override Chosen enqueue handle

0.5.0 – 2016/04/06

  • Improved compatibility with third party plugins and themes

0.4.0 – 2016/02/23

  • Fix options-reading.php front page incompatibility

0.3.2 – 2016/02/23

  • Override retina sprite support

0.3.1 – 2016/02/23

  • Simplify dependency tree

0.3.0 – 2016/02/23

  • Bump Chosen to 1.5.1
  • Rename enqueue ID to ‘jquery-chosen’

0.2.1 – 2016/02/05

  • Only search when there are more than 10 items

0.2.0 – 2016/01/04

  • Add multiple support

0.1.4 – 2015/11/15

  • Add customizer support

0.1.3 – 2015/10/28

  • Version JS
  • Add support for media

0.1.2 – 2015/10/22

  • Update styling
  • Target media library

0.1.1 – 2015/10/06

  • Fix drop-down search input styling

0.1.0 – 2015/10/01

  • Initial release
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