Implemented 3/22/2021 MIK

43

Votes

Custom Field Type Selection Combo + Search

We have a selection combo custom field with many entries (over 100).

It would be so helpful if we could search inside the selection combo filed for any value like a "searchable dropdown list".

Like this: https://v1.nitrocdn.com/zciqOWZgDznkuqFpvIJsLUeyHlJtlHxe/assets/static/source/rev-029371b/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Search-Suggestion.gif

thank you for your consideration

custom fields search

MIK 11/3/2021 6:13 AM

The Link above does not work anymore.
I found a much better explanation on w3schools. It is called Filter Dropdown. https://www.w3schools.com/howto/howto_js_filter_dropdown.asp

Trevor Frazer 5/12/2023 8:54 AM

Would be a fantastic feature! Particularly on the front-end when users need to select something from a long list.

1/8/2025 11:11 AM

A search function is definitely needed for long lists of items

Alex 7/20/2025 10:32 AM Tech

Most browsers support this out of the box. When select is in focus, you can press a key and it will jump to the first option that starts with this letter. But this does not really help when you have a ton of options and they're not sorted alphabetically. We'll think of something.