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How to create a dropdown list in WordPress Post?

by Intermission
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Is it possible for me to create a dropdown list for a specific post or page in WordPress?

This is not a navigation menu. I have a client that is uploading a color chart and needs customers to be able to select different colors from the chart using a dropdown menu.

I have looked for a plugin to do this, but have trouble finding what I think I need. Or is this something that has to be programmed with php or something like that?

Obviously I am not a programmer or coder. :confused:
#create #dropdown #list #post #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author SteveJohnson
    Making a dropdown list in HTML is easy. Making it DO something is a different can of worms. The short answer is no, you can't do something like that in a WP post. It will have to be coded for you, most likely. You haven't really given a lot of information about what it should do...
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  • Profile picture of the author TurnRush
    I agree with Steve, you probably looking for a coder to do this for you. You can build quite complex html forms with some plugins, but to make anything happen specific to your wishes you would need to do some php work. If you want to make an advanced email form with all kinds of input fields it is much simpler most plugins can do that for you.

    Check out these plugins or google "wordpress form builder" or similar phrases to find more of them.

    WordPress › Form Maker « WordPress Plugins

    WordPress - Quform - WordPress Form Builder | CodeCanyon

    WordPress Forms - Gravity Forms Contact Form Builder and Lead Data Management Plugin For WordPress

    Good luck!
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  • Profile picture of the author Intermission
    There isn't much more I can tell you, but I see what you are both saying. I guess this would need to be done with PHP or Javascript?

    I will discuss this in more depth my client, but if you can recommend any coders/programmers who can do this kind of thing, that would be appreciated.

    Thanks.
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael71
    Fiverr, oDesk, ... without knowing exactly what you need it is hard to say if someone here can do it or not.

    Basically a dropdown is simple HTML, nothing more, nothing less.
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  • Profile picture of the author TurnRush
    Seems a very simple job if I understand it right, even a not so talented programmer could finish it well I think.

    Yes, you need javascript/jquery or a bit of php. There are a lot of charting frameworks that can help you or your coder with creating interactive charts, some of them are completely free (google) or maybe even plugins that will let you include charts and such functionality.
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