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I am trying to create a simple checkbox setting that toggles a section in a blog post on or off in a theme settings page.

Unfortunately it's not saving the checkbox setting. I check the box and when I refresh the page it is unchecked again. Either it is not saving the setting or the checked function isn't working. Am I missing something?

function theme_option_settings(){
    register_setting( 'prev-next-setting', 'prev-next' );
    add_settings_section( 'blog-section', 'Blog Section', 'change_blog_layout_section', 'theme-options' );
    add_settings_field( 'show-prev-next', 'Show Previous/Next Post Section', 'show_prev_next_field', 'theme-options', 'blog-section' );
}

function change_blog_layout_section(){
    echo "Change the blog layout section";
}

function show_prev_next_field(){
    echo get_option( 'prev-next' );
    echo "<input type='checkbox' id='prev-next' name='prev-next' value='1' ".checked(1, get_option('prev-next'), true)."/>";
}
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  • The last argument of checked(), $echo, should be false, because you're already using it as part of an echo statement. If you just need to include it in a string, you need to return it. Commented Oct 9, 2018 at 12:40
  • I just changed that but it still won't save the checked setting. Commented Oct 9, 2018 at 12:58
  • Also, the value of the checkbox is '1', a String, but you're using 1, an integer, in the checked() function. The types need to match. Use '1' (in quotes) in the checked function. Commented Oct 9, 2018 at 13:00
  • Just try replacing - in 'prev-next' with underscore. We should not use - in name or id of any html control Commented Oct 9, 2018 at 14:22

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I managed to figure this out. It was because on the template page where I output the form I had forgotten to include the settings_fields function, so it was not saving the setting. I added the following code below to that page and then it worked:

<?php settings_fields('prev-next-setting'); ?>
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