[Forminator Pro] Improved display of hierarchical taxonomies in Post Data Select/Multi Select

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Maybe it’s me and if it is, let me know how to fix this.

I have a form that uses the field Post Data. This Post Data is assigned to a custom post type. I have a taxonomy that is hierarchical.

I have noticed that in the single select dropdown or multi-select list, the taxonomy values appear in alphabetical order, including the parents. So instead of this:
Housing-Based
Landlords
Tenants
Income-Based
Low income
Low to moderate income

I get:
Housing-Based
Income-Based
Landlords
Low income
Low-to-moderate income
Tenants

If this is not just me, can this be considered? I picture even the ability to allow users to be able or not be able to select the parent (when it serves as grouping rather than a value itself) or for the form to show only a subset of taxonomies (for example, when several cpts share the same taxonomy but some are not as appropriate for the Post Data field in this form)

Thanks!

  • Nithin Ramdas
    • Support Wizard

    Hi BKCB ,

    At the moment, what you are noticing is the expected behaviour. There isn’t any out-of-the-box setting to change the behaviour of how the taxonomies are loaded.

    I’ll make sure to bring this further to our Forminator team’s attention so that they could review it further and check the possibility of improving this down the roadmap.

    Thanks for your feedback, we really appreciate it.

    Best Regards,
    Nithin