# Post type select

Post type select field renders a searchable [Select 2](https://select2.github.io/) field that will provide a list of post type titles when a user has typed at least two characters (the values will be loaded dynamically). Similar to the [Datalist](/fields/datalist.md) field. Supports [multiple choice](/fields/post-type-select.md#multiple-choice).

## Description

The field uses [AJAX](https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/AJAX) to load the values dynamically, so depending on your configuration, there may be some latency before the results are presented to the user. Uses the [Search Parameter](https://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query#Search_Parameter) of the `WP_Query` class on the back end.

## Example configuration

```php
...
array(
    'title' => 'My post type select field title',
    'id' => 'post-type-select-option',
    'desc' => 'Short description for the field',
    'tab' => 'main',
    'post-type' => 'page',
    'type' => 'post-type-select',
),
...
```

This will produce the following

![](/files/-LKMTppZrflVyd4WNd8J)

## Multiple choice

if `'multiple' => true` is added to the [configuration object](/fields/post-type-select.md#example-configuration), the field will respect it. The following configuration

```php
...
array(
    'title' => 'My post type select field title',
    'id' => 'post-type-select-option',
    'desc' => 'Short description for the field',
    'tab' => 'main',
    'post-type' => 'page',
    'multiple' => true,
    'type' => 'post-type-select',
),
...
```

will result in the following

![](/files/-LKMTppatKvp8cji-rGj)

## Params

| Name        | Type    | Description                                                                                                       |
| ----------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `type`      | string  | `post-type-select` **(required)**                                                                                 |
| `id`        | string  | Unique ID that will be used to retrieve the value **(required)**                                                  |
| `tab`       | string  | Specifies in which tab this option will be rendered                                                               |
| `title`     | string  | Shows a heading to the left of the field                                                                          |
| `desc`      | string  | Shows a description text (can have HTML)                                                                          |
| `multiple`  | boolean | Set to `true` if multiple values are needed. See [an example](/fields/post-type-select.md#multiple-choice) above. |
| `post-type` | string  | Post type (standard or custom) to search for. If not specified, searches posts of the `post` type.                |


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