Metabox switch not saving when in Metabox grouping on MB settings page

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July 16, 2019 at 6:26 AM #15354

alpha.media
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Hello,

We have a situation where when you clone a new group and set the toggle switch within the group, then save the MB settings page, the toggle switch value does not save in the database. However, after the first page save, once the screen has refreshed, and you save the switch again then it will save to the database. Do you have any hints, clues, or ideas as to what could be the cause? The JS console, PHP debug log, and network list show no errors. Would appreciate any help you can offer.

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July 16, 2019 at 2:53 PM #15362

Anh Tran
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Hi,

Did you mean 'toggle switch' = the group bar collapse element, or is that a switch field type?

Can you post a screenshot/video here?

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July 16, 2019 at 9:12 PM #15369
alpha.media
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I can't really post a video, but it is the switch type field. First, it's an MB settings page and to reproduce the error I:
- Add a new group ( i.e. add clone )
- Set the toggle switch type field to true
- Save settings
After the page has saved and refreshed, it does not show the setting saved. I then set the toggle switch type field to true, save, and it saves correctly. I am trying to understand why it does not save the first time.

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July 17, 2019 at 11:57 AM #15380

Anh Tran
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Hi,

Here is a video that I created for testing:

https://www.loom.com/share/e519722638ed4cb299106b56ee83be8f

Just a note that if you clone a group and if all the child fields have no values, then that clone won't be save. That might be the case.

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July 18, 2019 at 2:13 AM #15389

alpha.media
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Can this be fixed or is it just something we have to live with? Also, thank you for video!

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July 18, 2019 at 8:15 AM #15395

Anh Tran
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What do you mean "can this be fixed"? It's the default behavior of the Meta Box Group, to prevent saving empty values. It's not a bug.

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