Custom fields: dropdown values depending on other custom field value

Question

i have custom fields like this:

• "country" - values: "USA", "Russia", "China"
• "city" - values: "Chicago", "Moscow", "Beijing"

I want when user in custom field "country" choose value "USA" after that in custom field "city" show only "chicago". Is it possible? And how can I do this?

Answer 1

This is possible by using AJAX.

The following links are containing more information about AJAX and implementation in WordPress:

• http://codex.wordpress.org/AJAX

Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript And XML) is a technology that allows a web page to perform actions or update dynamically, without completely reloading

• http://codex.wordpress.org/AJAX_in_Plugins

This article, aimed at plugin developers, describes how to add Ajax

• http://wpmu.org/how-to-use-ajax-with-php-on-your-wp-site-without-a-plugin/

When using WordPress as a CMS, situations often arise where you need to display, add or update content on your WP site without turning to plugins. While bolting in some PHP alone can do the job, nothing is more seamless that the magic of jQuery’s AJAX