Help Center
    Help Center
  1. Creating your site
  2. Advanced features
  3. CMS
  4. Connecting user input elements to the CMS
    5. CMS: Setting Up the Radio Buttons Input Element

CMS: Setting Up the Radio Buttons Input Element

18 min read
The Radio Buttons input element allows you to create interactive and user-friendly forms or filters on your website. You can use it to filter CMS content displayed in repeaters, galleries or tables so visitors can easily find what they are looking for. Or, use radio buttons to collect specific responses from visitors, such as survey answers or product preferences, helping you gather valuable data.

In this article, learn more about: 

Using Radio Buttons to filter content on your live site

Connect your Radio Buttons input element to the same dataset as your repeater, gallery, or table and set it to filter content. Then choose the collection field you want to use as the filter and the condition for applying the filter. The values from the field will appear as radio buttons that your visitors can click to filter items displayed in the repeater, gallery or table. 
Wix Editor
Studio Editor
  1. Go to your editor.
  2. Add the Radio Buttons input element: 
    1. Go to the page where you want visitors to use radio buttons to filter live site content.
    2. Click Add Elements  on the left side of the editor.
    3. Click Input.
    4. Click Radio Buttons. 
    5. Click and drag the relevant Radio Buttons input element onto the page. 
Screenshot of adding the Radio Buttons input element in the Wix Editor.
  1. Connect the Radio Buttons element to the CMS:
    1. Click the Connect to CMS icon  on the Radio Buttons element. 
    2. Select Filter content in the panel on the right. 
      Tip: If you haven't added a dataset to the page yet, add a dataset first (see the next step) then select Filter content. 
    3. Click the Choose a dataset drop-down and select the same dataset that connects to the elements (e.g. repeater, gallery, table) that you want visitors to filter. 
    4. Click the Filter content by drop-down and choose the collection field that visitors will use to filter the content. You can connect the following field types: Text, Number, Tags, Reference
      Tip: To add a new field to your collection and use it for filtering content, select Add new field, enter the field name, select the field type, and click Add. You can add values to the field in your CMS collection later. 
    5. Click the Condition drop-down and choose an operator that controls how the filter is applied (e.g. Is, Equals, Includes).
      Note: The conditions vary depending on the connected field type. 
Screenshot of the connecting a Radio Buttons element to a dataset to filter content.
  1. Customize the Radio Buttons input element: 
    • Click the Settings icon  to edit the field title that lets visitors know what the radio buttons do. 
    • Click the Layout icon  to choose a horizontal orientation or adjust the sizing, spacing, formatting, alignment or text direction. 
    • Click the Design icon  to choose a preset design and customize it further. 
    • Click the Animation icon  to choose and customize an animation effect. 
Screenshot of adjusting the Radio Buttons layout settings.
  1. Click Preview to test your Radio Buttons element.
  2. Click Publish if you are ready to make the changes go live. 

Using Radio Buttons to collect responses from site visitors

Set the Radio Buttons input element to collect content. Then connect it to a dataset that binds to a collection where you will store the responses. Set up the choices that visitors can select from in the radio buttons. When visitors click your submit button, their responses are saved to the connected collection field. 
Wix Editor
Studio Editor
  1. Go to your editor.
  2. Add the Radio Buttons input element: 
    1. Go to the page where you want visitors to click radio buttons to submit responses. 
    2. Click Add Elements  on the left side of the editor.
    3. Click Input.
    4. Click Radio Buttons. 
    5. Click and drag the relevant Radio Buttons input element onto the page. 
Screenshot of adding the Radio Buttons input element in the Wix Editor.
  1. Connect the Radio Buttons element to the CMS collection where you will store the submissions:
    1. Click the Connect to CMS icon  on the Radio Buttons element. 
    2. Select Collect content in the panel on the right. 
      Tip: If you haven't added a dataset to the page yet, add a dataset first (see the next step) then select Collect content. 
    3. Click the Choose a dataset drop-down and select a dataset that connects to the collection where you will store the submissions.
    4. Click the Value connects to drop-down and choose the field that will store the submissions. You can connect the following field types: Text, Number, URL, Date, Date and Time
      Tip: To add a new field for storing submissions, select Add new field, then enter the field name and click Add. 
    5. Set the dataset mode and collection permissions:
      1. Click Dataset Settings. 
      2. Click the Dataset mode drop-down and select Write or Read & Write.
      3. (If necessary) Click the permissions type next to Collection Permissions and select Form submissions in the 1st drop-down. You can click the additional drop-downs to refine the permissions. Click Save once you're done setting the permissions. 
      4. Click Back to Radio Buttons at the top of the Dataset Settings panel. 
Screenshot of the dataset settings for a connected Radio Buttons element set to collect content.
  1. Click Manage Choices and choose how you want to set up the choices that appear as radio buttons:
    • Bulk add or remove choices: Click Add Multiple Choices and enter all the choices with each separated by a comma. Then click the Back icon  to return to the choices.  
    • Add a choice: Click + Add a Choice, then use the options to customize it. 
    • Edit a choice label: The label is the text visitors see next to the choice's radio button. Double-click the relevant choice to edit its label. 
    • Edit a choice value: (Velo only) The value is the text that is saved to your collection field when visitors submit their response. Hover over the relevant choice, click the More Actions icon  and select Edit value. 
    • Remove a choice: Hover over the relevant choice, click the More Actions icon and select Delete. 
    • Reorder choices: Click the Reorder icon  next to the relevant choice and drag it up or down in the list of choices. 
    • Set a choice as selected by default: Hover over the relevant choice, click the More Actions icon and select Set as default.
    • Duplicate a choice: Hover over the relevant choice, click the More Actions icon and select Duplicate.
Screenshot of managing the choices that appear next to the radio buttons..
  1. Customize the settings layout and design of the Radio Buttons element: 
    • Click the Settings icon  to edit the following: 
      • Field title: Edit the title text that lets visitors know what the radio buttons do. 
      • Default selection: Choose which radio button is selected by default: 
        • None: None of the radio buttons are pre-selected. 
        • Selected radio button: Choose which radio button choice appears pre-selected by default. 
      • Field type: Select the Required checkbox to make it mandatory that at least one radio button is selected before the response can be submitted to your collection. 
    • Click the Layout icon  to choose a horizontal orientation or adjust the sizing, spacing, formatting, alignment or text direction. 
    • Click the Design icon  to choose a preset design and customize it further. 
    • Click the Animation icon  to choose and customize an animation effect. 
Screenshot of the Radio Buttons element's settings.
  1. Add a 'Submit' button for visitors to click to send their submissions. 
  2. Click Preview to test your connections. 
  3. Click Publish if you are ready to make the changes go live. 

FAQs

Click below for answers to common questions about Radio Buttons. 

Did this help?

|
In this article
  • Using Radio Buttons to filter content on your live site
  • Using Radio Buttons to collect responses from site visitors
  • FAQs

Hire a Professional

Get matched with a Wix Partner who can help you reach your site goals.
Get Matched