Title: Select Field
Published: February 21, 2025

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# Select Field

## In this article

 * [Key Features](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/features/field/select/?output_format=md#key-features)
 * [Settings](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/features/field/select/?output_format=md#settings)

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The Select field provides a dropdown interface for selecting single or multiple 
options from a predefined list.

## 󠀁[Key Features](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/features/field/select/?output_format=md#key-features)󠁿

 * Single/multiple selection
 * Custom choices
 * Ajax loading support
 * Placeholder text
 * Conditional logic

## 󠀁[Settings](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/features/field/select/?output_format=md#settings)󠁿

 * Choices – Define available options
 * Default Value – Set initial selection
 * Allow Null – Make selection optional
 * Multiple – Enable multiple selections
 * UI – Enhanced select interface

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February 21, 2025

February 21, 2025

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Changelog

[ See list of changes: Select Field ](https://github.com/wordpress/secure-custom-fields/commits/trunk/docs/features/field/select/index.md)

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