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Choose Control ​

Elementor Core BasicChoose Control

Elementor choose control displays radio buttons styled as groups of buttons with icons for each option.

The control is defined in Control_Choose class which extends Base_Data_Control class.

When using this control, the type should be set to \Elementor\Controls_Manager::CHOOSE constant.

Arguments ​

NameTypeDefaultDescription
typestringchooseThe type of the control.
labelstringThe label that appears above of the field.
descriptionstringThe description that appears below the field.
show_labelbooltrueWhether to display the label.
label_blockbooltrueWhether to display the label in a separate line.
separatorstringdefaultSet the position of the control separator. Available values are default, before and after. default will hide the separator, unless the control type has specific separator settings. before / after will position the separator before/after the control.
optionsarray[]A multi dimensional array containing a title and an icon for each radio button.
togglebooltrueWhether to allow toggle / unset the selection.
defaultstringThe field default value.

Return Value ​

(string) The selected option value.

Usage ​

php
<?php
class Elementor_Test_Widget extends \Elementor\Widget_Base {

	protected function register_controls(): void {

		$this->start_controls_section(
			'style_section',
			[
				'label' => esc_html__( 'Style', 'textdomain' ),
				'tab' => \Elementor\Controls_Manager::TAB_STYLE,
			]
		);

		$this->add_control(
			'text_align',
			[
				'label' => esc_html__( 'Alignment', 'textdomain' ),
				'type' => \Elementor\Controls_Manager::CHOOSE,
				'options' => [
					'left' => [
						'title' => esc_html__( 'Left', 'textdomain' ),
						'icon' => 'eicon-text-align-left',
					],
					'center' => [
						'title' => esc_html__( 'Center', 'textdomain' ),
						'icon' => 'eicon-text-align-center',
					],
					'right' => [
						'title' => esc_html__( 'Right', 'textdomain' ),
						'icon' => 'eicon-text-align-right',
					],
				],
				'default' => 'center',
				'toggle' => true,
				'selectors' => [
					'{{WRAPPER}} .your-class' => 'text-align: {{VALUE}};',
				],
			]
		);

		$this->end_controls_section();

	}

	protected function render(): void {
		$settings = $this->get_settings_for_display();
		?>
		<div class="your-class">
			...
		</div>
		<?php
	}

	protected function content_template(): void {
		?>
		<div class="your-class">
			...
		</div>
		<?php
	}

}