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I’m using Safecracker on a site, and have a related entries field as a select menu, but the menu doesn’t generate a “Select Option” at the top of the list, which basically requires a user to either select a related entry or else the top entry is used by default. We want users to have the option of leaving the related entries field blank. So how do I get that top “no-value” option to show up at the top of the related entries list?

For reference: the code I’m using for the related entries list is this:

{custom_fields}
 {if relationship}
 <label for="{field_name}">{if required}* {/if}{field_label}</label>
        {if field_instructions}{field_instructions}{/if}
  
                <select id="{field_name}" name="{field_name}">
                        {options}
                                <option value="{option_value}"{selected}>{option_name}</option>
                        {/options}
                </select>
        {/if}
{/custom_fields}

Hmm would have thought the option should be there.

have you tried adding a no value option:

<option value="">--Please select--</option>
{options}
<option value="{option_value}"{selected}>{option_name}</option>
{/options}

Thanks, bluedreamer! Just smack me and say DUH! 😊 I should’ve been able to figure that one out. I appreciate it!

Hey Genevieve,

I am glad to see that Rob was able to help you out!

If you need anything else, please just let me know by opening a new thread.

Cheers,