Default check a checkbox html - php

Question

I am trying to get a checkbox checked by default, but everything I have tried doesn't seem to work. I don't know if it has to do with the PHP that is in the code.
function show_subscription_checkbox ($id='0') {
global $sg_subscribe;
sg_subscribe_start();
if ( $sg_subscribe->checkbox_shown ) return $id;
if ( !$email = $sg_subscribe->current_viewer_subscription_status() ) :
$checked_status = ( !empty($_COOKIE['subscribe_checkbox_'.COOKIEHASH]) && 'checked' == $_COOKIE['subscribe_checkbox_'.COOKIEHASH] ) ? true : false;
?>
<p <?php if ($sg_subscribe->clear_both) echo 'style="clear: both;" '; ?>class="subscribe-to-comments">
<input type="checkbox" name="subscribe" id="subscribe" value="subscribe" style="width: auto;" <?php if ( $checked_status ) echo 'checked="checked" '; ?>/>
<label for="subscribe"><?php echo $sg_subscribe->not_subscribed_text; ?></label>
</p>
This is a wordpress plugin that allows you to subscribe to blog comments.
I have tried
echo 'checked=\"checked\" ';
echo 'checked="checked" ' ;
echo 'checked> ';
The plugin author states that you used to be able to default check the checkbox but not anymore.

Answer 1

Since this is showing up in google for "default checked checkbox", I figured I'd answer it. Alpay was right: The correct way to ensure that a checkbox is checked by default is like so (followed by an example of one that is not checked):
<input type="checkbox" name="vehicle" value="Car" checked> I have a car
<input type="checkbox" name="vehicle" value="Bike"> I have a bike
Answer was found on w3schools. The author of the original question was having trouble with his PHP code, which is not at all related to the question title.

Answer 2

In HTML, if you want a checkbox to be checked by default, see the following;
<input type="checkbox" name="name1" value="uc"> This checkbox is unchecked <br>
<input type="checkbox" name="name2" value="c" checked> This checkbox is checked<br>
So, you might consider changing
<?php if ( $checked_status ) echo 'checked="checked" '; ?>
to
<?php if ( $checked_status ) echo 'checked'; ?>

Answer 3

The problem is not in the HTML markup being generated; echo 'checked="checked" ', as in the question, works well, and so would the simpler echo 'checked'.
The problem is with the condition $checked_status. You are testing for a variable that is undefined, as far as the code posted is considered.

Answer 4

I had the same problem. I figured out that I was trying to put the checkbox into a table but left out the and.
didn't check:
if(!$stump){echo '<input type="checkbox" name="stump" value="stump" checked="checked"><b> Stump Job!</b>';}
checked:
if(!$stump){echo '<td><input type="checkbox" name="stump" value="stump" checked="checked"><b> Stump Job!</b></td>';}

Answer 5

In regular PHP you can use this to "save" the checked state after its been submitted.
<form name="checkbox" method="post" action="#" >
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox1" value="Bike" <?php if ($_POST['checkbox1']=="Bike") echo "checked";?>>I have a bike
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox2" value="Car" <?php if ($_POST['checkbox2']=="Car") echo "checked";?>>I have a car
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Display this Data" />
if you want to use this data for something else after the submit, just add:
<?php
if(isset($_POST['checkbox1']) OR isset($_POST['checkbox2']) )
{
echo "for 1 : ".$_POST['checkbox1']."for 2: ".$_POST['checkbox2'];
}
?>
if you want to clear the form (basically clear all the post data) you can add:
<form method="post" action="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]);?>">
<input type="submit" name="Clear all form data" value= "Clear this form">
</form>