PHP
add_action( 'admin_enqueue_scripts', 'my_enqueue' ); function my_enqueue( $hook ) { if ( 'myplugin_settings.php' !== $ hook ) { return; } wp_enqueue_script( 'ajax-script', plugins_url( '/js/myjquery.js', __FILE__ ), array( 'jquery' ), '1.0.0', true ); $title_nonce = wp_create_nonce( 'title_example' ); wp_localize_script( 'ajax-script', 'my_ajax_obj', array( 'ajax_url' => admin_url( 'admin-ajax.php' ), 'nonce' => $title_nonce, ) ); } add_action( 'wp_ajax_my_tag_count', 'my_ajax_handler' ); function my_ajax_handler() { check_ajax_referer( 'title_example' ); $title = wp_unslash( $_POST['title'] ); update_user_meta( get_current_user_id(), 'title_preference', $title ); $args = array( 'tag' => $title, ); $the_query = new WP_Query( $args ); echo esc_html( $title ) . ' (' . $the_query->post_count . ') '; wp_die(); // all ajax handlers should die when finished } jQuery
jQuery(document).ready(function($) { //wrapper $(".pref").change(function() { //event var this2 = this; //use in callback $.post(my_ajax_obj.ajax_url, { //POST request _ajax_nonce: my_ajax_obj.nonce, //nonce action: "my_tag_count", //action title: this.value //data }, function(data) { //callback this2.nextSibling.remove(); // remove the current title $(this2).after(data); //insert server response }); }); });