Thank you very much for the details!
I’m afraid I can’t access the site, it requires a .htaccess login. I’m not sure if there is a way to prevent this behavior either, because it is handled programmatically within a function. If I was to recommend a custom code to not check the checkboxes, then it would also prevent opening the parent/child structures, as it is handled at the same time.
You could try maybe this custom code:
add_action('wp_footer', 'asp_api_sample_code');
function asp_api_sample_code() {
?>
<script>
jQuery(function ($) {
var settingsCheckboxToggle = function ($node) {
var $parent = $node;
var $checkbox = $node.find('input[type="checkbox"]');
var lvl = parseInt($node.data("lvl")) + 1;
var i = 0;
while (true) {
$parent = $parent.next();
if ($parent.length > 0 &&
typeof $parent.data("lvl") != "undefined" &&
parseInt($parent.data("lvl")) >= lvl
) {
if ($checkbox.prop("checked")) {
$parent.removeClass("hiddend");
} else {
$parent.addClass("hiddend");
}
} else
break;
i++;
if (i > 400) break; // safety first
}
}
$('.asp_option_cat input[type="checkbox"]').off('asp_chbx_change');
$('.asp_option_cat input[type="checkbox"]').on('asp_chbx_change', function (e) {
settingsCheckboxToggle($(this).closest('.asp_option_cat'));
var id = $(this).closest('.asp_w').data('id');
var instance = $(this).closest('.asp_w').data('instance');
ASP.api(id, instance, 'searchFor');
});
});
</script>
<?php
}It is a replication of the original, but I removd the part where the checkboxes are manipulated. Try adding this custom code to the functions.php in your theme/child theme directory. Before editing, please make sure to have a full site back-up just in case!