[Resolved] Ad custom search to author page

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[coetzeeG]

Hi.

My "author" pages currently look like this: hidden link

Aside from the info at the top posts belonging to the author are also displayed.

What I want to try and accomplish is to create a custom search with 2 fields, keyword, and a category drop-down. the search will be displayed on the author's page.

Is it possible to create a custom search that will only search the listing of that specific author's posts?

[Minesh]

Hello. Thank you for contacting the Toolset support.

Well - you should build your author archive with custom search and add your required filters to it's filter section.

More info:
=> https://toolset.com/2016/11/custom-searches-in-archives-in-reference-sites/
=> https://toolset.com/documentation/user-guides/normal-vs-archive-views/#2-customize-pagination-and-add-custom-search

[coetzeeG]

Hi Minesh,

I added the custom search code to the loop output editor of the author archive page as well as the query filter section.

Here is the code I used:

[wpv-filter-start hide="false"]
[wpv-filter-controls]
<div id="filter-form-wrapper" class="filter-box">
  <div class="col-sm-12">
    <div class="row">
      <div class="col-sm-3">
        [wpv-filter-search-box output="bootstrap" placeholder="Keyword"]
      </div>
      <div class="col-sm-3">
        [wpv-control-post-taxonomy hide_empty="true" taxonomy="item-condition" type="select" default_label="Any condition" url_param="wpv-item-condition"]
      </div>
      <div class="col-sm-3">
     [wpv-control-post-taxonomy hide_empty="true" taxonomy="listing_cat" type="select" default_label="All categories" url_param="wpv-listing_cat"]
      </div>
      <div class="col-sm-3 text-center">
          [wpv-filter-submit name="Search" output="bootstrap"]
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
[/wpv-filter-controls]
[wpv-filter-end]

I am having some unexpected results though. When I click on a drop-down item the search duplicates and none of the search fields work.

See here: hidden link

Where did I go wrong?

[Minesh]

Well - did you created author's archive from: Toolset => WordPress archives?

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[Minesh]

Well - you need to set the correct archive purpose - please check following screenshot:
=> hidden link

I've set the archive purpose to "Display the archive as custom search" and now you will see the Filter editor available with your archive. You should remove all filters from your loop output editor and add it to Filter editor and it should work.

[coetzeeG]

Hi Minesh,

Thanks very much, I understand how to build the search now.
But, something weird happens when I add the query filters.

Normally the page displays a logo and custom fields, see screenshot: Screen Shot 2018-02-23 at 10.19.58.png

As soon as I add the query fields that information disappears, see screenshot: Screen Shot 2018-02-23 at 10.18.56.png

To get those fields at the top to work also took some doing, you can see that thread here: https://toolset.com/forums/topic/need-more-help-with-adding-content-to-author-archive/

[Minesh]

Well - I'm glad to know that now custom search works for your with author archive and your original issue is resolved.

May I kindly ask you to open a new ticket with your each new question, this will help other users searching on the forum. Thank you for understanding.

You can create a new ticket and assign it to me as well and you can add old ticket link as reference.

[coetzeeG]

Hi Minesh,

No problem will do.