Add a search filter to the search form

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Add a search field in the custom search form.

Solution:

You can follow our document to setup the custom search form.

Relevant Documentation:

https://toolset.com/course-lesson/creating-a-custom-search/

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This topic contains 7 replies, has 2 voices.

Last updated by maiS 3 years, 8 months ago.

Assisted by: Luo Yang.

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March 1, 2021 at 2:05 am #1969971

maiS

hi again ,
Is it possible to add a search filter to the search form "Search for badminton camps" where you can choose whether you want camps with sleep over or not? So the search filter could have a title like "sleep over" and then a drop down with "yes" and "no" and then it works as a filter for the camps too?

March 1, 2021 at 2:07 am #1969999

Luo Yang

Hello,

Yes, it is possible, you can follow our document to setup the filter in search form:
https://toolset.com/course-lesson/creating-a-custom-search/

Please let me know if you need assistance to for it.

March 1, 2021 at 10:14 pm #1971423

maiS

Hi,
I already watched this guide and i can not figure out how the "Yes" / "No" option work so it filters the camps after whether there are sleep over or not.

March 2, 2021 at 6:48 am #1971773

Luo Yang

I have done below modifications in your website:
1) Edit two "camp" posts:
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Setup the field value "Is the camp including a sleep over?"

2) Edit the page:
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In the search form, add a search field "Is the camp including a sleep over?"

You will need to edit all "camp" posts, setup the field value "Is the camp including a sleep over?"

March 5, 2021 at 8:42 am #1975425

maiS

hi Lou,

Thank you so much! I want to edit the view because i want the field "is the camp including a sleepover" to have a little margin so it not too close to the edge of the screen. But when i press "edit view" the search field with sleepover is not showing up? Where is it? 🙂

March 5, 2021 at 9:47 am #1975497

Luo Yang

You are using the same view blocks in multiple pages, it conduct the problem you mentioned above.

I have done below modifications in your website:
Edit the problem page:
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1) find the view block and click "Edit Original" button, reset the search field "Is the camp including a sleep over?"
2) Find and select the grid block, add a margin-left value in it, see my screenshot grid-margin.JPG

For your reference.

March 7, 2021 at 7:45 am #1977247

maiS

hi there,
Okay i went into the view and pressed "edit original" and added the search field again. Then i updated the page. Then all the results show up on the same page instead of the result page.

Then i remove the view and add it again and set it to show only search form and then results on another page. Everytime i edit a view i have to update the page, then remove the view, add it again and set it to only show search form on the specific page and search results on another page to make it work.

But i think it works now! Thanks.

March 7, 2021 at 7:45 am #1977249

maiS

My issue is resolved now. Thank you!