[Resolved] Adding search options as titles

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[leilaG]

Is it possible to display the titles of search options above a table of results?

For Example:

Search and filter options were:

Locations
Location 1
Location 2
Location 3

Buildings
Building 1
Building 2
Building 3

If the user selected Location 2 and Building 3

Is there a way to display those 2 as a title above the table of results?

[Shane]

Hi Leila,

Thank you for contacting our support forum.

What do you mean the titles of search ? Are you referring to what the user had searched for ?

Please let me know.

Thanks,
Shane

[leilaG]

Yes what the user has searched for.

[Shane]

Hi Leila

The only way to do this is by having the text search bar on your parametric searches.

It's not possible to have a dropdown search bar for this.

Thanks
Shane

[leilaG]

For example see attached.

User has selected the date 27/07/2019 and Building: Laurus

Is it possible to have these 2 displayed above the table of results (see red circled area)

[Shane]

Hi Leila,

Yes this is possible and you can do it with this shortcode here.
https://toolset.com/documentation/user-guides/views-shortcodes/#wpv-search-term

Please let me know if this helps.
Thanks,
Shane

[leilaG]

Thanks that worked, but the date is displaying raw numbers (see attached)

I added a date format but that didn't work.

<h3>[wpv-search-term param="wpv-wpcf-target-date" format="Y-m-d"]
[wpv-search-term param="wpv-wpcf-building-access-required"]</h3>

[Shane]

Hi Leila,

So for the date field it gives a timestamp, the format="Y-m-d" attribute won't work here as its not a valid attribute of this shortcode.

I've created a custom shortcode to help you format this.

// Add Shortcode
function wp_convert_timestamp( $atts ) {

	// Attributes
	$atts = shortcode_atts(
		array(
			'timestamp' => '',
			'format' => '',
		),
		$atts
	);

	$date = date($atts['format'], $atts['timestamp']);
	
	return $date;

}
add_shortcode( 'wp_convert_timestamp', 'wp_convert_timestamp' );

Add this to your toolset custom shortcode in Toolset -> Settings -> Custom Code and ensure that its activated.

The usage in your case would be.
[wp_convert_timestamp timestamp="[wpv-search-term param='wpv-wpcf-target-date']" format="Y-m-d"]

Thanks,
Shane

[leilaG]

Hey! I followed the instructions, but it's displaying the shortcode and the date, have I missed something?

[Shane]

Hi Leila,

Did you click the activation button on the custom code when you added it to the toolset custom code section ?

[leilaG]

Opps no it wasn't active, but now it's showing

Warning: date() expects parameter 2 to be integer, string given in /nas/content/live/biocityhq/wp-content/toolset-customizations/wp_convert_timestamp.php on line 22

[Shane]

Hi Leila,

So i suspect that happens when there isn't any parameter.

Try it like this.

// Add Shortcode
function wp_convert_timestamp( $atts ) {
 
    // Attributes
    $atts = shortcode_atts(
        array(
            'timestamp' => '',
            'format' => '',
        ),
        $atts
    );
  $date="";
  if(!empty($atts['timestamp'])){
    $date = date($atts['format'], $atts['timestamp']);
     }
     
    return $date;
 
}
add_shortcode( 'wp_convert_timestamp', 'wp_convert_timestamp' );

This should fix your issue now.

Thanks,
Shane

[leilaG]

Add the code, still the same.

Do I need to update the code in views or does that still remain as

[wp_convert_timestamp timestamp="[wpv-search-term param='wpv-wpcf-target-date']" format="Y-m-d"]

[Shane]

Hi Leila,

You shouldn't need to make any changes on the frontend.

Would you mind allowing me to have admin access to the site so that I can have a look at what is happening here for you ?

Thanks,
Shane

[Shane]

Hi Leila,

The code should be working now.

The problem was that it was not copied correctly and had a bunch of special characters in it.

Thanks,
Shane