[Resolved] Automatic Ajax Search after user stops typing in search field

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[Jan Thielemann]

I have a Ajax view with some dropdowns, checkboxes and a textfield to search in post title and content. Whenever I change somethin in one of the fields, the Ajax search runs and filters the result. Only if I enter some text, I have to press return to start the filter process.

Is there an option to automatically start filtering after the user stops typing? Would it work if I trigger a certain event on the textfield using jQuery?

[Christian Cox]

Hi, there's no option to trigger an update without pressing enter or tabbing out. I can't guarantee performance or effectiveness using updates on key events because Views isn't designed to work this way, but you can try it at your own risk. Using your own custom JavaScript, you can trigger an AJAX update by triggering a generic "change" event on any input in the search form with the js-wpv-filter-trigger class.

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jQuery('.js-wpv-filter-form-12345 .js-wpv-filter-trigger:first').trigger('change');
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[Jan Thielemann]

Thanks, I'll try this in combination with a timeout so that it is not refreshed on every keystroke but rather shortly after the user stops typing.