Is it possible to set up a selectable dropdown that shows all Post Titles of a custom content type as a filter? I know this is an unusual request. We are trying to set up a page that will allow end-users to filter on Post Title to limit the results on the page to a single post. We will have file fields in a table where they will be downloading the files they are looking for based on the Post Title.
We will also have another filter on this page that will show multiple results. I've already set up that filter. But I see no option to choose Post Title as a Query filter to set up that one. We would like this selectable dropdown to be populated by all Post Titles in the system for this content type.
Hello,
Yes, it is an unusual request, and there isn't such kind of built-in feature within Toolset plugins.
By default, the post title search box can only be displayed as single line field.
You might consider custom codes, for example:
1) Create a custom shortcode with custom PHP function:
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_shortcode/
2) In this PHP function, get those posts you want:
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_posts/
3) Output the results as a select dropdown field:
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Pass one URL parameter to search result page, the parameter value is the post ID.
4) Edit the post view, add a filter by post ID URL parameter
https://toolset.com/course-lesson/filtering-custom-lists-of-posts/#filtering-by-post-id
Then put above custom shortcode into the custom search form
I think I'm following your logic completely on this, but the coding skills to do this are way beyond me.
Please confirm if I'm following what you're saying correctly. We need to first create a custom shortcode that will execute a PHP function. The PHP function will get the posts and I can set the post type to Rides to get what we specifically need here. That will then pull all Rides in our system. We can then set the Post Title to show in the dropdown, but the value corresponding to that title will be the Post ID #. You do have Post ID # as a filter in Views, so I'd then be able to use that. Is that following you correctly?
But for my coding skill limitations, for example:
1) On your step 1, I see the sample function code on the page you linked to, and I'd know how to add that to my theme functions.php file, but I wouldn't know how to customize this to make it specific to our needs here.
2) On your step 2, I'm assuming I'd just have to change the 'post type' to 'rides' and 'numberposts' to '1'. and add that function to the theme functions.php file.
3) On your step 3, I wouldn't know how to begin to provide/pull the post title and post id as selectable options from what step 2 does.
4) On your step 4, I'd know how to set up the filter in the View, but I wouldn't know how to get it to use what was created in step 3.
Understood if this is something where we'd need to use your Toolset Contractors section to get this done. Should I post a job request there and reference this ticket?
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Thanks for the details, I have done below modifications in your website:
1) Create a post view "Ride post titles dropdown":
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- Query Ride posts
- In view's loop, display the select dropdown as below:
...
<select class="ride-post-id" name="wpv-ride-post-id">
<option value="">Choose one</option>
<wpv-loop>
<option value="[wpv-post-id]" [wpv-conditional if='[wpv-search-term param="wpv-ride-post-id"] eq [wpv-post-id]']selected=selected[/wpv-conditional]>[wpv-post-title]</option>
</wpv-loop>
</select>
...
- Enable option "Disable the wrapping DIV around the View "
2) Edit the post view "Ride Maps":
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In section "Search and Pagination", line 7~10:
Display above post view shortcode:
<div class="form-group">
<label for="ride-post-id">[wpml-string context="wpv-views"]Choose a Ride[/wpml-string]</label>
[wpv-view name="ride-post-titles-dropdown"]
</div>
3) Test it in frontend, for example:
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It works fine, for your reference.
Wow! Thanks so much! I'd have never gotten that myself. You guys are awesome. Best support I've ever encountered in the entire computer industry.
It works perfectly. I just had to change the sort order to Post Title Ascending and we have exactly what we need.
So you didn't have to do anything in functions.php? Is this all done exclusively by Views?
Do you guys accept any tips? I feel like we should pay you extra for this level of help.
Yes, in this case, it was done all by Toolset plugins, does not need custom codes, you don't need to ad anything into function.php
My issue is resolved now. Thank you!
