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Problem:
The output of a View normally occurs all in one place, with the filter controls and pagination and then the results, how can these be separated to customise the layout of the page?
Solution:
At the end of each View is the Output Editor.
There you can see that the filter section and output section are indeed added sequentially via the two shortcodes.
This editor is a normal markup editor, so you can add whatever markup you want to here, such as a grid, to layout the filter controls and results, plus other content, as you wish, and there's no reason why you can't reverse the order, for example.
If you are displaying the View on a page where your theme adds a sidebar along with the main content area (which is where the View would appear), then you can add the filter controls as a widget in the sidebar.
If you go to Appearance > Widgets you should find a widget to insert Views results, and another to insert the filter controls.
Note that there is one limitation with the filter controls widget, namely that your filters must include a submit button.
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Assisted by: Nigel.
I am trying to: Position the filtering and search bar features on different parts of the page
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Hi,
I'm trying to create a website that displays different custom fields of custom post types to different user roles. I want to display custom post types, "Tests", and offer users a number of different filters. I've uploaded a picture of the comp I need to create.
I'm trying to decide if Toolset can accomplish this layout.
On my main test page, I can echo out some basic pagination and sorting. I haven't implemented filters yet. But the issue I see is that the elements must stack on top of each other.
Is there a way to add the filters to a sidebar? I'm not sure how to accomplish this. The shortcode from the Views plugin seems to display the filtering, the searching, and the pagination all at once. Is it possible to separate the filtering and the search features from the data?
Hi Jeff
When you insert a View, yes, normally the filter controls and the View results appear sequentially in the page markup.
Take a look at the end of any View edit screen and you'll see the Output Editor (screenshot).
There you can see that the filter section and output section are indeed added sequentially via the two shortcodes.
This editor is a normal markup editor, so you can add whatever markup you want to here, such as a grid, to layout the filter controls and results, plus other content, as you wish, and there's no reason why you can't reverse the order, for example.
If you are displaying the View on a page where your theme adds a sidebar along with the main content area (which is where the View would appear), then you can add the filter controls as a widget in the sidebar.
If you go to Appearance > Widgets you should find a widget to insert Views results, and another to insert the filter controls.
Note that there is one limitation with the filter controls widget, namely that your filters must include a submit button.
