[Resolved] Step by Step Custom Search

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[gayatrip]

Hi. I'm trying to create a step by step Custom Search, so the user answers one 'filter question' and then goes to the next step.
After 6 or 7 steps they are then served the 'filtered results'.

How do we do this with views?
or what plugin is good for this?

[Shane]

Hello,

Thank you for contacting our support forum.

Is it that the other filters won't appear until your users selects the first filter option ?

Please let me know .
Thanks
Shane

[gayatrip]

yes! Exactly.

[gayatrip]

Does this make sense?
I'd love some guidance on this.

[Shane]

Hello,

Sorry for the delay on this.

Unfortunately you wouldn't be able to hide the other filters without the use of some javascript to hide the others until the first filter is filled out.

This would mean that after the jquery is fired once then it will activate all the other filters that were hidden.

There is an alternative tho where you can allow the other filters to re-adjust there options so that the options in the other filters will only apply to the data currently being displayed.

This would mean your view will always return some results.

Thanks,
Shane

[gayatrip]

No Worries.

Ok. just so I understand.
This part below:
Does this mean that I still need the jquery to hide the other filters?

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There is an alternative tho where you can allow the other filters to re-adjust there options so that the options in the other filters will only apply to the data currently being displayed.

This would mean your view will always return some results.
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[Shane]

Hello,

So this means you'll like to use the alternative correct?

Please let me know.

Thanks,
Shanee

[gayatrip]

Yes I'd like to sue the alternative!

[gayatrip]

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[Shane]

Hello,

All you need to do is to edit your view and under your Custom Search Settings , select the option "Show only available options for each input" See Screenshot

Please let me know if this helps.
Thanks,
Shane