I created a view (Toolset→Views) and it basically works. But I am a bit overwhelmed by the huge amount of options. I tried to ad sorting, searching, pagination. But there are limits to my understanding.
I added the view to a page in block editor. I was hoping I could add sorting, searching, pagination in block editor via the GUI. But this seems not to be possible. It says "This is the preview of the "Publikationen" view" and "Edit in classic editor".
If the view was creating using the classic method and the classic then you aren't able to use the block editor to add the pagination. The paginations must be added by enabling the pagination section through your screen options when you edit the view.
The screen options can be found in the top right hand corner of your screen when you edit your classic view.
Now if you want to edit the view using the block builder then the view must've first been built with the block editor.
I used the classic method because I need to display my view as a table. I first tried with block editor but table was not available. Is this correct, or can I achieve table output with block editor?
When staying with classic editor, can I find some in depth documentation or tutorials for this way of editing the view?
Hoping hear back from you soon.
Kind regards,
Martin
The table view is still available with our Block editor See Screenshot
When staying with classic editor, can I find some in depth documentation or tutorials for this way of editing the view?
Most of our documentation for the classic view has been updated to use the block editor so there isn't much. Only a few niche functions still have documentation. You can have a look at the legacy document below. https://toolset.com/documentation/legacy-features/views-plugin/
Great, thanks for your assistance! The legacy documentation looks good. I will definitely dig into this...
And now I was also able to create a view with table output in block editor. Nice! But I am struggeling with adding fields to the table. How can I achieve this?
I would suggest using the block navigator to select the sections of the table that you want to edit, from there you can use the + button that appears to add the various blocks that you require.
Basically in your screenshot you've highlighted the table header, so I believe here you will need to add the names of the items that will be in the table header.
If you select the table body then you can add the blocks for the content that you will require in the table body. If you're still having challenges you can provide me with the login and a link to the page where you're setting up the table so that I can assist better.
Hi Shane,
thanks again for your support!
I am right now in the process of modifying the view I created with legacy editor. It looks nice so far. Basically I want to rebuild a view from a Drupal site that I am migrating to WordPress.
This is the old Drupal view: hidden link
This is what I have so far achieved with Toolset view: hidden link (Pass: bAUstelle)
What is missing right now is the search functionality. Users should be able to search the table for Title, Year, "Schriftenreihe" and Authors. I looked at the legacy documentation (https://toolset.com/documentation/legacy-features/views-plugin/front-page-filters/) but I am stuck and lost 🙂 Can you provide me with information on how to integrate search to my view?
If you're using the classic editor the search section might've been disabled.
To enable it go to your view and edit it. Scroll to the top and you should see the option in top right hand called Screen Options.
From there you can enable the "Search and Pagination" section and you should now get a section of your view for the custom search settings where you can add your frontend filters.
thanks, but enabling the "Search and pagination" options was not the issue.
I was able to add search filters but the search isn't working. After clicking the submit button on frontend nothing happens. Can you have a look at it?
And I would like to add also a filter for searching the title. Where can I find this?
After clicking the search button something is happening now but all searches return no results. I don't understand whats wrong. Do I have to configure something else to make the search working?
