User specifying which CPT to search for

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Last updated by Nigel 5 years, 2 months ago.

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December 2, 2019 at 12:10 pm #1397575

deliap

Tell us what you are trying to do?
Create a view for search that can let the user select which custom post type they want to search through i.e. at the front-end.
eg reports, blogs, webinars.

Is there any documentation that you are following?
No.

Is there a similar example that we can see?
No.

What is the link to your site?
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December 2, 2019 at 1:31 pm #1397701

Nigel

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Hi there

Views supports front-end filtering by custom fields or taxonomies, not by standard fields, such as the post type.

You need to create separate Views for different post types.

(You can have one View output posts of multiple post types, but that's not what you are asking for.)

You can submit a request to add support for filtering by post type with this form: https://toolset.com/home/contact-us/suggest-a-new-feature-for-toolset/

That will go to the product manager who determines development priorities.