User_name and User_surname Drop down select in view custom search

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Last updated by israelP 5 years ago.

Assisted by: Shane.

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November 11, 2019 at 5:16 pm #1380251

israelP

How can I insert a drop down select to choose the "user_name" "user_surname" in a custom search view?

November 11, 2019 at 7:09 pm #1380325

Shane

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Timezone: America/Jamaica (GMT-05:00)

Hi Israel,

Thank you for getting in touch.

I'm assuming that you're filtering for posts here. Unfortunately unless these values are in custom fields then you won't be able to filter for them.

Thanks,
Shane

November 11, 2019 at 7:14 pm #1380331

israelP

Thank you for your quick reply!

Then I should add a custom field in the post type for the name of the user to be written on it, but I would like it to be assigned automatically from the logged in user_name and user_surname. How can I do that, please?

November 11, 2019 at 7:24 pm #1380347

Shane

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Hi Israel,

Sure this will be best.

You should be able to get the values with this shortcode.
https://toolset.com/documentation/user-guides/views-shortcodes/#vf-154505

If the posts are being created on the frontend through our Forms plugin then you can provide the values to the first and last name field like this.

[wpv-user field='user_firstname']

[wpv-user field='user_lastname']

Please let me know if this helps.
Thanks,
Shane

November 12, 2019 at 8:23 am #1380639

israelP

My issue is resolved now. Thank you!