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#1 2010-03-10 20:30:59
- element
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- Registered: 2009-11-18
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Pulldown category menu for search
How do I make a pulldown menu with categories and make it go to a search page/section?
I know <txp:popup> exists but I can’t let it go to the search section and it’s missing a search button because it jumps straight to a page without button.
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Re: Pulldown category menu for search
Will the code in this thread solve your your problem, element?
I created it to go to different sections, but it should be possible to have it go to different categories instead.
UPDATE: In response to your question, I have tested and updated the code in the thread linked above. It now does exactly what you want, and some!
Last edited by Kjeld (2010-03-11 02:43:49)
• Old Photos of Japan – Japan in the 1850s~1960s (100% txp)
• MeijiShowa – Stock photos of Japan in the 1850s~1960s (100% txp)
• JapaneseStreets.com – Japanese street fashion (mostly txp)
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#3 2010-03-11 12:24:33
- element
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Re: Pulldown category menu for search
I should have been a bit clearer.
I don’t want to search in a specific category. I just want to see all the articles in that category when I select a category in the pulldown and with a search button, I don’t want the ‘onchange’ crap.
Also, the options (categories) generated must be automatically because I don’t know the categories beforehand and they can change.
What I need is <txp:popup> on steroids. <txp:popup> won’t let you add a search button and won’t let you specify the section to go to (a search page).
Found a solution (thanks to your code)!
<form method="get" action="<txp:site_url/>search">
<select name="q">
<option value="" selected="selected"> </option>
<txp:category_list break="" type="article">
<option value="<txp:category title="1"/>"><txp:category title="1"/></option>
</txp:category_list>
</select>
<input type="submit" value="Search"/>
</form>Last edited by element (2010-03-11 12:56:50)
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Re: Pulldown category menu for search
Great, element! Glad I could help.
• Old Photos of Japan – Japan in the 1850s~1960s (100% txp)
• MeijiShowa – Stock photos of Japan in the 1850s~1960s (100% txp)
• JapaneseStreets.com – Japanese street fashion (mostly txp)
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#5 2010-03-12 18:34:16
- element
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Re: Pulldown category menu for search
An additional question, is it possible to only show categories which has an article in that pulldown menu or maybe even better add a number next to the category with the amount of articles in that category.
Last edited by element (2010-03-12 18:34:59)
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#6 2010-03-12 20:33:26
- els
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Re: Pulldown category menu for search
element wrote:
…only show categories which has an article
Use the variable and if_variable tags, like in this tip on TXP Tips.
add a number next to the category with the amount of articles in that category.
You can use a plugin (rah_function) to do that.
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