[howto] Create an advanced search on your site

Dimitri · 2011-07-20 19:21:20

Hi, I need a small help from you. You have help me alot in building the real estate site.

See my progress here Link

I am doing very same thing like you did but I keep questioning myself you you manage to show the http://www.meijishowa.com/
and show search result like this http://www.meijishowa.com/?s=photography&c=&place=&period=Taisho&year=&artist= while staying on the index page while showing different datas.

Did you use something with <txp:if_search_results> or <txp:if_search>, I cant seem to get those tags working.

Is there anyway I could peek at your code by email or offer me an advice here.

Thank you

Kjeld · 2011-07-20 23:50:50

Dimitri, I use several if statements for the index page. This, as it were, creates several formats for the index page. It is a bit heavy on the server, though.

<txp:if_category>
<!-- start list format -->
<txp:output_form form="head" />
<txp:output_form form="get_url_values" />
<txp:output_form form="top" />
<!-- container start -->
<div id="container">
<div id="container_middle_images">
<txp:if_individual_article>
<txp:article form="single" />
<txp:else />
<txp:output_form form="image_list" />
</txp:if_individual_article>
<div class="clear"></div>
</div>
<!-- foot -->
<div id="foot">
<txp:output_form form="about" />
</div>
</div>
<!-- container end -->
<txp:output_form form="stats" />
</body>
</html>
<!-- end list format -->
<txp:else />
<txp:variable name="f" value='<txp:sab_substr limit="2" trail=""><txp:page_url /></txp:sab_substr>' />
<txp:if_variable name="f" value="/?">
<!-- start list format -->
<txp:output_form form="head" />
<txp:output_form form="get_url_values" />
<txp:output_form form="top" />
<!-- container start -->
<div id="container">
<div id="container_middle_images">
<txp:if_individual_article>
<txp:article form="single" />
<txp:else />
<txp:output_form form="image_list" />
</txp:if_individual_article>
<div class="clear"></div>
</div>
<!-- foot -->
<div id="foot">
<txp:output_form form="about" />
</div>
</div>
<!-- container end -->
<txp:output_form form="stats" />
</body>
</html>
<!-- end list format -->
<txp:else />
<!-- start front page -->
<txp:output_form form="head" />
<txp:output_form form="top_front" />
<!-- container -->
<div id="container">
<!-- front logo -->
<div id="head">
<h1 id="logo"><a href="<txp:site_url />?all"><txp:site_name /> — <txp:site_slogan /></a></h1>
<txp:output_form form="search_large" />
</div>
<!-- front middle -->
<div id="container_middle_front">
<div id="calendar_data">
<h2>What's on the <a href="calendar/?c=<txp:output_form form="month_long" />">Calendar for <span style="text-transform:capitalize"><txp:output_form form="month_long" /></span></a>?</h2>
<txp:article_custom section="calendar" limit="4" form="calendar_front" category="<txp:output_form form="month_long" />" sort="rand()" /></div>
<div id="slide_show"><txp:output_form form="slideshow" /></div>
<div class="clear"></div>
</div>
<!-- foot -->
<div id="foot">
<txp:output_form form="about" />
</div>
</div>
<txp:output_form form="stats" />
</body>
</html>
<!-- end front page -->
</txp:if_variable>
</txp:if_category>

Dimitri · 2011-07-21 07:04:41

Looks interesting. I will have a deeper look at it.

Somehow I was about to write a message to you that I managed to achieve what I desired for with <txp:smd_if>

<txp:smd_if field="urlvar:type">
<ul>
   <txp:article limit="5" >
    <li>
         <txp:title /><br />
        Bed: <txp:custom_field name="bed"/><br />
        Where: <txp:custom_field name="where"/><br />
        Section : <txp:section title="1" /><br />
       Bath: <txp:custom_field name="bath"/><br />
       Price: <txp:custom_field name="price"/><br />
       Type : <txp:custom_field name="type"/><br />
     </li>
     </txp:article>
</ul>
<txp:else />
 HOME PAGE GOES HERE
</txp:smd_if>

Kjeld · 2011-07-21 07:27:03

Good luck, Dimitri!

Dimitri · 2011-07-21 07:28:12

Forgot to say something.

Thank you :)

Bobolin · 2015-01-26 20:14:52

Kjeld, sample that you show here work very well. But there is something strange. When the option form is named “s” search not perform only in section but everywhere. However, when the option form is named “c” search works exactly as expected and looks only in that category. Does anyone have an explanation for this?

Kjeld · 2015-01-26 22:51:52

Bobolin wrote #287758:

Kjeld, sample that you show here work very well. But there is something strange. When the option form is named “s” search not perform only in section but everywhere. However, when the option form is named “c” search works exactly as expected and looks only in that category. Does anyone have an explanation for this?

I have no idea, Bobolin. The section search works fine for me. See it in action here.

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#13 2011-07-20 19:21:20

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Bobolin wrote #287758:

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