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  • Trevor
    (Private)  March 28, 2018 at 6:25 pm #168829

    So, the search form would have just the text search field, and maybe a submit button, but nothing else? It would be on a page for just that area of study?

    Anonymous
    (Private)  March 28, 2018 at 6:28 pm #168831

    It would presumably have…

    Search Box
    Filter by Writer
    Filter by Topic
    Submit
    Reset

    Each of the 4 areas of study would have a similar box. The idea is that the user filters based only on content specific to that area of study.

    If we added a Search Box, we’d want the user to get content related only to that area of study, and not get results that are being pulled site-wide.

    Personally, I’d rather just keep the filters and not use a search in this instance, but my boss seems to really want a search box capability if it’s easily doable.

    Trevor
    (Private)  March 28, 2018 at 6:30 pm #168833

    Would having a different search form (looking the same but in fact with different settings) on each page be possible? Is the area of study a taxonomy in its own right?

    Anonymous
    (Private)  March 28, 2018 at 6:34 pm #168835

    If I understand, yes to both? In fact, once we nail down the topics within each study, the plan was to filter only on those topics within an area of study and exclude topics from other areas of study.

    Trevor
    (Private)  March 28, 2018 at 6:40 pm #168837

    Then you could set the study area in the form settings tabs, the Categories, Tags and Taxonomies tab, include only the area you want.

    Anonymous
    (Private)  March 28, 2018 at 6:46 pm #168839

    I think I’m starting to see the light.

    1. Which is the Form settings tab? I see General, Display Results, Posts, T/C/Tax, Post Meta, and Advanced.

    2. In the T/Cat/Tax tab, I would click the magnifying glass and select specific categories from within the pop-up, yeah?

    Trevor
    (Private)  March 28, 2018 at 6:52 pm #168841

    I meant of the tabs, choose the T/C/Tax tab. And yes, click the mag glass and pick one as an include.

    Anonymous
    (Private)  March 28, 2018 at 6:55 pm #168843

    Perfect.

    Hey, semi-related question: Where/how do I add a message when a search doesn’t return any results? “No results, try again” sort of thing…

    Trevor
    (Private)  March 28, 2018 at 6:57 pm #168851

    It is dependent on which Display results method you use.

    Anonymous
    (Private)  March 28, 2018 at 8:05 pm #168864

    We’re using Shortcode.

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