Complex Filtering Query

Anonymous

#249031

I am looking to use Search and Filter Pro to complete the following:

There will be about 50 questions with radio buttons between two answers – Essential or Desirable
User completes form, enters email and submits.
The criteria is marked against a database of 8000 consultants with information matching the different questions on the form.
The user gets an automatic reply with a message for example – we have 80 consultants that met your criteria – and the it sends a list to their email address or instant download.
The form and list is saved in the backend of the website, so all the information will be on the WordPress Content Management System.

The Email requirement is not essential.

Does this sound achievable with this plugin?

Trevor

#249086

You could show one of our forms for the user to make the choices, and when they submit that form, re-direct to a results page. But, there is no facility to save the search parameters (but you could find those using PHP and thus process them according to your needs) and no facility to store or email the results (but, again, it might be possible to use PHP to do this).

You would, therefore, need the services of a coder to help you with this (it is not a service we provide, neither within the scope of our normal support, nor as a paid extra). But, I could help with the outline of how the code might work. You could even not show the results, leaving your custom PHP to do the email.

Anonymous

#249148

Hi Trevor,

Thanks for getting back to me.

I would really appreciate your help with outlining how you think the code could work, I’m also open to suggestions if you think there is a better way to complete this.

Thanks, Shannon

Trevor

#249160

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Anonymous

#249174

I do not need my website until late August and holding out for V3 could be an option if you think it will allow me to pass the users email address before getting the search results.

Trevor

#249178

It probably would, but I cannot guarantee timings. Coding projects is a very imprecise science. With V3, you can also use transients, and this all becomes easier then. But, you would still need a coder to help you.

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