Display Search Results Count

Anonymous

#27233

Hi Ross

I would like to display the number of posts that are returned from a search. I have used the below code but it doesn’t work (it outputs “6” every time).

Could you help?

<?php
$search_count = 0;
$search = new WP_Query("s=$s & showposts=-1");
if($search->have_posts()) : while($search->have_posts()) : $search->the_post();
$search_count++;
endwhile; endif; ?>

Your search returned <?php echo $search_count; ?> results.

Thank you

Ross Moderator

#27440

Hi Vikki

Why do you have $search = new WP_Query("s=$s & showposts=-1");?

This is not part of S&F

Thanks

Anonymous

#27443

Hi Ross

I googled how to do it and that was the code I found.

🙁

Ross Moderator

#27446

Hi Vikki

Ok so S&F creates its own queries – what you are doing above is creating your own custom query – which S&F has not control over.

Can you tell me which display method you are using for your results? (in the “display results” tab)?

Thnaks

Anonymous

#27447

Hi Ross

I am using “custom template” and “load results using ajax”.

Ross Moderator

#27450

Hi Vikki

So first, you need to know where you can place the code for S&F – check the docs on customising your results:

http://www.designsandcode.com/documentation/search-filter-pro/search-results/using-a-shortcode/

Once you have done that and are comfortable updating things in the results template let me know and I can provide you with the line of code to add to the template file you create.

Thanks

Anonymous

#27451

Hi Ross

Thanks I have copied results.php into my new search-filter folder as requested. Please can I have the code?

Thanks
Vikki

Anonymous

#27675

Hi Ross

Could you provide me with the line of code I need?

Thank you
Vikki

Ross Moderator

#27677

Hi Vikki

I got slightly confused, but if you are using the results.php template provided (but copied in your theme folder) you will notice the line:

Found <?php echo $query->found_posts; ?> Results<br />

So this is already being displayed in your results – the variable you need is $query->found_posts

Thanks

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