Getting search results to display

Anonymous

#97478

Hi

I’ve created a search form on this page http://tsep.sj-creative.co.uk/test and the results should show on this page http://tsep.sj-creative.co.uk/search

However when I type a search term into the search box no results display even though those words are included in my post titles, categories and tags.

Please can you help?

Trevor

#97489

What version of the plugin are you using, and what display method is being used?

Anonymous

#97492

Hi

I’m using version 2.2 and the method is shortcode

Trevor

#97496

Can you upgrade to v2.3.3, just in case it is a bug we have since fixed? If you need to do i manually … to do the update (after downloading the latest version from your account area):

1) Deactivate S&F Pro in WP Admin Plugins page (do NOT delete the plugin from within WP Admin Plugins page; otherwise you will lose your search form)
2) Via FTP (or cpanel file manager if you have it), delete search-filter-pro folder from the wp-content\plugins folder on your server. If you wish to keep the folder, just in case, do NOT rename it, instead move it UP a folder into the wp-content folder.
3) Unzip the file that you have downloaded (if you are using cPanel File manager, you can upload the zip file and then extract it in the plugins folder).
4) Upload the search-filter-pro folder to the wp-content\plugins folder on your server.
5) Activate Search & Filter Pro in WP Admin Plugins page.

Anonymous

#97504

That has worked thank you

Anonymous

#97506

Once the search results are displayed on the results page how do I filter them? If I create a new search and filter form will it work to filter the existing search results?

Trevor

#97516

All you need do is add a form to the page. If you want just the search text box on the first page, but a more detailed form and results on the results page, make a form to do that, and make sure it has the search text box still on it. Then, on the results page, make sure the shortcode is for this new form (it will also work receiving the initial search from the other form).

Anonymous

#97518

Thank you, I now need to style the search box with css to look like the seach box that is on the home page http://tsep.sj-creative.co.uk/

Are you able to help with that?

Trevor

#97528

OK. To help me get started with that, can you add a Search button to the test form, and make sure that the Submit label on it says Search (by default it says Submit)? Our search box has the Search ... placeholder text message in it, so if you need to, remove that, and also find the Auto Submit option and switch that off.

Let me know when you are done?

Anonymous

#97530

Ok, I’ve done that

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