Prevent empty search fetching results

Anonymous

#185857

Hi, How can we use the pro search and filter plugin so that it wont fetch back results before a search has been completed? I have the search form and results on one page – but when page loads – below the form are all the search results based on an empty search… i’d like the page to load with no results as nothing has been searched until the user enters text into the search box… how is this possible?

Please advise // thanks

Trevor

#185868

If you are using the Shortcode results method, and our results.php template file, it would look like this:

global $searchandfilter;
$sf_current_query = $searchandfilter->get(1024)->current_query();
if ((!$sf_current_query->is_filtered())&&($sf_current_query->get_search_term()=="")) {
  echo '<div>Nothing to see here folks!</div>'; 
} else {
  // your template archive code/loop OR results.php code here
}

Change 1024 to the ID number of your form (from the form shortcode).

Anonymous

#185878

Hi – yes, using standard shortcodes – so, I need to edit the results.php template as above to make it work as we need do I?

Trevor

#185886

Yes. The guide to customising is here:

https://searchandfilter.com/documentation/search-results/using-a-shortcode/#customising-the-results

Anonymous

#185898

OK great – thanks

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