sf_edit_query_args with meta data

Anonymous

#126664

Hello,

I am trying to add a custom filter to search a meta field, based on an input field that the user types in.

function filter_function_name( $query_args, $sfid ) {

    //if search form ID = 1880, then do something with this query
    if($sfid==1880)
    {
      //modify $query_args here before returning it
      $meta_query = array(
          'key' => 'NAM-Authors',
          'value' => $query_args['s'],
          'compare' => 'LIKE'
        );

      $query_args['meta_query'] = array($meta_query);

    }
    return $query_args;
  }
  add_filter( 'sf_edit_query_args', 'filter_function_name', 20, 2 );

This is not returning the results I am looking for. Any idea what I am doing wrong? Thank you for your time.

Trevor

#126678

If I understand you correctly, you are trying to search a meta key using the text search field? If so, you need to do this differently (not with that filter).

You can use Relevanssi to do this (the free version). You would need to enable the Relevanssi option in the advanced settings in our plugin, and setup the free Relevanssi plugin to include indexing that custom field. There is a settings field for custom fields in the Relevanssi plugin. See here:

https://www.designsandcode.com/documentation/search-filter-pro/3rd-party/relevanssi/

Anonymous

#126712

thanks! I’ll give this a shot and let you know how it works out

Anonymous

#126734

that worked, thank you!

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