show search text and offer new search

Anonymous

#154998

Hi there,
I am very happy with this amazing plugin and wanted to ask about 2 features I am not sure are currently possible:

1. my client asked if it would be possible to show what the person was searching on top of the search results. sometimes people search for a while and they forget what they put in. is it possible to show what was searched for?

2. they also asked if it were possible to have a button to go back to the “clean” search form.

If there is a way to do this, even with a bit of php, I would appreciate your guidance and help!

thanks a lot!
nili

Trevor

#155161

You can access the search query and use this to display the current search. Does the results page have the search form on it (which would help)? That would then also be able to have the reset button. But ‘back’ to the originating page with a clear search I am not sure about. Back buttons work very oddly on browsers. As our plugin does not track your breadcrumbs, it would not know where to go back to.

The documentation (and search for the actual filter name on the forum and you will find many sample snippets):

https://www.designsandcode.com/documentation/search-filter-pro/accessing-search-data/

Remember, if you are using Ajax, anything you write needs to be inside the Ajax container.

Anonymous

#155591

Hi Trevor,
I would like to have the search form on the results page, if possible with the original input of the user so that they can see what they have entered.
How do I get the search form to show on the results page?
thanks a lot!
nili

Trevor

#155690

What Results Display method are you using? (Second settings tab of the form setup)

Anonymous

#156255

Hi Trevor,
the results method is”as an Archive”
I am sending u a screenshot of the settings I have and would appreciate if you could guide me as to how I can have the form show before the results.
many thanks!
nils

Trevor

#156259

You would need to edit the search.php template to add the form or sidebar.

You should only edit theme files if you are using a child theme (easy to make if you are not, Orbisius do a free plugin to do it for you) and you keep your modified version in the child them folder.

Or use a different template file, so not search.php, but maybe archive.php?

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