The GD > Search widget, block and [gd_search] shortcode have settings to remove the parts of the search bar you don’t need. Open the widget or block settings and look in the Content group:
- Default Post Type: the post type searched when the page loads.
- Hide Post Type Selector: removes the post type dropdown, so visitors always search the default post type. This and Default Post Type only appear when you have more than one post type.
- Hide Main Search Input: removes the keyword box.
- Hide Near Search Input: removes the location box.
As a shortcode, a search for Places with only the keyword box looks like this:
[gd_search post_type="gd_place" post_type_hide="1" hide_near_input="1"]If you hide both the keyword box and the near box, a search returns every listing in the post type. For that kind of browsing the GD > Categories widget usually works better, because it links straight to each category.
Add a category dropdown or other filters
The Advanced Search add-on lets you add the category field, or any other custom field, to the main search bar. See How to add a filter to the main search bar.
Search around the visitor’s position
When visitors click into the near box they can pick Near: My Location to search around where they are. The radius used for near searches is set at GeoDirectory > Settings > General > Search > Search near radius. It accepts decimals down to 0.1, so a small town directory can use a radius well under one mile or km. The unit comes from the Search distances setting on the same page.
The Location Manager add-on also has a separate near me button. See GD > Near Me Button.