Category search list as checkboxes instead of dropdown

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  • #517023

    Anitra Larsen
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    We are wanting to place the search in the left column for our listings and then have the categories show up as checkboxes. So, this page https://vacationokoboji.com/events/ – we want the categories not to be a dropdown but instead a checklist. (More like this https://jclmn.org/events/)

    Can you tell me how to switch the search categories from dropdown to a list with checkboxes? (We want this to happen through the whole site – on both our places and event listings.)

    #517039

    Alex Rollin
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    That is possible in the search options drawer. Try setting up categories in the Search Tab as shown in the screenshot below

    Events – Settings – Search (tab)

    https://wpgeodirectory.com/docs-v2/addons/advanced-search/

    #517047

    Anitra Larsen
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    Ok. Almost there. How do I get it to show WITHOUT the visitor having to click the advanced search? The client wants the categories at the top of the search list WITHOUT having to click to see them. When I select “show in main search bar” – the list goes back to dropdown…

    #517067

    Alex Rollin
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    That is an option for the search bar, to have it show the drawer by default. Change your search bar shortcode/widget/block to use that option.

    #517134

    Anitra Larsen
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    I think I finally found the combination that accomplishes this… Uncheck “show in main search bar” in the Event settings > Search. Then Use the shortcode [ gd_search post_type_hide=”1″ customize_filters=”always”]

    #517143

    Anitra Larsen
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    Ok. I have one more issue with this search. I’m trying to move our search to the left on the search results page as well, but when I convert the page to Beaver Builder, it breaks. (Shows no search results at all only the page title and then white space.)

    I’ve tried setting up a search results page in the Beaver Themer, but when I do this, it doesn’t show results for the regular site search – which we need to keep as well. Can you help me figure out why I can’t change the page layout for this page with Beaver Builder? It works for everything I’ve tried except the search page…

    #517182

    Alex Rollin
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    You will need Beaver Themer to edit the search archive, and it will override the site search, yes.

    https://wpgeodirectory.com/docs-v2/integrations/builders/

    #517191

    Anitra Larsen
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    As I mentioned, I tried it within the Beaver Themer, but then the regular search doesn’t work. I still NEED the regular search to work with blog posts and other non-Geodirectory parts of our website.

    When I do use the Beaver Themer to set this up, it searches fine only within the GeoDirectory, but the overall site search gets completely disabled… This shouldn’t happen. I’m sure that’s why there’s a separate page template in your default pages for GD-Search. How do I apply some styles to just the GD Search? If I can’t do it in Beaver Builder or Beaver Themer, can you suggest another way to get the search to the left like it is on our Events page: https://vacationokoboji.com/events/?

    #517195

    Alex Rollin
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    You could use the WP Page for the GD Search template, and lay that out with HTML and CSS .

    I have asked the developers to look into the issue further. From what I understand this is not fixable at the moment.

    #517213

    Anitra Larsen
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    Ok… Let me know what the developers say. This seems like a bug that need fixing.

    #517423

    Kiran
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    Hi Anitra,

    I looks like was a cache issue. I have created cache by clicking on “Purge SG Cache”. Now search page shows results fine.

    Please check and let us know.

    Regards,
    Kiran

    #517483

    Anitra Larsen
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    Oh how I wish it was that easy… I have been reverting back to the old (non-Beaver Builder) search after testing this each time. The site is live and gets too much traffic to leave the search functions broken for any amount of time.

    Again, here is the issue. I set up the GD Search PAGE with Beaver Builder and it breaks the GD search. (See first screenshot – only the search page title but no results show.)

    If I set up the Beaver Builder THEAMER Search template (see second screenshot), the GeoDirectory search works and looks as I want it to, BUT the main site search breaks – the search term I put into the menu search gets moved to the Geo search sidebar, but that’s not what we want at all. (See third screenshot.)

    We NEED to keep the overall site search functional because the client wants visitors to be able to use the search in the menu bar to search everything – including blog posts and other pages that are not part of the directory.

    I cleared the cache after every change during this testing… and it did not help.

    So, ideally either the Beaver Builder would work on the GD Search PAGE. OR the Beaver Builder Themer options would include an option for GD Search that ONLY applied to the GeoDirectory searches like the page does.

    If you’re testing on our site, feel free to go to the GD Search page and activate the Beaver Builder and/or go to the Beaver Themer and set the Search Themer Layout to show on the “Search Results” page. But please after testing (if it’s not fixed) set things back to the way I have them so the site isn’t out of order for long.

    Still hopeful that we can find a solution to this! Thank you for your help!

    #517628

    Kiran
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    Hi Anitra,

    I have some changes to update for Beaver Builder compatibility, please provide us FTP credentials to check on your site.

    Regards,
    Kiran

    #517682

    Anitra Larsen
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    Kiran
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