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Richard 2 Nov 2012 19:20 question, complete

Usage seemed straightforward enough, but I'm failing to understand how to use Low Search. Here's my search form. The first search field, a Playa field, works perfectly; I get the expected results. The second field, artwork_sales_type, a dropdown field (didn't work as a radio field either) doesn't do anything. The selected item doesn't stay selected (after clicking Search the drop-down menu reverts to Any, not staying, say, Print Shop) and the search results aren't altered. The artwork_sales_type is set to searchable.

{exp:low_search:form query="{segment_3}" result_page="mss/sales"}

Artist

Any
{exp:channel:entries channel="artist"}
{exp:strip_line_breaks}{exp:tagstripper:stripAllTags}{artist_info}{last}, {given}{/artist_info}{/exp:tagstripper:stripAllTags}{/exp:strip_line_breaks}
{/exp:channel:entries}

Sales Type

Any
Commission
Consignment
Print Shop

 

Search

{/exp:low_search:form}

Here's the results part:

{exp:low_search:results query="{segment_3}"}
{exp:ce_img:pair src="{artwork_gallery}{image}{/artwork_gallery}" width="150" height="120" crop="yes"}

{/exp:ce_img:pair}
{if no_results}No search results{/if}
{/exp:low_search:results}

I must be misunderstanding something pretty fundamental.

Replies

1. Richard 2 Nov 2012 19:23

   Ack! Sorry. The code I pasted into my post rendered in an unexpected useless way (obviously). I'll try to correct it later. I have to run right now. Again, sorry about that.

2. Richard 2 Nov 2012 19:25

   Here's the code before I run off for a bit (hope it shows up properly):
   
   

     
    {exp:low_search:form query="{segment_3}" result_page="mss/sales"} 
     <fieldset> 
      <label for="child:artwork_artist">Artist</label> 
      <select name="child:artwork_artist"> 
       <option value="">Any</option> 
       {exp:channel:entries channel="artist"} 
        <option value="{entry_id}" {if entry_id IN ({low_search_child:artwork_artist})} selected="selected"{/if}>{exp:strip_line_breaks}{exp:tagstripper:stripAllTags}{artist_info}{last}, {given}{/artist_info}{/exp:tagstripper:stripAllTags}{/exp:strip_line_breaks}</option> 
       {/exp:channel:entries} 
      </select>         
      <label style="margin-left:20px" for="artwork_sales_type">Sales Type</label> 
      <select name="artwork_sales_type"> 
       <option value="">Any</option> 
       <option value="Commission" {if artwork_sales_type == 'Commission'} selected="selected"{/if}>Commission</option> 
       <option value="Consignment" {if artwork_sales_type == 'Consignment'} selected="selected"{/if}>Consignment</option> 
       <option value="Printshop" {if artwork_sales_type == 'Printshop'} selected="selected"{/if}>Print Shop</option> 
      </select> 
      <p>&nbsp;</p> 
      <button type="submit">Search</button> 
     </fieldset> 
    {/exp:low_search:form} 
   
    {exp:low_search:results query="{segment_3}"} 
     {exp:ce_img:pair src="{artwork_gallery}{image}{/artwork_gallery}" width="150" height="120" crop="yes"} 
      <img src="{made}" alt="" width="{width}" height="{height}" > 
     {/exp:ce_img:pair} 
     {if no_results}No search results{/if} 
    {/exp:low_search:results} 
    </pre>

3. Low 2 Nov 2012 19:41

   Sinds you aren't using a keyword search, but you're targeting a specific field, do what you'd do in a native channel:entries tag: use the search:field="" parameter.
   
   To use that in the Low Search form, simply use the input/select name="search:field".
   
   So, in your case:
   
   

   <select name="search:artwork_sales_type">

   
   
   As values, use anything you'd use in the channel:entries tag parameter. You can use {low_search_search:artwork_sales_type} in conditionals to remember the selection.

   Low 2 Nov 2012 19:43

   ^since, obviously. Typing on an iPad with Dutch autocorrect. :)

4. Richard 2 Nov 2012 20:42

   Yowza! That worked! Thanks for the very fast reply.