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Low search status example

timjukes 1 Jun 2013 11:09 question, complete

Hi - I wondered if there was an example of using statuses as a dropdown? I'm trying to search by a couple of options with not much success. I want to filter by some statuses but never show items in another status.

My dropdown currently looks like this:

[code]

Completed
Shortlisted
Winner

[/code]

My results tag looks like this

[code]
{exp:low_search:results
channel="applications|bursary_applications"
status="not closed|In progress"
query="{segment_3}"
dynamic="off"
limit="50"
paginate="bottom"
collection="applications|bursary_applications"
child:bursary_app_competition_rel="{segment_2}"
}
[/code]

(when the page is first loaded without search terms I want to make sure 'In progress' is not shown - or I'd settle for a default of 'Completed'!)

Many thanks!

Replies

1. Low 1 Jun 2013 13:15

   Hardcoded parameters in the Results tag will always overwrite the parameters given in the Form. So you could default a "blank" option to "not closed|In progress":
   
   

   <select name="status"> 
      <option value="not closed|In progress">All</option> 
      <option>Completed</option> 
      <option>Shortlisted</option> 
      <option>Winner</option> 
    </select>

   Low 1 Jun 2013 13:17

   Note that if you don't add a value-attribute to an option-element, the text inside the option-element will be used as value.

2. timjukes 1 Jun 2013 14:41

   Thanks, that's great. What's the default behavior meant to be when visiting the page for the first time? Are any results meant to show if the form's not been submitted? Is there a way to control the default options without hardcoding them in the results tag?
   
   Also wondered what the best way to code the conditional to make the current option selected - would it be on {if {'low_search:status'} == 'Completed'}selected{/if} ?

3. Low 2 Jun 2013 08:13

   You can check for the presence of an encoded query in the URL and set the parameter accordingly:
   
   

   {exp:low_search:results 
      query="{segment_3}' 
      {if segment_3 == ''}status="not closed|In progress"{/if} 
    }

   
   
   To get the status selected, use the parameter name prefixed with low_search_. So:
   
   

   {low_search_status}

   
   
   And as a conditional, you can use:
   
   

   {if '{low_search_status}' == 'Completed'} ... {/if}