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Exact matching not working for custom field searching

Stephen 3 Jul 2013 16:25 problem, complete

Hi Low,

I've got a Town custom field in my search form. I've found that if I choose 'Hull', then I'm also getting results for 'Solihull.' I'd like to only see results for 'Hull'.

I was looking through the documentation and thought that the 'exact' parameter would allow me to do this, but when I tried it, it didn't have any affect on the search results.

Can you think of anything I'm doing wrong here? Or could this be a bug?

Here's my code (I simplified it to narrow down the issue):

 

 {exp:low_search:form collection="ls_event_search" search_mode="all" result_page="/directory/advanced-search" secure="no" query="{freebie_3}" exact="cf_event_town"} 

   <select name="search:cf_event_town"> 
     <option value="">All towns</option> 
     <option value="Huddersfield">Huddersfield</option> 
     <option value="Hull">Hull</option> 
     <option value="Solihull">Solihull</option> 
   </select> 

   <input type="submit" value="Search" /> 

 {/exp:low_search:form} 

 

Replies

1. Low 3 Jul 2013 16:27

   Try exact="search:cf_event_town".

2. Stephen 3 Jul 2013 16:32

   Hi Low,
   
   That did it! Thanks for the quick response.
   
   Thanks,
   
   Stephen

3. Stephen 3 Jul 2013 17:39

   Hi Low,
   
   Just a quick follow-up question - if I wanted to add multiple custom fields into the exact parameter, I should do so like this?
   
   

    
    exact="search:cf_event_town|search:cf_event_county|search:cf_event_laa|search:cf_event_region" 
    

   
   
   Thanks,
   
   Stephen

4. Low 3 Jul 2013 20:06

   Yes, that should work.

5. Stephen 3 Jul 2013 20:12

   Thanks Low.