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Low search form - retaining form selections for status

Matthew Williams 28 Jun 2016 03:54 question, complete

I have a low_search:form on my results page with a select input for entry status.
Searching with this input works great but I would like to have this input retain its selection when the results are displayed.

I am able to use an if statement like {if 'value' == low_search_search:field_name} selected {/if} for other relevant fields and these work great, but I can't seem to get the syntax correct for the status field.

currently the status input in the search form looks like this:

--
open
closed

how should I construct the if statement to pull the status from the current query?

Thanks for your assistance!

Replies

1. Matthew Williams 28 Jun 2016 03:56

   oops. looks like the select html was removed.
   
   < select name="status" id="ls_status" class="form-control form-filter input-sm" >
   < option value="open|closed" >--< /option >
   < option value="open" >OPEN< /option >
   < option value="closed" >CLOSED< /option >
   < /select >

2. Low 28 Jun 2016 07:37

   Follow these rules.
   
   This means, for a parameter named "status", you can output the parameter value using the variable {low_search_status}, which you can use in conditionals.
   
   Also make sure you've got the query="" parameter set to your Form tag.

3. Matthew Williams 29 Jun 2016 01:14

   Thank you very much!