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Condition with Low Search status not work

ngoncom 12 Aug 2018 21:03 question, complete

Hi Low,

I using this code, it work:

{exp:low_search:form ...} 
  <select name="search:status"> 
   <option value="not closed">All</option> 
   <option value="open" {if 'open' == '{low_search_status}'}selected{/if}>Open</option> 
   <option value="closed" {if 'closed' == '{low_search_status}'}selected{/if}>Closed</option> 
  </select> 
 {/exp:low_search:form}

But the conditional:

{if 'open' == '{low_search_status}'}selected{/if}

not work, even I using another variable: {low_search_status},
{low_search_search:status}, {low_search:status}

Thank!

Replies

Low 13 Aug 2018 06:52

status is a native parameter. So follow these rules.

Also, best practice dictates to use conditionals like this:
```
{if low_search_status == 'open'}
```
ngoncom 13 Aug 2018 07:01

Hi Low,

It not working, even I have tried:

{if low_search_status == 'open'} // return error parsing

or

{if '{low_search_status}' == 'open'} // not return conditional

I tested on EE 2.11.9 and Low Search 4.4.5

Thank!

Low 13 Aug 2018 07:05

Make sure that you add the query="" parameter to the Form tag, so Low Search knows what's been submitted.

So, if your encoded query is in segment 2:

{exp:low_search:form query="{segment_2}"} 
 <select name="status"> 
   <option value="open"{if low_search_status == 'open'} selected>Open</option> 
   <option value="closed"{if low_search_status == 'closed'} selected>Closed</option> 
   ... 
 </select> 
 {/exp:low_search:form}

ngoncom 13 Aug 2018 07:15

Hi Low,

Nothing changed!

Here is the code:

{exp:low_search:form query="{segment_1}" result_page="/filter"} 
 <select name="search:status"> 
  <option value="open" {if '{low_search_status}' == 'open'}selected{/if}>Open</option> 
  <option value="closed" {if '{low_search_status}' == 'closed'}selected{/if}>Closed</option> 
 </select> 
 {/exp:low_search:form}

When submit form, url is:

/filter?search:status=closed

Search results ok but the conditional

{if '{low_search_status}' == 'closed'}selected{/if}

not working.

Low 13 Aug 2018 07:20

The name of your status parameter is wrong. It's not search:status, it's just status, like the native parameter.

Since you're using GET vars, you don't need the query parameter.

So, use <select name="status"> and the conditional
```
{if low_search_status == 'open'}
```
And make sure you test it with /filter?status=open in the URL.
ngoncom 13 Aug 2018 07:27

If I using

<select name="status">

Conditional WORKING! But result page return ALL entries, not entries have status=open

Thank!
Low 13 Aug 2018 07:29

Make sure there's no status="" parameter on the Results tag, as that will override the parameter. You can use default:status="not closed" on the Results tag instead.
ngoncom 13 Aug 2018 07:35

Yes!

I set status="not fake_status" to ensure that entries have status=closed still display.

{exp:low_search:results status="not fake_status"...

The results still return ALL entries!
Low 13 Aug 2018 07:37

Then, as I suggested, try this instead
```
{exp:low_search:results default:status="not fake_status"...
```
That way it won't override the given status in from the form.
ngoncom 13 Aug 2018 07:45

Oh my God!

I dont think have this parameter:

default:status="..."

IT WORKS!

Today I spend your time too much, thank for teaching me.

God bless you!