• Hello,

    If I understand how Scry Search works, can we only use the existing search fields? Does the plugin not include any native blocks or shortcodes?

    On Elementor, for example, when I insert a search field and want to limit the search to pages, this setting isn’t taken into account because I assume Scry Search intercepts the search fields without the parameters…

    Another example: I use BuddyBoss (theme and plugin), which has an AJAX search field. Scry Search takes over, but BuddyBoss’s autocomplete still works!

    Results in red: Scry Search
    Results in black: BuddyBoss

    As Scry Search doesn’t have a built-in search field, how can I manage searches across different indexes? On the shop pages, I want to search only for products; on the homepage, I want to search for pages, articles and products.

    I’m really keen to switch from Yuto to Scry Search, but at the moment I can’t seem to replicate what I can do with Yuto.

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  • Plugin Author JG Web Development

    (@jtgraham38)

    Hello @absoluteweb, thanks for your interest in Scry Search. I will do my best to address all your questions here. Let me know if I misunderstood anything.

    • Right now, Scry Search does not include any custom blocks or shortcodes to replace they built-in WordPress search blocks. This is what allows the plugin to operate with zero frontend changes to the site: it intercepts search queries regardless of where they come from, and uses Meilisearch to find results. To limit a particular search bar to only search pages, as opposed to searching all indexes, we do plan on supporting a url parameter post_type=<enter_post_type_here> in the future. This is how most default search bars from plugins like WooCommerce implement their search filters by default, which would allow Scry Search to work seamlessly with them. Would this solve the problem you mentioned first, about having a particular search bar only search pages?
    • As for Scry Search’s autosuggest filling in in tandem with the other plugin’s auto suggest, we have a solution for that. In the “Search Settings” tab for Scry Search, there is a setting at the bottom called “Class Selector”. You enter a class of your choosing into this box. Then, you can apply this class to all search forms on your site that you want to use Scry Search auto suggest on, and auto suggest will only apply to those forms. So you can leave that class name off of the form from your screenshot above, and then Scry Search autosuggest will not appear there, removing the “double autosuggest” issue you were having.
    • As for your last concern, which seems directly related to your first one (search bars on one page only searching through pages, search bars on another only searching products, etc.), we will get to work on publishing a change to address this asap. We will first release support for searching indexes based on a url parameter, and if that does not fully meet your needs, then we will begin looking in to developing a custom block/shortcode. I appreciate this piece of feedback in particular, because we want to develop this plugin directly in response to user feedback!

    We appreciate your interest in switching over to our plugin. If you are willing to work with us by providing feedback through the development process, we will be able to publish patches that address your needs. Expect to see that initial patch within 1-2 weeks, and then we can take a look at whether a fully custom Scry Search block+shortcode is in order. Thanks!

    Thread Starter absoluteweb

    (@absoluteweb)

    Hello,

    Thank you for your prompt replies.

    “we do plan on supporting a url parameter post_type=<enter_post_type_here>“. I’m not sure I understand how this setting will be used – would it work with autosuggest?

    “As for Scry Search’s autosuggest filling in in tandem with the other plugin’s auto suggest, we have a solution for that”. I don’t want to keep BuddyBoss’s autocomplete feature, as its results aren’t relevant, but I do want to keep Meilisearch’s autosuggest. In this specific case, I’ll be able to disable BuddyBoss’s autosuggest.

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