• Resolved Carsten Lund

    (@carsten-lund)


    Hi Andrea, users searching repeatedly, may want some search values set as default.

    Would it be possible to make a default value in the search fields, just like in the profile fields?

    Regards
    Carsten

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  • Thread Starter Carsten Lund

    (@carsten-lund)

    these values should of course be changeable by the user, so the first value set will be default, until it is changed or cleared.

    Plugin Author Andrea Tarantini

    (@dontdream)

    Hi Carsten,

    Should the default value be the same for all the site visitors?

    Thread Starter Carsten Lund

    (@carsten-lund)

    Hi Andrea, thanks for your reply.

    Here’s the thought. When users sign up, they fill out some required fields in the register page, like which gender they are seeking. This value most likely also reflects the searches they are making later. Is it possible to inherit this value from the registration?

    Another option is to make the first search value entered stay this value, until it is cleared or changed to another value by the user. This way it is possible to save last search.

    Regards
    Carsten

    Plugin Author Andrea Tarantini

    (@dontdream)

    Hi Carsten,

    Unfortunately I can’t see any easy way to implement what you need, it looks like a complex new feature to add.

    As a workaround, please note that users already have a way to save their searches, simply bookmarking their results page. When they recall one of the bookmarked results pages, the corresponding search is automatically run again so the results are always up to date.

    To enable this feature, you must set Form Method = GET in the Form Edit page.

    Thread Starter Carsten Lund

    (@carsten-lund)

    Hi Andrea, I see, thanks anyway, to be more concrete, this was the default value option I had hoped could be inherited from profile fields.

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    The method of bookmarking does unfortunatly not work in an app, so a real save search option would be optimal.

    Regards
    Carsten

    Plugin Author Andrea Tarantini

    (@dontdream)

    I see, I’m adding this feature to my to-do list.

    For the time being, the closest thing I can suggest is to enable the Persistent Search option in the Edit Form page, but I’m not sure whether it works in an app.

    Thread Starter Carsten Lund

    (@carsten-lund)

    Thanks a lot for taking my suggestion in consideration.

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