Thread Starter
Dan777
(@dan777)
Guys, help!
What is required for a filter to search between 3 categories with special boxes where the use can pick how many rooms, the price range etc?
With what to start?
From your second post, it looks like “rooms”, “price range” etc. are your meta fields. Am I correct? If so, you can perform search with WP_Query on meta-field values.
On the other hand, you’ve another alternative of performing direct query using global $wpdb. Build your query string and fire the SQL query.
I hope this helps.
WP Custom Search plug in will search custom fields.
Example »
I may not have the exact plug in name right………..
Thread Starter
Dan777
(@dan777)
Thank you for you’re time guys, appreciate it!
WPDeveloper – using meta fields is okay? For a example if I have a product in a post and the meta price is listed – using the meta box the user will be able to find that product entering the meta key price correct?
But how to get 2 boxes for price range – from, till?
webbrewers – a plugin would be great, don’t know what exactly am i looking for – meta search?
Sorry if I sound ridiculous.
Thread Starter
Dan777
(@dan777)
For a post to show up after a search it needs to have a meta tag that user is searching? Or how this works?
Custom meta field or tag?
Bahh….
WP_Query:
<?php
// The Query
$the_query = new WP_Query( $args );
// The Loop
while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) {
$the_query->the_post();
echo '<li>' . get_the_title() . '</li>';
}
/* Restore original Post Data
* NB: Because we are using new WP_Query we aren't stomping on the
* original $wp_query and it does not need to be reset.
*/
wp_reset_postdata();
/* The 2nd Query (without global var) */
$query2 = new WP_Query( $args2 );
// The 2nd Loop
while( $query2->have_posts() ) {
$query2->next_post();
echo '<li>' . get_the_title( $query2->post->ID ) . '</li>';
}
// Restore original Post Data
wp_reset_postdata();
?>
$query = new WP_Query( array ( 'post_type' => 'product', 'orderby' => 'meta_value', 'meta_key' => 'price' ) );
The plug in I used is WP Custom Search.
I added custom fields for property attributes and then created a search which looks at those custom fields. The search function has normal operators like equal to/greater than etc so it returns results based on statements like:
“bedroooms” “are equal to” “2” etc.
Thread Starter
Dan777
(@dan777)
and then created a search which looks at those custom fields
How do you crate such a search?
