What would make it not work? It used to but just stopped.
I have this:
[frm_search]
[display-frm-data id=1]
The page displays the custom display fine and looks great, however any search results in a 404. What should I be double-checking to make it work?
October 30, 2012 at 10:32 am
Is your [frm_search] shortcode on the same page as your entries list or your custom display? if not you need a shortcode that looks like: [frm-search post_id=y]
where y needs to be the ID of the WordPress page results are posted on.
http://formidablepro.com/knowledgebase/make-your-front-end-data-searchable/
November 4, 2012 at 7:38 pm
It is on the same page. I've read that page many times, I've created new pages many times. All with the same result, a 404 page when searching. I have created a totally new instance of WordPress on my server and now something different happens, if I type something in the search box then click search the page appears to refresh but all entries are still listed and not just the one I want to search for.
This is the page:
http://ww3.bcsoh.org/wp/?page_id=4
November 5, 2012 at 10:26 am
What are you searching for on that page? Applewood? If so, what type of field is that?
November 5, 2012 at 7:28 pm
I would like to search for anything that returns results. Ideally would like to search by first or last name, or homeroom. Those are the most important ones and they are all single line text boxes. I can filter the custom display on the backend for building. But no matter what I type in the search box the results are not filtered.
Are only certain field types searchable? This is driving me crazy. I thought a tweak I did had broken it so I have totally re-installed Wordpress and from the beginning the search still isn't working. There has to be some setting I'm missing.
November 5, 2012 at 7:41 pm
No, all field types can be searched. The reason I ask is because most of the entries I see are the same.
Can you attach a screenshot of your "advanced" settings box for this custom display? Can you switch to the default theme? Where were you making changes you think may have affected it?
November 7, 2012 at 4:46 am
The problem I was having before was that searches would result in a 404 page, reloading WordPress fixed that. I think when I started messing with making certain pages Private and hiding pages from non-logged in users is when the trouble started.
This one is actually working though. It must search the entire form and not just what is on the screen. I was assuming that by searching for Applewood then all but one entry would go away. But the other entries have Applewood deeper down but not displayed.
Is it just a generic search? Are there any ways to find fields exactly, or search only certain fields? If not I just have to change the way my entries are set up. I think the product works awesome so far.
November 7, 2012 at 9:43 am
Yes, frm-search searches all the fields in the entries. Please refer to the knowledge base for more advanced options.
http://formidablepro.com/knowledgebase/advanced-search-forms/
Topic closed.