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Search module not searching whole site products 9 years 5 months ago #11229

Richard

I have seen lots of posts about this and tried lots of the suggested fixes but this template doesnt have the same files and the other posts so i havent been able to achieve it.
Basically the search module doesnt search the whole site, i expect you are aware of a fix and dont need me to example this but i will to save time:

www.bluefrogtoys.co.uk/pocket-money-toys/search?keyword=gorilla&limitstart=0&option=com_virtuemart&view=category

this URL is a search for "gorilla" within the category "pocket money toys" and returns zero results.

but from the homepage :

www.bluefrogtoys.co.uk/component/virtuemart/search?keyword=gorilla&limitstart=0&option=com_virtuemart&view=category

returns the correct Gorilla products.

Can you advise me how to make it so that whatever page you are on you can find any product ?

many thanks

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Search module not searching whole site products 9 years 5 months ago #11238

Support

Hi,

The PHP file to control the search module is located here:

/templates/flexible_coolmart/flexible/systems/joomla/layouts/mod_search/default.php

open that file and make sure the <FORM> action URL doesn't have the virtuemart_category_id query. IT should be like this:

<form id="searchbox-<?php echo $module->id; ?>" class="searchbox" action="<?php echo JRoute::_('index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=category&search=true&limitstart=0'); ?>" method="get">

So the "search module" will search the keyword within the entire site always (instead just within the category you are currently browsing)

Regards.

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Search module not searching whole site products 9 years 5 months ago #11248

Richard

Makes sense but doesnt seem to work, this is the content of that file:

<?php
/**
* @package   flexible Theme Framework
* @author    Flexible Web Design http://www.flexiblewebdesign.com
* @copyright Copyright (C) Flexible Web Design  
* @license   http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html GNU/GPL
*/
 
// get application
$app = JFactory::getApplication();
 
// get flexible
$flexible = flexible::getInstance();
 
// get item id
$itemid = intval($params->get('set_itemid', 0));
 
?>
 
<form id="searchbox-<?php echo $module->id; ?>" class="searchbox" action="<?php echo JRoute::_('index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=category&search=true&limitstart=0'); ?>" method="get">
 
    <input type="text" onfocus="if(this.value=='<?php echo JText::_('MOD_SEARCH_LABEL_TEXT'); ?>') this.value='';" onblur="if(this.value=='') this.value='<?php echo JText::_('MOD_SEARCH_LABEL_TEXT'); ?>';" value="<?php echo JText::_('MOD_SEARCH_LABEL_TEXT'); ?>" size="20" class="FlexibleInputbox" alt="<?php echo JText::_('MOD_SEARCH_LABEL_TEXT'); ?>" name="keyword">
 
	<button type="reset" value="Reset"></button>
	<input type="hidden" name="limitstart" value="0" />
		<input type="hidden" name="option" value="com_virtuemart" />
		<input type="hidden" name="view" value="category" />
 
</form>

thanks

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Search module not searching whole site products 9 years 5 months ago #11250

Support

Hi,

Are you sure you have made the coding changes on that file and clear the "cache" ?
Because i don't see anything has changed on your website.

When i browse this URL:
www.bluefrogtoys.co.uk/pocket-money-toys/search?keyword=gorilla&limitstart=0&option=com_virtuemart&view=category

i am seeing this:

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I am guessing something is forcing the action URL to reflect the category SEF URL in it, which wasn't supposed to happen as you don't have the virtuemart_category_id parameter in the URL. (Weird!). But try this;

open this PHP file:
/templates/flexible_coolmart/flexible/systems/joomla/layouts/mod_search/default.php

and make the form tag like this below:

<form id="searchbox-<?php echo $module->id; ?>" class="searchbox" action="/component/virtuemart/search" method="get">

So, the FORM action URL will always be /component/virtuemart/search (which will let you to perform the "search" within the entire site all the time)

Regards
Support

Last Edit: 9 years 5 months ago by Support.

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