Hi,

I want to set up a form which allows users to search for weblog entries contained within a specific weblog, but by specifying the value of a number of custom fields.  I stumbled upon dynamic parameters, which seems to be the tool for the essence of the task, but it only seems to be documented to allow for using the 40 or so predefined parameters.

So, is there way to constrain results by custom fields like is possible using the search: feature?

Or is there a better/easier way?

Seems like a staple task that would be baked in somewhere but I cannot see it.

Thanks!

Yes you can use search:custom_field_name in a Dynamic Parameters form

the basic code for a select box looks like this…

The values can either be hard coded or generated dymanically from existing values.

Perfect, thanks Rob!

No probs, I take it that worked?

Yes, I tested that and it works perfectly.

I am now grappling with a way to do the same thing but allowing users to select multiple options per custom field.  From a front end point of view that’s easy to do, but will EE take multiple values using dynamic parameters?

Thanks

I haven’t tried this but you could try using checkboxes…

Unfortunately that doesn’t work :(

It was a long shot

Last go, try it with a multiple select…

If that doesn’t work either it’s not going to or you’d need a bit of custom scripting.

Nope - the posted page would get the same data using both methods.

Thanks for all your help - going back to single option radios for now.