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Is it possible to show the keyword search result word inside a form input value? when I did a test, it just creates a string of numbers.

<input type="text" name="company" value="{exp:search:keywords}" />

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Is this on a search results page?

I’m not using a results page, it’s just a single tag, but you got me thinking so just I tried it in regular <form> and works, the form I’m using is from User register - exp:user:register - I guess might be question for Solspace.

Ah, the {exp:search:keywords} tag is only used on a search results page so that’s why it’s not outputting anything sensible.

You could pass a keyword via a segment, eg http://www.mysite.com/entry/keyword and use that value in the form somewhere…

<input type="text" name="subject" value="{segment_2}" />

Are you trying to include data from a previous page or an entry?

I’m using simple search and getting results ok using {exp:search:keywords} in a regular template, but doesn’t work when it’s inside the User’s {exp:user:register} form. However….

It would solve all my problem if I could use {segment_X}, but how do I get the keyword into the URL? it just shows the search string of numbers at the moment.

Hmm strange, I would have thought that the tag would have parsed fine inside {exp:user…} but I tested in and it does’t! It looks like some of the user:register module doesn’t like that tag, so it’s probably one for Solspace to help on.

I don’t know of a way of passing a URL segment with a search unfortunately, though it’s straightforward using non-search methods!

Thanks for testing too.

Yes, I’m a fan of segments, often got me out of a pickle or two, not here though.

I’ve posted a new topic at Solspace forum.

http://www.solspace.com/forums/viewreply/34605/

Ah that’s interesting, I actually tested preload_replace and it didn’t work 😊

Glad you found a solution anyway!

it didn’t! sorry, I screwed up my test, still unresolved, gonna have to give up soon, or start new topic at Solspace.

Lol… been there a few times.

I think the issue is that the User reg form is specifically expecting member fields, or member custom fields., and anything outside those parameters gets ignored/not processed.

Thanks for the assist, Rob.

Sam, since this appears to be an issue with Solspace, moving this over to the CodeShare Corner to continue the conversation.

I’m getting a similar issue, when trying to use the {exp:search:keywords} tag on my No Results page.

<h1>Search Results for : {exp:search:keywords}</h1>
{exp:search:simple_form channel="news" search_in="entries" where="all" no_result_page="search/no-results" result_page="search/results"}
 <input name="keywords" type="text" value="{exp:search:keywords}" maxlength="100">
 <button type="submit">Search</button>
{/exp:search:simple_form}

It displays fine in the H1 tag, but it outputs a random looking set of characters in the Search form’s input field.