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So i have a section “ask_me” and it uses a custom section field group “ask_fg”.

Inside that field group i have 3 fields.

1- category
2- ask_body
3- featured_item

How can I use the {exp:search:advanced_form_search} ee syntax in order to search only entries within the ask_me section, but take into consideration the category field.

For example, I’d like to search a term “How can I” withing only the CARS category, so dont bother showing me any results that may have BIKES, BOATS, etc…

Is this possible?

Hello iPixel,

Thank you for posting your question here on the ExpressionEngine forums.

For reference:

category_id
CARS = 7
BOATS = 3
BIKES = 5

You can limit the search to a category. So say you only want to show results in the CARS category and the CARS category has the id of 7, you would use category=“7”.

Or you can go the other route and say category=“not 3|5”.

I hope this helps. I can go further with example if needed.

Cheers!

That’s just it, the category you are referring to is applied to sections. My category is applied via custom section field to a specific entry. I figured me calling the custom field “category” would confuse. But using category=”” will not look in the right field_id_## for the actual category I created and applied to an entry.

Hello iPixel,

That’s a good question then. Category is a custom field, not sure how to make this work.

I can move this to the Community Help Forum if you would like.

Cheers,

Please do. Hopefully there’s a solution.