Advance Search Fields Categories not Showing Up

#1 / Nov 29, 2012 12:34pm

bdcads

30 posts

Hi,
I am getting very confused and frustrated and not knowing why is this not working
I specify the category in the Channel Edit Group Assignment

I have look at the example on:
http://ellislab.com/expressionengine/user-guide/modules/search/advanced.html

I tried many different variations and still came up with nothing

Here is the code I came up with:

{exp:search:advanced_form channel="mychannel" result_page="search/result"}
<input type="text" name="keywords" id="keywords" value="" maxlength="100" / >
<select name="cat_id[]">
{exp:channel:categories channel="mychannel" category_group="7"}
<option value="{category_id}">{category_name}</option>
</select> 
{/exp:search:advanced_form}

Also This

{exp:search:advanced_form channel="mychannel" result_page="search/result"}
 <input type="text" name="keywords" id="keywords" value="" maxlength="100" / >
 <div class="defaultBold">{lang:categories}</div>
  <select name='cat_id[]'>
   <option value='all' selected="selected">{lang:any_category}</option>
 </select>
{/exp:search:advanced_form}

much help is appreicated

thanks

#2 / Nov 30, 2012 10:26am
MadWebDesigns
147 posts
Hi bdcads,

Try adding the following parameters to your search form tag:
```
show_expired="yes" 
show_future_entries="yes"
status="open"
```
Also add the following hidden field to your form:
```
<input type="hidden" name="search_in" value="everywhere" />
```
Try that and let us know how it goes.

Cheers,

Mike
#3 / Nov 30, 2012 5:12pm

bdcads
30 posts

Still not working,
it searches only the keywords but I also want it to search by the categories also, kinda of like a filter search criteria

I am using the gwcode_categories plugin
but I also have put that inside the advance form field

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