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I’m setting up a directory search for a client. The search criteria are:

Company Name:
City:
State:
Zip:
Provider Type:
Primary Contact:

I figured I can use the weblog:entries search parameter for most of these since they are custom fields. (I’m using some php to generate the weblog:entries tag dynamically).

However, Company Name is actually the title of the weblog entry. Since I can’t use the search parameter with title, I have no idea what to do. I’m hoping there is something obvious I’m overlooking.

Any suggestions?

Replicate the data entry - use a title field, but also a cf_company_name field. (cf_ for custom field).

May be a way to automate that with some sql to plug the title automatically into the cf_company_name field… That way you could hide the field on the publish page but still have the data available for your search parameter. Any sql folks here?

Terry

That would work for current entries, but I’d have to re-run the SQL every time a new entry is added.

That would work for current entries, but I’d have to re-run the SQL every time a new entry is added.

Oh, yes - didn’t think of that.

Still, the only easy solution I can think of is to not use the title field for the company name, but use a custom field for that instead. Perhaps use the title field as a heading like “Company” Data instead.

Terry

Hm- yea, I think the extra custom field is the easy way to do it.  You could create an extension that automatically duplicates the title in a custom field on publish/edit.  Otherwise- yep, manual entry is going to be the way to go.