Form2Content Search Component
The Form2Content Search Component and Module allows you to create Search Modules within Joomla! which are linked to your F2C Content Types. The search fields are linked to the form fields of your article submission and thus return exact results according to the criteria entered. Using AJAX, the number of search results are updated automatically when selections are made. The F2C Search component is used to configure your different search modules. The F2C Search Module is used to display the Search within your template.
- Specify which fields you would like to be able to search*.
- Create different search modules for different content types.
- Have different module layouts according to number of columns set.
- Display the number of search results before actually showing the results.
- Category blog layout of search results
- Extra text parameters for your module
- Information buttons next to the search fields
- Item ID parameter for search results
*Currently the field types which can be used to link to the search component have to be either single-select (drop-down) or multi-select (checkbox) since these have standardised input.
How it works
- Unzip the downloaded file and install the F2C Search Component and Module through the Joomla! installer.
- Create a new Search in the Search Component search manager
- Select the Form2Content Content Type the search is linked to
- Add the text parameters which will be displayed in the module
- Select the custom fields from the Content Type you which to include in the search.
- Go to the module manager and create a new F2C Search Module.
- Select the Search you created, link the module to a menu item and optionally add an Item ID for the search results page.
- Publish and view!
Please note that the F2C Search Component only works with the Form2Content Component.
