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Store Builder Questions
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Hello



If a customer searches for an item on our website, say Ford Escort, it will bring back all the items that relates to this, however on the top of the results page, we would like drop down menus (or something alike) that the customer can refine the results even further,



ie. Price high to low, Scale of the item, Made by.



Anyone know how to do this?



thank you

2

When you do an advanced search you have a dropdown that allows you to sort the results so I wonder if there is a way to have a normal search submit to the advanced search page.

3

Hello



Thank you for your reply.



Yes i need the options in the advanced search, to be located at the top of the results page when the customer searches for a keyword. However if this could be done, i would then need a way to change the options, as the standard advanced drop downs wouldnt work for us on the results page, after the first search.



regards

4

Just wondering if anyone knew how to do this?



regards

5

[quote name=‘slater9000’]Just wondering if anyone knew how to do this?



regards[/QUOTE]



Change the following line in the file skins//customer/products/search.tpl from


{include file="views/products/components/products_search_form.tpl" dispatch="products.search" collapse=$_collapse}


to


{include file="views/products/components/products_search_form.tpl" dispatch="products.search" collapse=false}

6

Hello



Thank you for your reply.



I have done this, but nothing has changed. What was ment to change when i change this code? Where are on the latest version of CS Cart.



regards

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[quote name=‘slater9000’]Hello



Thank you for your reply.



I have done this, but nothing has changed. What was ment to change when i change this code? Where are on the latest version of CS Cart.



regards[/QUOTE]



Did you clear the cache afer making the change? If not, use a url like this: http:///inex.php?cc

8

Hello



Just done this and no change, what changes am i looking for after the code has been changed?,



thank you.

9

[quote name=‘slater9000’]Hello



Just done this and no change, what changes am i looking for after the code has been changed?,



thank you.[/QUOTE]



It should make the “extended search” expanded which is what I thought you were looking for.

10

Hello



Thank you for your reply.



Not to sure, but what i am looking for is ,if i customer searches for a keyword on my site, say for example Ford Focus, the site will bring back all results for Ford Focus. Now on the results page i need or want, either drop down menu’s at the top of the results page, so the customer can refine the search reults even further, i/e Size, Make, Cost.



If you go to the link below, you will see there is a filter panel on the left hand side as to what i am wanting. This filter panel only appears, when my self or a customer, clicks on a certain make of car, from the drop down menu from the tool bar. I am wanting this filter pancel to appear when the customer users the search box also though…



[url]http://www.gtmodels.co.uk/diecast-models/porsche/roadcars.html[/url]



thank you again fro your time.



regards

11

I know this is not exactly what you want but if you read my thread here - [url]http://forum.cs-cart.com/showthread.php?t=15431&highlight=advanced+search[/url] (the last post is the only one you need to read) it may give you a starting point. I did this on a site I helped set up - www.bairnsdalebookshop.com.au - so when people click on “Advanced Search” (or as on the bookshop site "search by author/ISBN/etc), all the filters appear on the search page.