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harald
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Oct 7, 2005, 10:22 AM

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Hi

When using the search options within the article editor, it would sometimes be better if you could choose to also search the subcategories of the selected category (instead of just searching for articles placed directly in the parent category). How about just putting a checkbox with this option underneath the "category"-pulldown?


ross
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Oct 8, 2005, 9:00 AM

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Re: [hsteensland] Searching in article editor [In reply to] Can't Post
Hi there.

Thanks for posting!

There is actually a built in method to let you search through the sub categories. Just add this code to your advanced_search.html template:

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<input type="hidden" name="search_subcats" value=0> 
<input type="checkbox" name="search_subcats" value=1 checked> Search subcategories<br>

That is going to place a check box on the page that when checked will do searches in all sub categories of the main category you choose.

Give that a shot and let me know if it was what you were looking for Smile.
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harald
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Oct 8, 2005, 9:54 AM

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Re: [ross] Searching in article editor [In reply to] Can't Post
Hi Ross

Sorry, I didn't make myself clear enough.

I'm actually talking about searching articles within the article manager interface, not when using advanced search or custom search strings. But maybe a similar code to the one you mentioned could be added to the interface templates to achieve the same result there?

And one more question: is it possible to make a search string that would list articles alphabetically, even though the global setting is to sort the articles by date?


ross
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Oct 8, 2005, 4:56 PM

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Re: [hsteensland] Searching in article editor [In reply to] Can't Post
Hi.

Thanks for clearing that up for me!

The search engine for Article Manager’s interface works differently than the one your visitors use so adding that field there wouldn’t have the same effect.

Would using the Category drop down menu help at all? That will let you search through an entire category of articles for keywords. If you wanted to do the same search in another category, the search term will remain so all you need to do is select a new category and his search again.

The sort order you set in Setup Options is actually a global setting so all lists are going to be effected by it. There isn’t really a way to override with a search string.

I hope this helps. Let me know if you need anymore details Smile.
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