Staff Search like demo

Hi, I am trying to set something up exactly like the Staff Search Demo. I have set up a custom post type (Loan Officers) and have two custom fields (zip code and state) and also trying to make things work I set up a taxonomy for the State.

I am having real trouble getting it set up. The tutorial doesn’t go over all the settings and it changed the way it works a bit.

Right now, my main question is this:

How do I have all the staff members displayed by default? Then the search options above are essentially filtering those.

I want to have the same setup as the demo – a text box that will allow people to type in a name, another box for zip code and then a dropdown for state.

I am having trouble styling the different areas in the same way as the demo but I think I can work through that if I can get the functionality working properly.

I am working on a local server right now, that’s why I didn’t include the login credentials. If those are necessary I could probably figure out a way to send them.

Thank you.

Jessica