Question about formatting ajax search pro

[tgolden50Participant]

The plugin is installed and working well.

One question: Is there a way to have 20 some categories show on the search page without having to use a scrolling device? When published on a page there is so much room there and I can’t find a way to spread out the categories like was done for the TV search custom fields. Is there a way to do this? I will include an image to explain.

Thanks you.

Tom

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[Ernest MarcinkoKeymaster]

Hi Tom,

Currently there is no option for that. Someone recently asked a similar question, and I recommended a custom CSS solution, to display the categories next to one another. Try this:

.asp_sb {
    max-width: none !important;
}

.asp_sb fieldset {
    flex: 1 1 0 !important;
}

.asp_sb fieldset.asp_filter_tax {
    flex: 10 1 auto !important;
}

.asp_filter_tax,
.asp_filter_tax .asp_simplebar-content {
    display: flex !important;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}

It should result in something like this: https://i.imgur.com/ZQRC8mg.png

It is not the best possible solution, but it may as well work.

Best,
Ernest Marcinko
If you like my products, don't forget to rate them on codecanyon :)

[tgolden50Participant]

Thank you! That works great! Perfect in fact.

Preface – I am sure this is user error since when I create a new search instance, without any adjustments and using the regular search engine it works fine! But on the custom searches I get this:

Now I just have to figure out what the checkboxes do. Sometimes when I check a checkbox it spins and the check disappears. Other times the search spins, it comes up with no posts even with the category selected. Then sometimes if I remove the checkmark it spins again and gives a different search result. When I check two categories and search on a term sometimes it comes with no results even though I know there are some posts in those categories using those terms. Am I making bad assumptions about what the checkboxes mean? Are there settings I have used that are throwing things off?

Thanks so much

Tom

[Ernest MarcinkoKeymaster]

Hi,

It must be the checkbox logic. It is situational of course, but by default, the plugin displays results, when all of the checkboxes match from the given taxonomy.

I suggest experimenting a bit with these options, to get the preferred results: https://i.imgur.com/jLeJf57.png

Best,
Ernest Marcinko
If you like my products, don't forget to rate them on codecanyon :)

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