Two dropdown menus for blog selection

[michaelbrigger_oARo]

I need detailed directions on how to set up a filter that uses two dropdown menus. The first dropdown menu is for categories; the second is for Tags. I do not want the main “Search” prompt in the filter. Just the two dropdown menus that auto-populate as soon as a selection is made. Is this possible? I cannot find the directions for this setup, so I was going to ask for a refund.

[Ernest Marcinko]

Hi,

Sure, let me help you with that! I recommend checking the filters related documentation as well, but here are the exact steps:

– First off, to make things a bit simpler, set the Frontend Search Settings general options like so: https://i.imgur.com/6TcRj8w.png
– Then click to the Categories and taxonomy terms panel and choose all from categories: https://i.imgur.com/QgNIzEM.png
– Then click the Change Display Mode and change it to drop-down mode: https://i.imgur.com/c6ZBc0g.png
– Now, go to the Post Tags filter, and do similarly: https://i.imgur.com/drcxeBw.png
– Let’s disable the search bar, as you don’t need it: https://i.imgur.com/e1ejZWC.png
– I also like to turn off this option so the results doesn’t close: https://i.imgur.com/EUrQIhz.png

Now, if you check on the preview window, you get the two-drop downs with the results: https://i.imgur.com/s6DK4Qe.png

To take it even further, you can use the search + the results shortcode (or editor blocks) to move the settings and the results container wherever you want on the same page to be displayed separately:

[wd_asp id=1]

and for the results:

[wpdreams_asp_settings id=1]

[michaelbrigger_oARo]

Thank you very much. That was very helpful. If I can ask a few follow-up questions. #1 I am having trouble changing the font style on the dropdown menu area (image included). #2 Is there a way to have the Tags filter (filter #2, “Solutions”) show results when the Categories filter (filter #1) is set to “All”? Presently, it does not show results.

Thank you again for the help!

Michael

page URL: https://reboundb2b.com/solutions/demo-growth-marketing/

• This reply was modified 1 year, 4 months ago by michaelbrigger_oARo.

[Ernest Marcinko]

Hi!

Try this custom CSS to force the correct font:

.asp_ss,
.asp_ss * {
    font-family: "Montserrat", Sans-serif !important;
}

As for the options, it should show anything that matches. I suspect there is either a category based inclusion or exclusion in effect that may apply when no category filter is selected. Can you please make sure that nothing is excluded nor included?

[michaelbrigger_oARo]

That did not fix the “no results” when just a tag was selected. Is there another option I can try?

[Ernest Marcinko]

I tried to replicate this to make sure it’s not a bug of some sort, but everything is okay on my end, so it’s probably something along the configuration.

Can you please add temporary back-end details so I can check the search config? It’s probably something I’m not thinking of.

[michaelbrigger_oARo]

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[Ernest Marcinko]

Thanks!

The issue was that you had an “All” category, which is basically just an empty category. Instead of that I have enabled the “All” option for the category drop-down: https://i.imgur.com/1ocEzPI.png
It should be okay now.

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