Search Module

Overview

Modules are extensions that assist in creating blocks of information on your site. They aggregate information from components and can be placed in predefined positions on the page based on your Joomla template.

JomEvents Search module

This module helps you create the search panel with fields that are searchable. All the fields that are defined as searchable during creation can be seen on this panel. You can decide where to position the search panel on the page and also control on which pages the panel should appear. To view all the available modules, click Extension > Module Manager.

Screen 1: Module Manager Listing

To create a new module, click New. Select the JomEvents Search module. Provide the information as given in the following sections. Click Save to save the module.

Editing the JomEvents Search module

To edit the module, click on the module link or select the check box next to the module name, and then click Edit.

The following image shows the module edit screen.

Screen 2: Module tab

Module tab

This tab controls the layout where the search panel is to be displayed on the screen.

Screen 3: Module tab

Provide the options as per the following table.

Layout	Select the required layout in the Layout field. The available options are: Default– Horizontal Keyword field, start date, end date, and category search field as seen in the following image: Filter – Vertical Side panel to filter search results as seen in the following image: Custom fields that have the Field can be Searched field enabled are seen in this panel. For more information, see Custom Fields in the Administrative Guide.
Enable Date Start	Click to enable start date field as in the search panel.
Enable Date Finish	Click to enable finish date field as in the search panel.
Enable Category	Click to enable category field in the search panel.
Enable No. of Tickets	Click to enable no of tickets field in the search panel.
Ticket Price	Click to enable ticket price field in the search panel.
Show Title	Show or hide the title for the search panel.
Position	Select the position based on your Joomla Template.
Status	Select from the following options. Published Unpublished Trashed
Start Publishing	Provide a date when the search panel should be published.
Finish Publishing	Provide a date when the search panel should be unpublished.
Access	Provide access level for the panel. Guest Public Registered Special
Ordering	Provide the order in which the side panel should appear. If more than one module is positioned at the same location, you can set the order of appearance in this field.
Language	Select the language for which you want to display this panel. For each language, you must create a new JomEvents Search module.
Note	Provide additional information.

This tab controls where the module should be displayed. You can decide if it should be displayed on all pages for the site or just selective pages.

Select the required menu for module assignment. The available options are:

On all pages
No pages
Only on the pages selected
On all pages except those selected

For the last two options, the screen is as shown in the following image: