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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.

JomEstateJomEvents 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 JomEstateJomEvents Search module. Provide the information as given in the following sections. Click Save to save the module.

Editing the JomEstateJomEvents 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.

  • Single
    • Search–search

    Layout

    Select the required layout in the Layout field. The available options are:

    • Address –Default– Horizontal Keyword field, categorystart date, end date, and addresscategory search field as seen in the following image:

     

    • Side SearchFilter – 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 SingleDate keywordStart Click to enable start date field as seenin the search panel.
      Enable Date FinishClick to enable finish date field as in the followingsearch image:panel.
      Enable CategoryClick to enable category field in the search panel.
      Enable No. of TicketsClick to enable no of tickets field in the search panel.
      Ticket PriceClick 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      • Unpublished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 JomEstateJomEvents Search module.

      Note

      Provide additional information.

      Menu Assignment tab

      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.

      Screen 4: Menu Assignment tab

      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:

      Screen 5: Menu Assignment options

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