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adding search app

Hello,

Up and above the documentation, are there any tutorials or downloads available that show how Perch Search App can be included in a site?

Thanks Mmc
Martin McKenzie

Martin McKenzie 0 points

  • 6 years ago
Rachel Andrew

Rachel Andrew 394 points
Perch Support

6 years ago

There should be an example search page in your Perch download, there isn't a lot more to it than that shows. If you are having a specific problem then show us where you have got to so we can help.
Martin McKenzie

Martin McKenzie 0 points

6 years ago

Thank you

MMc
Martin McKenzie

Martin McKenzie 0 points

6 years ago

I can't figure out how to include the search on multiple pages of a site?

At the moment the search box is included on the pages but then the results are displayed on the same page not a separate page of results by themselves.

I don't know wether I should be editing the php or the result/form html pages in the template?
Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

6 years ago

Where are you posting your search form to? Which URL? It should be your SRP.
Martin McKenzie

Martin McKenzie 0 points

6 years ago

I've just copied the following code from your example into a div on my website.

It presents a search box on pages but then the search results come out on the same page? I can't see a url in the example search page?

Copied in code below:

<div class="wrapper cols2-nav-right">
    <div class="primary-content">
        <?php 
            $query = perch_get('q');  // 'q' query string argument e.g. search.php?q=apples
            perch_content_search($query);
        ?>
    </div>
    <nav class="sidebar">
       <?php perch_search_form(); ?>
    </nav>
</div>
<?php perch_get_javascript(); ?>
Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

6 years ago

perch_search_form() displays the search form. You're just using the default template. You can edit it in the templates/search folder.
Martin McKenzie

Martin McKenzie 0 points

6 years ago

Okay, I'll try that - so it's just a case of adding <?php perch_search_form(); ?> to each page and then editing the html documents in the search folder.
Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

6 years ago

Is that not working? What have you tried and how does it fail?
Darren Neasham

Darren Neasham 1 points

6 years ago

Hi Martin,

At the moment the search box is included on the pages but then the results are displayed on the same page not a separate page of results by themselves.

If you want the results to appear on a dedicated page (e.g. my-search-results.php), you need to set the action in the search-form.html template (in templates/search folder):

<perch:form id="search" method="get" action="/my-search-results.php">

You'll also need to create the my-search-results.php page and include the search-result.html template.
Martin McKenzie

Martin McKenzie 0 points

6 years ago

Hello,

Thanks for all your help - last two comments helped get it working