Default Search Method - Advanced

Resilient · September 2008

Hey guys,

I'm just wondering whether it's possible to have the advanced search form show up as the default when the search tab is clicked on a forum? At present obviously it's the simple search form that shows as default, but there's just too much whitespace and I'd rather the advanced form displayed as default with the user still being given the option to switch to simple search modes. I'd appreciate any help I could get on this. Many thanks in advance.

WallPhone · September 2008

This may be a help:

  if ( 'search.php' == $Context->SelfUrl ) {
    // Add some javascript to the search page that auto-expands the search form if there is an 'Advanced=1' in the URL.
    $js = '
<script type="text/javascript">

addEvent(window, \'load\', ExpandAdvanced);

function addEvent(obj, eventType, fn, useCapture)
{
	if (obj.addEventListener) {
		obj.addEventListener(eventType, fn, useCapture);
		return true;
	} else {
		if (obj.attachEvent) {
			var r = obj.attachEvent("on"+eventType, fn);
			return r;
		}
	}
}

function ExpandAdvanced() {
  // Get the URL
  var U = unescape(window.location);

  if (U.indexOf(\'Advanced\')>-1) {
    ShowAdvancedSearch();
  }
}
</script>';

    $Head->AddString($js);

  } else {
     $SearchForm = '<div style="border: 1px 0 solid #ccc">
     <form method="get" action="search.php">
     <input type="hidden" name="PostBackAction" value="Search" />
     <input type="hidden" name="Type" value="Comments" />
     <input type="text" name="Keywords" />
     <input type="submit" value="'.$Context->GetDefinition('Search').'" />
     <a href="'.GetUrl($Configuration, 'search.php', '', '', '', '', 'Advanced=1' ).'">'.$Context->GetDefinition('AdvancedSearch').'</a>
     </form>
     </div>';

     $Panel->AddString($SearchForm);
  }
}

You probably don't need that panel string stuff, but the first half adds a script that expands it if you have 'advanced=1' in the URL.