How to add search alert options for categories on homepage

Hi everyone,

I’m working on a room rental website and I want to add a popup on the homepage where users can select rental categories (e.g. “Common Room”, “Whole Unit”, etc.) and subscribe to search alerts without needing to perform a search first.

The idea is:

  • The popup shows a few category buttons.
  • When a user clicks a button, they’re subscribed to email alerts for that category.

What’s the best way to implement this?
Is there a way to trigger this with a simple button + form without having to build a full filtering flow?

Any advice or examples would be appreciated. Thanks!

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Hi,

Unfortunately, there’s no such feature, it would require a custom implementation. As a workaround, I recommend using the Search Alerts extension, but note that this will require a search.

​I hope this is helpful to you

I already have the search alert extension. However due to the hidden nature of this function most users are unaware. Hence i would like to know how they will be able to subscribe to search alerts with predetermined criteria

Hi,

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