Search does not work if a category is not selected

[MAVDE]

If the “display categories instead of listings” in the setup of HivePress, it seems that the search function does not “search” in all categories if none is selected.

Steps to reproduce

TEST URL : https://annuaire.vallee-energie.com
Try to search for OXYNODE

Actual result

No result, categories still displayed

Expected result

The OXYNODE entry point should be displayed

Extra details

1. You can find OXYNODE if you first select the “Entreprise” Category [the 1st one] (either in the dropdown list or by clicking it on the first page) OR by clicking on it after a failed search
2. This behaviour does not occur if the “display categories instead of listings” is not selected in the setup of HivePress
3. Only one plugin activated : geoloc but the problem occurs even if it’s disabled

Warning : to re-init the page you must click on the URL because the site logo and menu are not currently displayed

Thank you for your analysis !

[andrii]

Hi,

We checked this issue from our side, and it seems okay. Searching by OXYNODE is displayed correctly in both variants if a category is selected or not selected. If you have the possibility, please send any screen recording of your actions step by step so we can reproduce the issue locally.

[MAVDE]

I just deactivated the “display categories instead of listings” in order to work on settings.
Now it’s reactivated , please retry to reproduce the problem described above.

In fact found on this forum that could be an “expected” behaviour…

I don’t think it’s correct because the search filter clearly indicates the possibility to choose “ALL categories” and by the way it works when a result has been previously displayed without selecting a category, so…

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I understand how it works now and it’s fine like that but in regards to the search bar at the top, I would prefer if it could act the way it acts in the home page. If a keyword is searched I would prefer it search all categories and display the results from all categories… However the categories icons can be used to search a particular category if clicked on as normal Do you understand ?

[andrii]

Hi,

Sorry for the confusion. Yes, this option always forces the user to select a category and shows on the top-level categories and not listings until the user selects a category. This feature is useful if there are many different attributes and filters attached to a category, and it would not make sense to show them all together in one filter form.

​I hope this is helpful to you.

[MAVDE]

Thank you for your answer, I understand the purpose of this option now

In that case I will either uncheck the option or force people choose a category and remove the search bar this this code snippet :

https://gist.github.com/hivepress/d689053e5ba795e086c38f161bab1466

May I suggest to add in the settings a tooltip next to the checkbox explaining the behaviour just like you did for Title or Expiration date ?

By the way, wouldn’t it be usefull to be able to :

1. remove the “ALL” option from the dropdown list if the user is on the category selection page because in the current state it seems to really offer the possibility to search in “ALL” of them ?
2. put an option or a button or a link to offer the visitor to access the full content of all listings without filters (maybe with a simple URL on a text link…) added manually ?

[andrii]

Hi,

Thank you for sharing the code, it will be useful for our community. From our side, we will consider how to improve the UI\UX with this option.

[MAVDE]

Thank you.