After the standard plugin installation procedure, you’ll be able to access the plugin settings page Users -> Profile Search, where you can build and customize your search forms.
Form Fields
In this section you can:
Add and remove form fields
Enter the field label and description, or leave them empty to use the default
Enable the Value Range Search for numeric fields, or the Age Range Search for date fields
Change the order of the fields
Form Attributes
In this section you can select your form’s method attribute:
POST: the form data are not visible in the URL and it’s not possible to bookmark the results page
GET: the form data are sent as URL variables and it’s possible to bookmark the results page
You can also select your form’s action attribute. The action attribute points to your form’s results page, that could be:
The BuddyPress Members Directory page
A custom Members Directory page
You can create a custom Members Directory page using the shortcode [bps_directory], and you can even use a custom directory template. To learn more, read the Custom Directories tutorial.
Add to Directory
With this option you can insert your search form in its Members Directory page. If you enable Add to Directory, you can also:
Select the form template to use
Enter the HTML text for the optional form header
Enable the Toggle Form option
Enter the text for the Toggle Form button
Text Search Mode
With this option you can select your text search mode. The modes are:
contains: a search for John finds John, Johnson, Long John Silver, and so on
is: a search for John finds John only
is like: same as above, but with optional wildcard characters
In the last mode, the allowed wildcard characters are:
Percent sign (%): matches any text, or no text at all
Underscore (_): matches any single character
Display your search form
After you build your search form, you can display it:
In its Members Directory page, selecting the option Add to Directory
In a sidebar or widget area, using the widget Profile Search
In a post or page, using the shortcode [bps_display form=id template=tpl] (*)
Anywhere in your theme, using the PHP code <?php do_action (‘bps_display_form’, id, tpl); ?> (*)
(*) Replace ‘id’ with your actual form ID, and ‘tpl’ with the name of the form template you want to use.
Video
Screenshots
Plugin Not Working?
If any errors or problems with the plug-in then write comments.
