10 years ago
4
Topic
I need a search form that displays options (such as countries) as checkboxes.  In the content types being searched, the fields I need to query are dropdowns.

How do I make the dropdown fields from the content type display as checkboxes in the search form?

I really appreciate the support I have been getting from the community. Thanks for your help.
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rpoy
10 years ago
3
Level 1
Hi Joem,

You can use a Select Dynamic field (dropdown) with the multiple option set to yes.  Then you can select multiple items. 

There will be a new Select Dynamic Checkbox field available soon!

Hope that helps,

Randy

10 years ago
2
Level 2
A reply is always helpful however the specific answer not so much in this case.  I really need my Search Form fields to look and behave a little different than the Content Type form.  It would be great if I could create a new field type for searching/querying it's relative in the input side...  Would SD Databaser plugin work?  I just don't understand the data structure enough to know.  I'll take a stab at it and report back.
693 Posts
rpoy
10 years ago
1
Level 3
Hi Joem,

I guess I was under the impression that you wanted to select multiple values from your dropdown (as checkboxes) - from a column in a table.  Well we dont have checkboxes yet, but you can select multiple values.  Perhaps you are meaning the Cascade Dynamic?

SD Databaser is a typography plugin designed to work with the Intro and Content - not forms. 

You can develop your own plugins with the SEBLOD Developer.

Hope that helps,

Randy


10 years ago
0
Level 4
I just realized that (Databaser is a typo plugin). Cascade Dynamic is pretty cool but not graphically aligned with design requirements.  Basically the search form is a list of checkbox options for planning a vacation. The user selects what they want and Seblod is to return the list of trips... in theory.  Unfortunately the Content Types are already built and content loaded.  I don't think there is a way to easy convert my drop downs fields into checkboxes without redoing everything? (insert miracle here)
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