Hide list until area search

Here’s a link to developer doc that explains how to implement a solution that may meet your needs:

• https://connections-pro.com/quicktip-show-no-entries-until-user-performs-a-search/

I hope this helps; please let me know.

Wow thank you this worked great! Do you know of any way to hide the ‘category’ search drop down?

RE: Wow thank you this worked great!

No problem; happy to help!

RE: Do you know of any way to hide the ‘category’ search drop down?

The addon plugin you installed from my previous reply; would have to be edited to remove the category dropdown filter.

Thank you – could you provide more information as to how I would do this?

You can use the WordPress Plugin Editor:

• https://www.ads-software.com/support/article/plugins-editor-screen/

It would be best if you exercise extreme caution. One, even minor errors can make your site inaccessible.

Look for this line:

$category = cnTemplatePart::category( $categoryProperties );

Change it to:

// $category = cnTemplatePart::category( $categoryProperties );

Look for this line:

$replace = $formOpen . $category . $search . $formClose;

Change it to this:

$replace = $formOpen . $search . $formClose;

If you make an error and your site becomes inaccessible. There is no need to restore your site from a backup or similar. Instead, log into your site using FTP and delete the connections-business-directory-initial-search-results folder from within the ../wp-content/plugins/ folder. After you do, your site will be accessible again.

I hope this helps; please let me know.