Rosemary Senjem

Or, since it doesn’t happen in the HTML editor, I stay in Chrome and flip back and forth between HTML and Visual editors. Yes, still a pain, but I prefer the Chrome CSS Inspect Element feature. Firefox still chokes after two keystrokes on Win7 and widgets are impossible to work with from IE… What’s a grrrl to do?

I GOT IT TO WORK!!
Here’s all that was missing:
readOnly = true

I was making this field vulnerable to change by allowing it to be edited in the post editing view.

Now, all is well, the link works, AND I all I need to do with existing files is Update the file (regular OR quick edit method) and it rights itself.

[Art_Code]
type = text
code = 0
editCode=1
shortCode = true
valueCount = true
search = true
readOnly = true

YAY! I’ve found a solution. I added the plugin called ‘Search Everything’ and now my simple search that is up in the header combines pages and posts based on the meta data from the custom fields.

I’m still keeping my Advanced Search because it makes it easier to find a specific piece of art based on specs.

Rosie

Ok, here’s what shortcode worked best on the Advanced Art Search page:

[cftsearch template=0 format=1]

where format 1 is actually BLANK in my settings. That way I don’t get the bullet before every option.

I’m still looking for ways to get the regular search to acknowledge these custom fields.

I explored the insertTag = true attribute, but do not want to do that because it will clutter up my Tag cloud.

Rosie

Hi Guys,

Love this plugin and the instructions seem to assume you know a lot about WP and custom fields… which I did not… at first. Its all still a bit fuzzy, but I did figure a couple things out.

I got this plugin to work well for setting and displaying art specs about paintings in individual posts, but I couldn’t figure out how to make those specs searchable.

Here’s what I figured out to do:
1) Make a page called ‘Advanced Search’:
2) Put this short code in the content of that page: [cftsearch format=1] (I use a different format for my search than for the admin area when I am editing a post — that one is format=0.)
3) Add a link to this ‘Advanced Search’ page next to the standard WordPress Search box in my header.

Now people can search the details with ease or just look for general terms under the regular search. (Sorry I can’t post a link because it is for a site that hasn’t launched yet.)

I still have this question:

• Is there a way to get the general WP search function to also acknowledge these custom fields?

Thanks!

Rosie

Maybe this info is helpful https://brassblogs.com/blog/one-way-to-use-wordpress-as-a-shopping-cart

Hello Doodlebee!

What happened with you, Mal’s and WordPress? Do you still need testers? I have a long time client who is a huge Mal’s fan. I’m also switching him to WP for better content management.

I’d love to know the latest on what you are doing!

All the best, Rosie

Yes, BernardBorealis, you are correct about Blue Host and 755 folders with 644 files works fine with WordPress. I called BH and got some great support from them, too. Thanks for adding that bit of info here for other folks. This is important stuff for people to know in case they find themselves in the same situation. Cheers!

OMG! OTTO42! THANK YOU THANK YOU! You saved me from a big waste of time that I cannot afford to lose right now! Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy! YOU ROCK! YAY! HAPPY DANCE! WHEW!

Thanks whooami for understanding where I’m coming from. I may need to reinstall, but that’s not the first thing I wanted to try. I seem to be one of those people who likes to know how things work.

that seems like a bit of overkill when EVERYTHING else is working great. Doesn’t someone know where the bug would be?