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Theme Options – Advanced Search Display & Position

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This help explains how to manage the Advanced Search display and position options in WPRentals.

These settings control where the default theme Advanced Search form appears in relation to the hero media header, sliders, images, maps, and other supported header media types.

Important: These options apply to the default WPRentals theme search types. Some options do not apply to Search Type 1. These settings do not control the Half Map Search Form or the WPRentals Search Form Builder for Elementor, which have separate settings.

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Where to Find Advanced Search Display & Position

Go to:

WPRentals Options > Search > Advanced Search Display & Position

Supported Advanced Search Types

The display and position settings apply to the default Advanced Search types used by the theme hero media header.

  • Search Type 1 – vertical search form with predefined fields.
  • Search Type 2 – horizontal search form with predefined fields.
  • Search Type 3 – horizontal search form with custom fields.
  • Search Type 4 – horizontal search form with 3 default fields plus custom search fields. The default fields are title keyword, first category, and second category.
  • Search Type 5 – vertical search form with custom fields.

The search form can show over supported theme hero media options, such as map, image, theme slider, video, or Revolution Slider, depending on the page setup.

Important: If the page does not use a theme hero media header, the hero Advanced Search form may not display on that page.

This option enables or disables the Advanced Search form over the header media.

  • Set this option to Yes to display the Advanced Search form.
  • Set this option to No to hide the Advanced Search form.

This option applies to the search form displayed over supported hero media header types, such as Google Maps, Revolution Slider, Theme Slider, image, or video.

Show Advanced Search over Sliders or Images?

This option controls whether the Advanced Search form displays over sliders or image header media.

  • Set this option to Yes to show the search form over sliders or images.
  • Set this option to No to hide the search form over sliders or images.
Important: This option is specific to slider and image header media. The main Show Advanced Search? option must also be enabled for the search form to display.

This option controls whether the search form replaces the sticky header while scrolling.

  • Set this option to Yes to use the search form as the sticky element instead of the regular sticky header.
  • Set this option to No to keep the regular sticky header behavior.
Important: This option does not apply to Search Type 1.

This option controls whether the Advanced Search form is displayed in a floating position over the header media.

  • Set this option to Yes to display the search form floating over the hero media header.
  • Set this option to No to display the search form before or after the header media, depending on the next option.

When this option is set to Yes, you must also configure the distance between the search form and the browser margin bottom.

Important: Search Type 2 must always have Use Float Search Form? set to Yes.

Distance Between Search Form and Browser Margin Bottom for Pages

This option controls how far the floating search form is from the bottom browser margin on regular pages.

  • Use this option when Use Float Search Form? is set to Yes.
  • You can enter a value in pixels or percentage.
  • Example values: 200px or 20%
  • The Advanced Search form will be displayed over the header media in the float position.

Distance Between Search Form and Browser Margin Bottom for Taxonomy, Category, and Archive Pages

This option controls how far the floating search form is from the bottom browser margin on taxonomy, category, and archive pages.

  • This is a separate distance setting for taxonomy, category, and archive pages.
  • You can enter a value in pixels or percentage.
  • Example values: 200px or 20%
  • Use this option when the search form position needs to be different on taxonomy or archive pages than on regular pages.

Display Search Form Before Header Media?

This option controls whether the search form is displayed before or after the header media.

Important: This option is available only when Use Float Search Form? is set to No. This setting does not apply to Search Type 1.

When set to Yes

If this option is set to Yes, the search form is displayed before the header media.

When set to No

If this option is set to No, the search form is displayed after the header media.

How These Options Work Together

The Advanced Search display options depend on each other. Use the guide below to understand the expected behavior.

Setting Combination Result
Show Advanced Search? is set to No The Advanced Search form is hidden.
Show Advanced Search? is set to Yes The Advanced Search form can display based on the selected search type and page header media.
Use Float Search Form? is set to Yes The search form floats over the header media. The margin bottom distance settings control its position.
Use Float Search Form? is set to No and Display Search Form Before Header Media? is set to Yes The search form displays before the header media.
Use Float Search Form? is set to No and Display Search Form Before Header Media? is set to No The search form displays after the header media.
Use Sticky Search? is set to Yes The search form replaces the sticky header while scrolling. This does not apply to Search Type 1.

Important Notes

  • These settings are managed from WPRentals Options > Search > Advanced Search Display & Position.
  • These options apply to the default theme Advanced Search types used with the hero media header.
  • Some options do not apply to Search Type 1.
  • Search Type 2 must use the floating search form option.
  • The Show Advanced Search? option must be enabled for the search form to display.
  • The Display Search Form Before Header Media? option applies only when Use Float Search Form? is set to No.
  • The margin bottom distance settings apply when the search form is floating over the header media.
  • The Half Map Search Form is managed separately from WPRentals Options > Search > Half Map Search Form.
  • The WPRentals Search Form Builder for Elementor is managed directly from the Elementor widget settings.
  • The Advanced Search Shortcode uses the global search form settings from WPRentals Options > Search > Advanced Search Form, but it is displayed inside page content, not positioned over the hero media header.
  • If changes do not show on the front end, clear theme cache, plugin cache, server cache, and CDN cache, then test again.