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How to Manage Advanced Search – Type 3 and 5

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Enable Search Type 3 or Type 5 

Go to Theme Options → Search → Advanced Search Form →  Advanced Search Type →  Select Type 3 or Type 5

Search Type 3 – is positioned horizontally and displays only advanced search custom fields you set in the admin

Search Type 5 – is positioned vertically and displays only advanced search custom fields you set in admin

Where do Search Type 3 and Type 5 display:

Search type 3 or 5 will show over ONLY one of the following theme hero media options (more here)

  • Theme Slider
  • Maps
  • Image
  • Video
  • Revolution Slider

You can the control the position of Search Type 4 from Search -> Advanced Search Display & Position . Read more here 

How to configure the forms for Search Type 3 and 5

The fields are set in Theme Options -> Search -> Advanced Search Form 

You can configure:

  • Advanced Search Label text for Search Type 3
  • Number of Search Fields (Enter a number, save, and refresh)
  • Fields Per Row (Options: 2, 3, or 4)
  • Custom Fields (Choose from theme default and custom fields)
  • Custom Icons (Assign FontAwesome icons to fields)

Custom Fields You Can Add

Location Field

Check-in & Check-out Fields

  • Use “Date Greater” and “Date Smaller” as compare terms.
  • Requires a label for front-end display.

Guest Number Field

  • Displays results for properties based on guest count:
  • To get Greater or Equal results, use the “greater” compare term.

🛠 You can use guest dropdown or advanced guest separator. Activate your option in Theme Options. More on guest selector here.

Example of the Advanced Guest Selector:

Property Taxonomies / Categories

These are managed in WP Admin → Listings:

  • Property Category
  • Property Type
  • Property City
  • Property Area

For more information on how to manage property categories and taxonomies, see how to manage Property Categories / Taxonomies. 

Listing City and Property Area (as separate and independent dropdowns):

  • You can configure the names for these dropdowns in the Theme Options.
  • Ensure you use the Compare Term “like” and set the Label that will display on the advanced search field on the frontend.

Listing Main Category and Second Category:

  • You can configure the names for these dropdowns in the Theme Options.
  • Ensure you use the Compare Term “like” and set the Label that will display on the advanced search field on the frontend.

Enable Multi-Select from Theme Options → Search → Categories Multi Selection

Example:

Listing County & State

  • Text input fields.
  • Uses “Like” compare term.
  • Requires a label for front-end display.

Listing Country

  • Dropdown with pre-coded country list.
  • Uses “Like” compare term.
  • Requires a label for front-end display.

Baths, Bedrooms & Rooms as separate fields

  • Can be input fields or dropdowns.
  • Uses “Smaller, Equal, or Greater” compare terms.

Example

🛠 To enable dropdowns, activate “Show Dropdowns for Guests, Beds, Bathrooms, or Rooms” in Theme Options and configure the number of beds and baths to display

Beds and Baths Component

  • This element combines both beds and baths into a single field.
  • Configure the field to use “Equal” as the comparison, meaning the results will always show properties with equal to or greater than the selected number of beds or baths.

Example:

To configure the number of beds and baths to display in the Theme Options -> Advanced Search Settings 

Price Field

The Price Field can be used in two variations:

Version 1: Price Slider

This version displays a slider that allows users to select a price range. The minimum and maximum values for the Price Slider are set in the Advanced Search Settings.

Version 2: Component with Input and Slider Selectors

This version displays both an input field and a slider. Users can either type a price directly into the input field or use the slider to adjust the price range.

Min and Max values for both versions are configured in the Advanced Search Settings.

Features and Amenities

Listing Custom Fields

To add fields to your listings, go to General → Custom Fields

The custom fields you add can be:

  • text
  • numeric
  • dropdown

To add the custom fields to Search Form, use the following configuration

  • ✔ Dropdown Fields → Use “Like” compare.
  • ✔ Text Fields → Use “Like” compare.
  • ✔ Number Fields → Use “Greater,” “Smaller,” or “Equal” compare.
  • ✔ Date Fields → Use “Date Greater” / “Date Smaller” compare.

Other default fields that can be added to search:

  • Zip (text field – input style),
  • Size (number – input style).

WpRentals Advanced Search Types & Forms

WpRentals offers multiple search form variations to fit different layouts and functionalities. Below is a breakdown of the available search types and where they can be used.

1 – Hero Media Search (available in 5 variations) and only shows over theme hero media header. 

  • Search Type 1 – vertical with default fields. Read more here 
  • Search Type 2 – horizontal with default fields. Read more here
  • Search Type 3 – horizontal with custom fields.
  • Search Type 4 – horizontal with 3 default fields (title keyword, first and 2nd category) + custom search fields. Read more here 
  • Search Type 5 – Vertical search with custom fields.

Each of these variations can be used as:

2 – Half Map Search Form 

This search form appears in:

  • Search Results Half Map Layout
  • Taxonomies / Property Categories Half Map Layout

It allows users to search and filter properties without reloading the page. Read more here

3 – Elementor Search Form Builder

A drag-and-drop search form builder specifically for pages created with Elementor. Read more here