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The options for the Half Map filter section can be set in Theme Options-Search-Half Map Search Form

You have the option to set the number of fields that will show in the filter section and how many fields will be displayed per row.

Custom fields supported for search types 3, 4, 5

a. Location (Help to manage location in search):

  • Location as input with theme auto-complete
  • Location as input with Google Places auto-complete or Open Street Places auto-complete
  • Location as a dropdown with theme auto-complete
  • Cities and areas as independent drop-downs

b. Check-in and Check-out fields

  • must use date bigger and date smaller compare term and setup Label displayed on the advanced search field on the frontend.

c. Guest Number (always shows results for properties that have the number of guests equal,  greater or smaller than the value selected in search)

  • for the number of guests you should use “greater” for optimal results

To show dropdown for guests make sure this option is set to yes

d. Listing Main and Second Categories

  • must use like compare term and setup Label displayed on the advanced search field on the frontend.

e. Listing City and Property Area (as separate dropdown).

  • This will list Cities and Areas from the installation database.
  • The drop-downs are NOT dependable
  • Use like compare term and setup Label displayed on the advanced search field on the frontend.

f. Listing County, Listing State

  • these are input style fields (they are text fields).
  • You must use like compare term and setup Label displayed on advanced search field on frontend.

g. Listing Country

  • This is a dropdown with all countries (a list coded in the theme). It is an independent dropdown
  • You must use like compare term and setup Label displayed on advanced search field on frontend.

h. Baths, Bedrooms and Rooms

  • These 3 default fields can be listed as input or as dropdown.
  • For these, you can choose to show properties with values smaller, equal or greater than the value selected in search.

i. Listing Custom fields that are added in General – Custom Fields 

We support as custom fields:

  • drop-down 

-> use Like compare term.

-> setup Label displayed on advanced search field on the frontend.

->Recommended: For drop-down field use a single word name.

  • text fields

-> use Like compare term.

-> setup Label displayed on advanced search field on the frontend.

  • number fields       

-> use Greater, Smaller and Equal compare terms.

-> setup Label displayed on advanced search field on frontend.

  • date fields.

-> use Date Greater / Date Smaller compare terms.

-> setup Label displayed on advanced search field on frontend.

Other listing fields that can be added to search:

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