EE 3.4.1 - Simple Search is not working at all
How Do I?
I have the following simple search tag set up inside a partial in EE 3.4.1
{exp:search:simple_form form_class="header-search" where="any" search_in="everywhere" channel="static|homepage|news_resources|case_studies"}
<input type="text" name="keywords" id="keywords" value="" placeholder="Search...">
<input type="submit" id="search-submit" name="submit" value="">
{/exp:search:simple_form}
Now, I have also tried to use the default example from the documentation, both my own and the example one simply does not work.
I have also tried just shoving the tag somewhere on the page outside of being a partial, same problem.
When the search button is clicked, it just refreshes the page and I can’t work out what the hell is going on.
Do you have result_page https://docs.expressionengine.com/latest/add-ons/search/simple.html#id3 and no_result_page https://docs.expressionengine.com/latest/add-ons/search/simple.html#id16 templates set up?
Yeah and it still does the same thing
You need to define those in the opening simple search tag, otherwise it doesn’t know where to go.
{exp:search:simple_form form_class="header-search" where="any" search_in="everywhere" channel="static|homepage|news_resources|case_studies" result_page="path to template" no_result_page="path to template"}
<input type="text" name="keywords" id="keywords" value="" placeholder="Search...">
<input type="submit" id="search-submit" name="submit" value="">
{/exp:search:simple_form}No I mean I tried that, and had the same problem.
I’ll update the code in a second
Do you have the module installed? You can check in the add-on manager, under the first party add-ons.
Does it not ship with it? Where do I get it?
It ships with it, but it’s possible it’s not installed. You can check in the Add-On manager under first party add-ons
This is the plugin section, which one is it?
Hmm, it should be there, but I just double checked and it doesn’t seem to be listing in the add-on manager. Let me ask internally and see if we moved it or if this is a bug.
I think its a bug as I’ve used it on a 3.3.0 installation fine
I have working examples of search on 3.4.1 and 3.4.2, but also not showing the module in the add-on manager, so I’m not yet sure it’s a bug.
If it’s any help, the tags do create the CSRF hidden field etc. So something is really odd
I wonder if it’s losing the post data entirely, so the search tag never comes into play. I’ll see that with forms when say there’s a redirect to force www and it’s posting without it. The redirect catches it, you lose the post data in the redirect, and the page just basically refreshes.
Could that be the issue? If you’re not sure, you can link to the search and I’ll do a test and just watch what the headers are up to.
I don’t think it’s a bug in the module, but something odd is up.
Unfortunately I can’t really post the link publicly, do you have an email I can send it to? 😊