Search child pages of the page where the shortcode is used

Resolved idearius
(@idearius)

5 months, 2 weeks ago
Hello, @wpdreams. I have a similar issue as the one raised by @stitchyrocks at https://wordpress.org/support/topic/search-child-pages-of-a-specific-parent/.

It’d be useful to only search child pages of the page were the shortcode is inserted.

Maybe through a parameter in the shortcode, like the ones used by the Contact Form 7 plugin. It could look like this:
```
[wpdreams_ajaxsearchlite childpages]
```
That way the results shown could be limited to a specific subset of pages (like FAQs, case studies, etc.), making searches faster and more relevant.

Is that a feature you could consider adding to your plugin’s roadmap?

Cheers.

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Plugin Author wpdreams
(@wpdreams)

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hi,

Sure, we can consider that, I have added it to the issue tracker.

All the best,
Ernest M.

Thread Starter idearius
(@idearius)

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Great! Many thanks for the addition and for the plugin itself!

dnart
(@dnart)

4 months ago

Hi @wpdreams,
could i ask if there is some news about this option?
I use the plugin shortcode for the reasearch af all content from blog, but i also need to use the code only on one page to search only in the childpages from it. It could be possible right now?

Thank you very much
Plugin Author wpdreams
(@wpdreams)

4 months ago
Hi @dnart ,

It is very likely doable:
```
add_filter( 'asl_query_args', 'asl_query_args_results_current_parent_only', 10, 1 );
function asl_query_args_results_current_parent_only( $args ) {
	$args['post_parent'] = array_merge(
		$args['post_parent'],
		array( intval($args['_page_id']) )
	);
	return $args;
}
```
This will restrict results to the current page as parent page.

All the best,
Ernest
dnart
(@dnart)

4 months ago

@wpdreams thank you very much for that!
Have i to put the code in the custom css on the page?

Thanks a lot!
Davide

Plugin Author wpdreams
(@wpdreams)

4 months ago

No, this is not custom CSS, you will have to add it server side.

Use this code via the Code Snippets plugin or to the functions.php file in your theme/child theme directory – make sure to have a full server back-up first for safety.

All the best,
Ernest

Thread Starter idearius
(@idearius)

4 months ago

Hello, @wpdreams. Do you have a rough estimate for that functionality to be added natively to the plugin?

dnart
(@dnart)

4 months ago

@wpdreams
Hi Ernest,
thank you very much for your support!

I insert the code by the Code Snippet plugin, but i can’t see differences while the research.

Do i have to set some priority or link to the plugin by the Code Snippet?

Thanks a lot!

Davide

Plugin Author wpdreams
(@wpdreams)

4 months ago

@dnart the snippet should be run everywhere (not only the front-end), as it is an ajax request

@idearius not yet unfortunately. Once I finish my current project I am adding a few new features including this one to the plugin. 30 days at minimum, as far as I can see right now.

Thread Starter idearius
(@idearius)

4 months ago

Much appreciated, Ernest.

Good luck with your project.

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