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vnvillar

Hi guys,

I have a site I'm currently working on but when I tried doing a search it didn't worked. Here's the code of from the index.php file:


<!-- START OF POSTS -->
<?php query_posts( array( 'cat' => -65, 'paged' => get_query_var('paged') ) ); ?>
<?php if(have_posts()) : ?><?php while(have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
	<div class="post">
		<?php the_content(); ?>
	</div>	
<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php wp_reset_query();?>
<?php endif; ?>	
<!-- END OF POSTS -->		
<?php wp_pagenavi(); ?>

When I tried removing this line <?php query_posts( array( 'cat' => -65, 'paged' => get_query_var('paged') ) ); ?> my search worked but my pagination would be affected too.

Is there anything I need to do? I hope someone can help

Thanks guys! :)

Val

TheDoc

Instead of using index.php, why don't you create a new template called search.php?

vnvillar

Hi Doc,

My search area is located in the sidebar.php

Can you tell me why I should create a search.php file?

Thanks!

Val

TheDoc

The search.php file will be your search results page. Here's a loop for a search results page that I recently did:

<h1 id="headline">Search Results</h1>

			<?php if ( have_posts() ) : ?>

				<?php
				$searchquery = trim( get_search_query() );
				if ( !empty($searchquery) ) {
						printf( __( '<h2>Search Results for: %s', 'twentyeleven' ), '<span>' . get_search_query() . '</span></h2>' ); 
				} else {
					echo "<h2>Oops - you didn't specify a search term</h2>";
					
					$searchquery = trim( get_search_query() ); echo "<p>Please try searching again by entering one or two words on the subject that you are trying to find more information on.</p>";

				} ?>
				
				<?php /* Start the Loop */ ?>
					<?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
						
						<?php $searchquery = trim( get_search_query() );
						if ( !empty($searchquery) ) { ?>
							<div class="search-result">
								<p><strong><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></strong></p>
								<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
							</div>
						<?php } ?>

					<?php endwhile; ?>

					<?php 
						$searchquery = trim( get_search_query() );
						if ( !empty($searchquery) ) { 
							wp_pagenavi(); 
						}
					?>

					<?php else : ?>

					<h2>Nothing Found</h2>

					<p>Sorry, but nothing matched your search criteria. Please try again with some different keywords.</p>

					<p>If you're still having trouble, try using some of the quicklinks below:</p>

					<ul>
						<li><a href="/programs/">Programs</a></li>
						<li><a href="/drop-in-schedules/rates-passes/">Rates &amp; Passes</a></li>
						<li><a href="/drop-in-schedules/by-activity/">Drop-in Schedules</a></li>
						<li><a href="/facilities-parks/recreation-centres/">Recreation Centre Hours</a></li>
						<li><a href="/contacts/">Contact Information</a></li>
					</ul>

			<?php endif; ?>

vnvillar

Thanks Doc! :)

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