How Do I Use the Search Bar Element in SoCast?

How Do I Use the Search Bar Element in SoCast?

How Do I Use the Search Bar Element in SoCast?

Info

This Article Is For:

  • All users with access to pages, blogs, contests, and sidebars
  • Applicable to all themes
Features

Features

  • Frees up space in your navigation by allowing you to place the search widget in the sidebar or on pages.
Notes

Notes

  • The search button color and search field border inherit from the "Default Link Color."
  • The search field font inherits from the font defined by your theme.
  • The search field's active state font color inherits from the "Default Text Color."

How the Search Function Works

  1. Results with a full sentence match in the post title are listed first.
  2. Results that include all search terms in the title, but not a full sentence match, are listed next.
  3. Results including any search terms in the title, but not all search terms or a full sentence match, are listed next.
  4. Finally, results that include a full sentence match in the post content are listed last. Within each group, results are further sorted by publication date.
  5. For more details, visit: https://yoast.com/wordpress-search/

Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Widget Name: This is the name of the widget as it appears in the Visual Composer.
  2. Search Field Default Text: Change the hint text in the search field (e.g., 'Search Radio 88.8').
  3. Click the Save button to apply your changes.

Visual Example

Search Bar Widget Example

Front End Example

Search Bar Front End Example