How Do I Use the Search Bar Element in SoCast?

How Do I Use the Search Bar Element in SoCast?

This Article Is For:

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

Features

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

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

Front End Example

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