@EpsilonAdmin Will do.

@EpsilonAdmin Wow, still didn't work. I even deleted the astra theme's functions.php file from the server, refreshed the browser (it blew up, as expected), then uploaded the modified functions.php file. I did all this to make sure there was no cache issue. Still doesn't work. Real bizarre.

Would it help if I sent you login credentials and ftp credentials via email?

@sanfordandson I know it's a cludge, but could you strip out all occurrences of "https//"? That would make the url correct.

@EpsilonAdmin 1.7.2 (current version)

@sanfordandson Could there be something in the .htaccess file that is causing this?

@EpsilonAdmin I replaced esc_url with htmlspecialchars, but that didn't fix the issue. Very strange, indeed.

You can see when you mouseover the Download link that the url is incorrect, right? But the link on the title is correct!

@EpsilonAdmin This works great except for one small error in the constructed download link. For example, here is the constructed link for one of the search results:

https://https//staging4.hamlinny.org/documents/assessors-office/assessment-rolls/2019/2019-Final-Roll.pdf

The second occurrence of the "https//" is unnecessary.

I tried to fix this, but php is not my strong point.

Larry

@EpsilonAdmin Thank you!

On the search results page, when clicking on the titles to open a document, is there a way to make that open in a new browser tab, rather than in the same tab?

Thanks again.

@EpsilonAdmin Ok, so after my last reply, I found this post about the Astra theme not showing Smart excerpts:

[https://docs.fulltextsearch.org/forum/topic/92/solved-the-astra-theme-does-not-show-smart-excerpt-for-files?_=1664945965846](link url)

So I implemented the solution mentioned in that post, and it helped a lot (but still missing SOME information). To see the current status, go to my Document Search page here:

https://staging4.hamlinny.org/document-center/

and enter "Program Notice" in the search field (without the quotes), and click the Search button. You will now see this search results page:

[https://staging4.hamlinny.org/?wpfts_wdgt=preset_dlp&s=Program+Notice](link url)

You can see that now there is an excerpt shown, along with highlighted references to the search term, and also a Score.

However, is there any way to also get the Article Author/Date and a Download link, like that shown on the previously mentioned site? Shown here:

https://searchannavonreitz.americanstatenationals.org/?s=consent&numberposts=30&results_hide_fields=

I know that the document names that show up on the search results page are hyperlinked to the document, but it would still be nice to get the Download link to appear, like on the previously mentioned site, and also the document date. If that is not possible, is it at least possible to get the hyperlinked document title to open in a new tab?

One last thing: If you enter nothing in the search field, then click the Search button, nothing should happen. Instead, it takes you to the search results page and shows many pages of document titles. Can this be fixed?

Thank you so much!

@epsilonadmin Yes, I saw your email, and I am following the instructions right now on a new staging site that has all 1700+ documents stored externally on the server. I sent you an email asking another question, but I will repeat here for others:

Can you please point me to instructions on how to add the WPFTS::Live Search widget to a page?

I want to implement something just like this:

[https://searchannavonreitz.americanstatenationals.org/](link url)

If you enter the word "consent" in the search field (without the quotes), then click the Find button, you will be redirected to a search results page showing all the PDF files that contain the search term.

So, if you could please direct me to some documentation on how to implement the widget on a page, I would be grateful!

Regards,

Larry

Re: Sorry no posts match your criteria

Hello all, I am brand new to this forum. I have imported 1700+ PDF attachments (into the WordPress Media Library), and I need to offer a way for site visitors to search those documents for specific text, terms, etc. I have installed the WPFTS Pro trial, so that I can test it before purchase.

Using the Test Search under the plugin's Sandbox area, I was able to verify that the search is working perfectly. However, I need to implement a Search feature for web visitors (very similar to the one on [https://searchannavonreitz.americanstatenationals.org/](link url). When you enter your search term on that page, then click the Find button, you get redirected to a search results page that is a list of PDF files that the search term(s) are found in.

I need to default the Post Type to "attachment", and the Post Status to "*(Any)", just like on the Test Search. However, I do not want to show any of these Additional Options that are shown on the Test Search to the users. It should look just like the search that was implemented in the referenced post. I need to restrict the search to attachments, because I don't want any results returned other than those from the 1700+ attached PDF files.

I am using Elementor page builder for the site, so implementing this with a shortcode would be ideal, but I am open to any suggestion. This is a FANTASTIC plugin, and I am ready to purchase if I can get some help on how to implement it on a search page.

Any help is appreciated.

Larry