_query search in link
3 posts by 2 authors in: Forums > CMS Builder
Last Post: April 11, 2013 (RSS)
By andybarn - April 9, 2013
Hi
I am trying to create a search link that lists all Towns "Not Equal" to the towns in the list below - this works great
<a href="listings_town_xref.php?town_query=-Javea -Benidorm -Denia " target="_blank">Check Towns</a>
With this I get 153 listings
However when I use the same link but have a town that is more than 2 words (La Xara) I end up with 0 results even though there is only one listing in La Xara - example below
<a href="listings_town_xref.php?town_query=-Javea -Benidorm -La Xara -Denia " target="_blank">Check Towns</a>
The question is, how can I get La Xara to be recognised as "one word".
I have tried -La+Xara and "La Xara" but still get 0 results when I should get 152 listings
Thanks for your help
Andy
By Mikey - April 11, 2013
Andy, I've performed some test on one of my search engines and produced the same issue you're having. I resolved the issue by adding a minus to every word I wanted to exclude. So below is your query modified based on how I was able to drill down on something on my site - using minus to exclude.
<a href="listings_town_xref.php?town_query=-Javea-Benidorm-La-Xara-Denia " target="_blank">Check Towns</a>
You could also try dropping the "La" in "La Xara" and just exclude results with "Xara" and see if that works, as seen below:
<a href="listings_town_xref.php?town_query=-Javea-Benidorm-Xara-Denia " target="_blank">Check Towns</a>
Hope this helps out.
Zick
By andybarn - April 11, 2013
Hi Zik
Fantastic! - I used your 2nd suggestion and just put "-Xara" instead of "-La Xara"
Results come out exactly as I wanted them.
Thanks for your help Zik!
Best Regards
Andy