Joomla-cms: Search by Fields doesn appears

[Sukinoz]

Steps to reproduce the issue

Create a search module or a smart search module

Expected result

As said in https://docs.joomla.org/J3.x:Adding_custom_fields "Can you search custom fields?Short answer: Yes, you can."
Available to search by custom fields

Actual result

I cant find this option

System information (as much as possible)

joomla 3.7

Additional comments

maybe it is not an issue, but

[Bakual]

It's not an option, just search for a value you stored in a field and it should find the corresponding item (eg the article).

[Sukinoz]

Thanks for replaying.

PD: Maybe this should be a "to do" task for the future of the Search Component? Or better, create a "Filter Component"...

[Bakual]

I'm not sure what you mean? Do you want to be able to turn off searching for field values?

[coolcat-creations]

It will probably never be possible to search / filter by field, due to performance issues. Fields are not a CCK...

[mbabker]

Field values when using com_search as your search component are included in the search result (check the plugin code, it even mentions joining over the fields data). Presumably Smart Search plugins could somehow be updated to include this data in the search index too at some point.

Fields can't be used for filters on list views. That requires CCK type architecture that is not supported.

[Sukinoz]

"Fields are not a CCK..."
"That requires CCK type architecture that is not supported."

My heart is broken...

[Bakual]

Presumably Smart Search plugins could somehow be updated to include this data in the search index too at some point.

Afair, smart search does index the values as well. There was a glitch to it which I think is fixed by now.

[brianteeman]

Closing as expected behaviour

[Sukinoz]

Sorry, but i thought that this was the "expected behaviour": https://www.joomlart.com/blog/joomla-extensions/joomla-custom-field-filter-added-in-ja-megafilter-demo?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=J37FIELDS

[mbabker]

No. As stated, fields isn't offering CCK like functionality which is how you would get into including filters like that.

[iouliaboula]

Question to Sukinoz:
I'm looking for the same functionality. Since this cannot be solved through joomla, I'm thinking about buying the JA megafilter extension. Did you try this already Sukinoz? If so did it prove helpful?

Thanks!

[Sukinoz]

Not tested it. But in the description and in the demo page they say that it is prepared:
https://www.joomlart.com/blog/joomla-extensions/joomla-custom-field-filter-added-in-ja-megafilter-demo

[iouliaboula]

Thanks Sukinoz. I finally bought it but it was of no use since I cannot actually link my theme's search bar with the Megafilter's result page. The only option I have is to search through Megafilter's search bar but I have no control on how this will actually appear on my page.