My questions are a continuation of this thread http://community.wildapricot.com/thread/14357.aspx
My original question was in regard to zip code and city/town searches. The focus is now on cities/towns.
1. Members of my directory work/service in multiple communities. I would like for them to be able to select from a list of -+130 towns/cities to customize their personal profile.
Having the list in alpha order in a multiple-choice check-box format would enable members to easily select their business/service locations. Pet sitters or mobile groomers have many areas they service and do business. Those locations can change from time to time as their service area shrinks or grows.
The challenge for me as admin has been in getting this number of cities listed as there is no simply way of sorting the field choices as they aren’t ‘movable’. And for members, no one is going to like searching thru a random list for their choices. The only work-a-round I’ve found is to highlight a given checkbox directly above the next town I want to list and then select "new choice” to insert a new selection in the list to keep alpha order.
2. The much larger issue for me is that I’m having overwhelming difficulty understanding the Search functions and how to use them properly. Am I even correct in thinking people can search for a service provider in their city/town by selecting that field in a search? If so, why do profiles not show up when I do a search with selected criteria?
I understand changes are in the works for a revamp of the Member Directory. But in the meantime, until I understand how and what search functions are available and what the search terms actually mean, I have no hope of explaining it to members.
HELP!
Judy
Judy