I am new here, so I don't know what the search was like before. I knew the upgrade was coming so I waited to set up my search pages. I think the advanced search will work fine for our members. So far I am thrilled with WA!
I think it would be good if the search returned to advanced mode after a search is complete. The default after a search seems to be simple search mode, which may confuse people since it looks so different from the search interface they just saw and they may not think to click on "advanced search"
In the new documentation it says the following:
People can also switch to the Advanced search mode. As you can see from the settings above, Advanced search can be setup with two options: Show all permitted fields and Show selected fields only.
For example, you can create a directory limited to people belonging to
specific group, selected by a certain custom field etc. Users will then
only be able to search within these selected records. Advanced search
fields are now explicitly setup by the administrator and cannot be
changed by users.
I would like to know how to create a directory limited to people from a certain group or selected by a query so as to limit the records than can be included in the user search.
Before the upgrade I had been talking to a helpful support apricot about this and he told me that a directory can only be controlled by "Membership Level" and not by groups. From the above description it seems that directory records can now be controlled by group status or by a custom field selection.
Can you please explain how to create a directory that restricts users to searching within selected records in these two ways?
Thanks,
Joan
PS sorry if the is the wrong place for this question - if so please tell me where to ask it
Joan Orr M.Sc.
President, Doggone Safe