https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/use-gravity-forms-to-search-for-tags Gravity Support Forums Topic: Use Gravity Forms to search for tags en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:09:10 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/use-gravity-forms-to-search-for-tags#post-320071 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:39:32 +0000 Zamir 320071@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Hi,<br /> I am using GF "Post Fields" to create a form where users will create the WordPress posts (automatically published if user is logged in).</p> <p>Now, if I am to use GF for search as well, I understand I will use the "Pass Field Data Via Query String" option, and user will be re-directed to a page (or post), and the address of new page (or post) will contain all the tags the selected in the GF "search" form. Then I will manipulate the URL and form my WordPress search query and display the posts (search results for searched tags).</p> <p>I hope I understood correctly.</p> <p>My question: For search form, I'll again use the "Post Fields" with drop-down lists that will be identical to the ones I used to generate the content. Now, when I am using them for search, and user presses the "Search" button, and will be redirected to a page (or post), will it create another WordPress post as well? What I mean is, when I am trying to use GF as a "search" form, then I don't want to create new WP posts on result of the search queries.</p> <p>Do you understand what I am asking? </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/use-gravity-forms-to-search-for-tags#post-104478 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:00:25 +0000 Chris Hajer 104478@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>It can be done using the PHP function str_replace. Take a look at this code example:<br /> <a href="http://pastie.org/5111190" rel="nofollow">http://pastie.org/5111190</a></p> <p>Instead of stripping out the dollar sign, you could remove the question mark, and also convert spaces to dashes. All your work will be done on line 8 of that code example. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/use-gravity-forms-to-search-for-tags#post-103047 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 21:14:50 +0000 Andy 103047@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>ok, I have made some significant progress by using the redirect option in gravity forms and Pass Field Data Via Query String.</p> <p>The problem now is to convert the resulting URL when the user presses submit from:</p> <p><a href="http://www.mysite.com/?tag/New+Build+2+Bedrooms" rel="nofollow">http://www.mysite.com/?tag/New+Build+2+Bedrooms</a></p> <p>to</p> <p><a href="http://www.mysite.com/tag/New-Build+2-Bedrooms" rel="nofollow">http://www.mysite.com/tag/New-Build+2-Bedrooms</a></p> <p>for the search to function properly. i.e.</p> <p>1. Remove the question mark (?) added by Pass Field Data Via Query String<br /> 2. Convert spaces between words to dash -</p> <p>could be done using regular expressions? </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/use-gravity-forms-to-search-for-tags#post-103037 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 18:37:38 +0000 Andy 103037@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Hello,</p> <p>I have come across some topics about using Gravity Forms as an advanced search widget but didn't see any completed answers. </p> <p>What I would like must be do-able with Gravity Forms. Basically I want to have 3-4 dropdown menus which contain my defined tags and when the user presses the search button, then the form should redirect to searching for the selected tags. </p> <p>any tips on how to achieve this would be much appreciated.</p> <p>Andy </p>