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global $query_string;

query_posts($query_string."&paged=$paged&meta_value=".$_GET['meta_value']."&orderby=title&order=ASC");

Muhammad Adnan | 04/01/11 at 6:27am Edit

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  04/02/11
  7:26am
  AdamGold says:

  query_posts($query_string."&paged=$paged&meta_key=location&meta_value=".$_GET['meta_value']."&orderby=title&order=ASC");

  
  
  It should work.

  • 04/01/11 6:35am
    
    Muhammad Adnan says:

    Thanks for so fast reply.
    
    I uploaded your solution to site.
    
    I want you to make a sample search with location 'Kentucky' and ads should return all ads with that location 'Kentucky'
    

  • 04/01/11 6:37am
    
    AdamGold says:

    Works, isn't it?

  • 04/01/11 6:38am
    
    Muhammad Adnan says:

    hmm,
    
    have a look at this URL
    http://elook.ie/?s=boys&sa=search&cat=0&meta_value=Kentucky
    
    s=boys
    meta_value=Kentucky
    
    it should only return kentucky ads .. ??

  • 04/01/11 6:40am
    
    AdamGold says:

    Ok. What exactly do you want it to show? Please use Google Translate so I can understand your words.

  • 04/01/11 6:43am
    
    Muhammad Adnan says:

    I want to show the posts depending on the selection criteria i.e keyword,category,custom field [location]
    
    So, It should return only those ads depending on the custom field [location].
    if keywords are empty, it should just return the results based on category and location.
    
    I hope you got my point now ?

  • 04/01/11 6:48am
    
    AdamGold says:

    Try to use this plugin:
    http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-custom-fields-search/

  • 04/01/11 6:50am
    
    Muhammad Adnan says:

    oh no, I don't want to use the plugin :(
    
    there is no solution without plugin ?

  • 04/01/11 6:51am
    
    AdamGold says:

    Well I guess you can, check out this tutorial:
    http://tobymackenzie.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/stearns-wordpress-custom-queries/

  • 04/01/11 7:10am
    
    Muhammad Adnan says:

    can u tell me why this is not working ?
    

    query_posts($query_string."&paged=$paged&meta_key=cp_state&meta_value=".$_GET['meta_value']."&orderby=title&order=ASC");

  • 04/01/11 7:27am
    
    AdamGold says:

    Are you sure your meta key name is cp_state? BTW please raise your prize.

  • 04/01/11 7:31am
    
    Muhammad Adnan says:

    yes, it is sure cp_state.
    
    btw, I can go max. $10 if I got what I wanted.
    otherwise it is a waste :(

  • 04/01/11 7:33am
    
    AdamGold says:

    It should work, what's the problem?

  • 04/01/11 7:34am
    
    Muhammad Adnan says:

    go here
    http://elook.ie/?s=boys&sa=search&cat=0&meta_value=Co.%20Derry
    
    it should just return the 1 ad with location 'Co. Derry'
    
    isn't it ?

  • 04/01/11 7:38am
    
    AdamGold says:

    Try to print the $_GET variable and tell me its output.
    
    

    var_dump($_GET);

  • 04/01/11 7:40am
    
    Muhammad Adnan says:

    refresh the page now and you will see output
    
    http://elook.ie/?s=boys&sa=search&cat=0&meta_value=Co.%20Derry
    
    

    array(4) { ["s"]=> string(4) "boys" ["sa"]=> string(6) "search" ["cat"]=> string(1) "0" ["meta_value"]=> string(9) "Co. Derry" }

  • 04/01/11 7:42am
    
    AdamGold says:

    That's really weird. Are you sure the meta key is cp_state and not something else?

  • 04/01/11 7:45am
    
    Muhammad Adnan says:

    see attached.

    Attached Image

  • 04/01/11 8:02am
    
    AdamGold says:

    Try to use get_posts
    

    
    
    global $post;
    
    $args = array( 'pages' => $pages, 'meta_key'=> 'cp_state', 'meta_value' => $_GET['meta_value'], 'orderby' => 'title', 'order' => 'ASC' );
    
    $myposts = get_posts( $args );
    
    foreach( $myposts as $post ) :	setup_postdata($post); ?>
    
    	your html code
    
    <?php endforeach; ?>
    
    

  • 04/01/11 5:42pm
    
    Muhammad Adnan says:

    I found the solution myself.
    should I post it here ? or select the winner ?

  • 04/02/11 1:07am
    
    AdamGold says:

    As you want.. What is the solution?

  • 04/02/11 7:02am
    
    Muhammad Adnan says:

    We should use filter posts_where that was the best solution.

  • 04/02/11 7:23am
    
    AdamGold says:

    Okay. glad you figured it out.

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