Magento – Quick Search Using Attributes via Parameters

catalogsearchmagento-1.9

I have this working in advanced search :

catalogsearch/advanced/result/?name=vanille&is_bio=1

Every product whose name contains "vanille" and attribute "is_bio" set to true will appear.

Now since I need to search not just in "name" but also other fields like "brands", I have to use quick search and its "q" query (correct me if I'm wrong). But in this case attributes won't have any effect :

catalogsearch/result/?q=vanille&is_bio=1

Will show every products containing "vanille" whatever the value of "is_bio".

Is there anyway to activate params in quick search ?

Best Answer

Yes you can do this. You need to go Catalog > Attributes > Manage Attributes and locate your attribute. Make sure the configuration for Use in Search Results Layered Navigation is set to Yes:

However, note the warning underneath the option:

Can be used only with catalog input type Dropdown, Multiple Select and Price.

This means that if you are currently using a Yes/No attribute type you will need to create a new Dropdown type attribute.

Once you have your attribute set to be used in layered navigation, you can then use it as a filter in your URL, e.g. catalogsearch/result/?q=vanille&is_bio=123 (where 123 is your "Yes" attribute option ID).

There is a caveat to changing from Yes/No to the Dropdown type. If you are using this attribute elsewhere in your codebase, you will no longer be able to use the getIsBio() method to test for true/false:

if ($product->getIsBio()) {
    // won't work for Dropdown types
}

if ($product->getAttributeText('is_bio') === 'Yes') {
    // works for Dropdown types
}

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Magento Quick Search Custom Attributes with Conditions

Try creating a new module

In your config.xml

...
<adminhtml>
    <global_search>
        <magepal_custom_attributes>
            <class>MagePal_GlobalAttributesSearch_Model_Search_Customattributes</class>
            <acl>magepal_globalattributessearch</acl>
        </magepal_custom_attributes>
    </global_search>
</adminhtml> 
    ...

in app/code/local/MagePal/GlobalAttributesSearch/Model/Search/Customattributes.php

<?php
class MagePal_GlobalAttributesSearch_Model_Search_Customattributes extends Varien_Object
{
    /**
     * Load search results
     *
     */
    public function load() {
        $arr = array();
        $searchText = $this->getQuery();


        // move code above to your if statement and do your db lookup accordingly 
        $collection = Mage::getModel('module/name')->getCollection()

         if(is_int($searchText)){
           /* search for int in product sku and custom */
            $collection->addFieldToFilter(
                array('field_name'),
                array(
                    array('like'=>'%'.$searchText.'%'), 
                    )
                );
         }
         else{
            /* search product name and description  */
            $collection->addFieldToFilter(
                array('field_name','field_name'),
                array(
                    array('like'=>'%'.$searchText.'%'),
                    array('like'=>'%'.$searchText.'%'), 
                    )
                );
         }

        $collection->load();

        foreach ($collection as $model) {
            $arr[] = array(
                'id'            => 'path/1/'.$model->getId(),
                'type'          => Mage::helper('adminhtml')->__('Custom Attributes'),
                'name'          => $model->getId(),
                'description'   => Mage::helper('core/string')->truncate('desc', 35),
                'url' => Mage::helper('adminhtml')->getUrl('*/path/edit', array('id'=>$model->getId())),
            );
        }

        $this->setResults($arr);
        return $this;
    }
}

See http://blog.mattstephens.co.uk/post/27326981315/adding-custom-module-to-magentos-admin-global-search

You could also rewrite the global product search block.

Magento – Resolving Invalid URLs from Mage::getUrl with _use_rewrite

It seems that the '_use_rewrite' flag only works for rewrite rules added to the Magento backend (admin section).

Here is a function that should do what you need:

$rewrite = Mage::getModel('core/url_rewrite');
        if (Mage::app()->getStore()->getId()) {
            $rewrite->setStoreId(Mage::app()->getStore()->getId());
        }

        $idPath = 'mymodule';

        // Look for a rewrite rule with this id
        $rewrite->loadByIdPath($idPath);

        // If found return our URL rewrite
        if ($rewrite->getId()) {
            return Mage::getUrl($rewrite->getRequestPath());
        }

        // Else return standard URL
        return $idPath;

Here is a link that has some more info on this.

Best Answer

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Magento Quick Search Custom Attributes with Conditions

Magento – Resolving Invalid URLs from Mage::getUrl with _use_rewrite

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