Search page
The 'Search page' gives the website visitor the possibility to search and book the right product. To add an new Search page, choose 'Add Search page'.
Settings
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| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ID | ID number of the search page |
| Description | This is an internal description of the search page so that an easy difference can be made when using multiple pages. |
| Owner | The owner is normally the user that creates the page, when using multi-licensed environments this might vary. |
| Show search form | |
| Search fields | Select the recuired fields for the customer page. These fields will make it possible to search more accurate. |
| Result Columns | The selected columns wil be shown in de search table. Dont't forget to ad BOOK EVENT. This makes it possible to make a booking from the filter results. |
| Hide search results during booking | |
| Filter strings | |
| Action | Use one of the icons here to delete or show the calendar. |
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Example
This page is usefull if you work with a lot of the same products. Select a date or time and i-Reserve will select the right product for the customer.
Company 'X'offers courses. These courses are offered at different times throughout the week. 'X' has included a search screen on its website to provide customers with the opportunity to filter a particular course at a particular time from the system.
Also add the 'Make a reservation' in the columns. This gives your visitors the ability to directly from the filter to place a reservation.
SearchApp: the new search page
Next to the classic search page above there is a newer variant: the SearchApp. This is a more modern search-and-filter view, recognisable by round filter buttons per criterion. In the list of search page configurations a SearchApp configuration sits alongside the classic ones; you can recognise it by the filter icon on its card (see below).
Adding filter criteria
On a SearchApp configuration, the list of search pages shows a filter icon with the tooltip “Manage search filters”. This opens a window with two columns:
- Available fields (left) — the fields you can offer as a filter: the built-in fields Location and Category, plus any active custom field of the dropdown type (for example Guide or Language).
- Active filters (right) — the filters that are actually shown on the search page.
Click Add next to a field to activate it as a filter. For each active filter you can set:
| Icon | The icon shown for this filter (your choice). |
| Show count | Show how many results belong to each option, e.g. “Amsterdam (8)”. |
| Label | The text visitors see; fill it in per language via the language icon, or use “Auto-translate” to fill in all active languages at once. |
Use the arrows (Move up/Move down) to change the order, and the trash icon to Remove a filter. Finally click Save. The options for each filter (e.g. which locations exist) are derived automatically from the existing data — you never have to enter them by hand.
Search on a map
A map view of the search results (e.g. showing all results on a map instead of a list) is not yet a setting you can turn on yourself. The SearchApp supports this technically, but setting it up — including recording location data per object or event — is custom work. Contact Teqa if you would like this set up; the technical background is on the developer page about the SearchApp.
Migrating an existing search page to SearchApp
Do you have a classic search page (described above) and want to switch to the new SearchApp view? That takes just a few clicks:
- Go to the list of search pages and find the classic page you want to migrate.
- Click the button with the round arrow icon, tooltip “Migrate to SearchApp”.
- In the “Migrate search to SearchApp” window, choose the sector that matches your situation (Events, Boat rental or Meeting rooms).
- Click Migrate.
This creates a new, separate SearchApp configuration (recognisable by “(SearchApp)” after the name) with starter markup for the chosen sector. The original classic search page stays unchanged — so you can compare at ease before removing the old page from your website.
The “Migrate to SearchApp” button only appears on classic search pages. Once a search page is already a SearchApp, you’ll see the filter icon instead.
