Search - not finding images in sub-categories

[imported_DougM]

Even with the "Also search sub-categories" checkbox checked, searching does not find images in sub-categories.

Example: Search my gallery - category = "modern Japanese culture" (near top) for "kimono" and you will find several photos. Now do same search on parent category = "Modern Japan" and it finds zero photos. This is typical of all categories except "search all categories" which does find all.

Also, on the search subject, keyword links are not working (does not find same keywords) as indicated in a previous thread.

If you'll look in your search.php file for this code:

Content visible to verified customers only.

And replace it with this:

Content visible to verified customers only.

Then that should take care of the problem.

[imported_DougM]

I tried this fix and ended of with "error on line 12345" messages. Sorry it's not better documented, I was in a hurry and just replaced search.php with the original file.

Did this fix work for others or do others have this problem? I haven't seen any mention of this from anyone.

[mr.gamesbay]

Originally Posted by DougM

I tried this fix and ended of with "error on line 12345" messages. Sorry it's not better documented, I was in a hurry and just replaced search.php with the original file.

Did this fix work for others or do others have this problem? I haven't seen any mention of this from anyone.

Same here:
Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_ELSE in /bla/gallery/search.php on line 371

Sorry about that. I've just updated the post with the correct code to find/replace.

[imported_DougM]

I've tried it but get this when clicking any keyword link or just trying to use search.

Content visible to verified customers only.

[rbl]

Try deleting that last curly bracket and see it that helps.
$condition .= " images.catid IN($cids) AND ";
this one ----> }

[imported_DougM]

Thank you rbl, that does work for searching sub-categories.

Keyword searches still do not work but that may be another issue alltogether.

[Happy Camper]

I thought this thread was going to solve my problem but search still does not find any image in the sub-categories.

one problem may be is that i still haven't found the "Also search sub-categories" checkbox. I've searched everywhere under vBa Gallery in my admin.

I tried the code that was posted here and still no luck.

Please help, i would love to have this function

Originally Posted by Oreamnos

one problem may be is that i still haven't found the "Also search sub-categories" checkbox. I've searched everywhere under vBa Gallery in my admin.

It's on the search page on the user side, right under the select box where you can choose what categories to search in.

[Happy Camper]

Originally Posted by Brian

It's on the search page on the user side, right under the select box where you can choose what categories to search in.

OK, i see that. thanks, i was going crazy looking in the admin.

so with the code change and that box checked, doing a search from search.php works great

still one more issue: which i brought up here is that on a page that has sub-categories and has the link to "Search This Category" it still only searches that category but not the sub-categories of that cat.

any ideas on how to fix that?

thanks
eric

[Happy Camper]

Originally Posted by Brian

If you'll look in your search.php file for this code:

Content visible to verified customers only.

And replace it with this:

Content visible to verified customers only.

Then that should take care of the problem.

If you do this there is a small problem that generates an error when you try to search all categories. what happens is this line ($condition .= " images.catid IN($cids) AND ";) is repeated and one of them is stuck outside of the if conditional rendering a Search All Cateogories search impossible.

Instead find this:

Content visible to verified customers only.

replace with this:

Content visible to verified customers only.