The Advanced Search Form Component - Neve Header / Footer Builder
📝Note: This component is part of the Neve Header / Footer Builder.
The Advanced Search Form component enhances the basic search form by adding controls on what to search and what to exclude from the search.
🧰 Using the Component
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- Start by adding the component into the rows, by clicking on the ➕ button and selecting the component.
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- Open the component's settings to customize it by clicking on the ⚙️icon.
📝 Note: This component is available in two instances: Advanced Search Form and Advanced Search Form 1.
🔮Customizing the Component
There are three panels with customizing options for this component, which allow you to create the desired header / footer:
| General |
Layout |
Style |
⚙️General Panel
Placeholder - this option allows the user to add the desired text that will appear on the blank field of the Search Form.
Exclude Sticky Posts - these are the posts that appear at the top of your blog page if you have previously set them.
Search options - extend the search through your website to post title, post excerpt, post content, category / tag title or description, by enabling any of these options from the tab. You can also restrict the search area to specific post types by picking them from the list.
📐Layout Panel
In the Layout tab, you also have access to advanced positioning options like Padding and Margin, available in PX, EM, REM, and %, with a link button that helps establish the same dimension for all the directions ( Desktop | Tablet | Mobile ).
🖌 Style Panel
In this area, you will find options that will be applied to the field that appears, such as:
- Height - sets the height of the search field.
- Font Size - sets the font size of the text that appears as a placeholder.
- Border Width and Border Radius - adjust the width of the border as well as its radius.
- Background color - sets the color of the search field, and you can choose one of the global colors ( theme's default colors ), by clicking on the 🌐 button.
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📝 Note: You can boost the component's appearance by using the Gradient option that can be accessed from the background color tab.
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- Text and Border - sets the color of the text inside the field and border, and you can choose one of the global colors ( theme's default colors ) by clicking on the 🌐 button.
- Button Appearance - you can display it as an icon button, which will allow you to choose from predefined icons or insert your own SVG code, or display it as a text button, allowing you to insert the text and customize the colors of text and background.
