How to Display Additional Member Information in the Member Search Results (Position, Top Category & Sub Categories)
Link: https://support.brilliantdirectories.com/support/solutions/articles/12000082071
Overview
By default the member search results show:
- Star Rating (if applicable)
- Short Description or About Snippet*
- Phone Number
- Badges
Star Rating:
When the member has been rated, a star rating will display:
Short Description or About Snippet
In the Contact Details form, there's a field to add a Short Description.
This information will display in the search results.
If the Short Description is left blank, the site will display a snippet from the About section.
If there is no Short Description or About information saved, nothing will display.
Phone Number
If the Membership Plan for the member is set to display the phone number it will display by clicking on this button, clicking on the number will attempt to call the number:
Badges
If the member is verified or has a search results badge associated o their membership plan or if it's located in all locations, the corresponding badges will display in this section.
Displaying Additional Information (Advanced Settings)
Within the Advanced Settings there are three settings that can be enabled which will display additional member information within the Search Results.
This additional information includes:
- Position
- Top Level Category / "Category "
- Sub Level Categories / "Specialties"
In order to enable these 3 new fields, go to Settings » Advanced Settings and search for the settings shown below.
Show Member Position In Member Search Results
- System Variable: member_position_in_results
Show Top Category In Member Search Results
- System Variable: top_category_in_results
Show Sub-Categories In Member Search Results
- System Variable: sub_category_in_results
Text Labels
Here's a list of the text labels used to display information in this section.
Member Position Label
- System Variable: search_results_position_label
Member Search Results Category Label
- System Variable: search_results_category_label
Specialties
There are 2 labels, the default ones for sub and sub-sub categories.
Service
- System Variable: [service]
Service Plural
- System Variable: service_plural
NOTE: If the Search Results are not displaying these new fields, the Search Results code will need to be restored - How to Reset to Default Post Types Code.
