Hello,
is it possible to pass parameters to the search function to order on custom fields. I thought I had it working but now it is not functioning.
Here is a URL I am trying to pass:
the custom field is called - year

/index.php?option=com_bids&task=showSearchResults&Itemid=65&filter_order_asc=1&filter_order=year&limit=20

Thank you

Yes this should be possible. I actually did something similar to this to separate auction groups (see http://gronlineauction.com/upcoming-auctions.



First you will have to pass an input with the value you are searching for. So for you example add a drop-down with the years you want to search for to: /components/templates/default/snippets/t_search_header.tpl.



You will then have to modify /components/com_bids/models/auctions.php to add retrieval of the filter and customizing the search query to suite.



So here is my example for searching for auctions ending on a specific date:




Then customize the query around line 530, here is what I used:



You can obviously pass any information you like because it is simply an SQL query you are modifying.

Good luck!