Installation & Documentation

The Advanced Search core component is the only required package. The modules and mambot are optional but recommended extensions.

The instructions below assume that you want to replace the default Joomla! search component and module with the appropriate Advanced Search extensions.

1. Download the latest packages.
2. Install com_search_adv_x.x.zip using the component installer in the Joomla! administrative backend. 
3. Make a new component menu item pointing to the Advanced Search.
4. Install mod_adv_search_x.x.zip using the module installer in the Joomla! administrative backend.
5. View the Site Modules list in the Joomla! administrative backend. Select the Advanced Search module and edit the module parameters as appropriate taking care to publish the module before saving any changes.
6. In the Site Modules list, unpublish any pre-existing search modules used with the default search component.
7. In the Menu list in the Joomla! administrative backend, unpublish any menu items pointing to the default Joomla! search component.
   
   

Formatting the list of search mambots

When viewing the Search Advanced component, the list of published mambots are displayed as a list. One way to improve the appearance of this list is to edit the name of the mambots (for more details, see Tips & Tricks).

 

Some users might also prefer an inline list to reduce whitespace and move the list of search results higher on the page. This is easily  achieved by adding the following code to your template_css.css file:

ul.advanced-search-bot {
list-style-type: none;
}

ul.advanced-search-bot li {
display: inline;
padding: 0px 15px 0px 0px;
}

 

If you have a template with a non-white background, you'll notice that your search reults have a border around them. Add the following to your template_css.css file to remove this border.

fieldset {
border: 0px;
}

 

 Dependencies

The table below provides a list of compatibilities and dependencies for these extensions. Please ensure your system meets these requirements before proceeding.

 

Advanced Search v1.x Compatibilities and Dependencies
Extension Name	Extension Type	Version	Dependencies
com_search_adv	component	1.x	Joomla! 1.0.x
mod_adv_search	module	1.x	com_search_adv 1.x
mod_adv_search_selector	module	1.x	com_search_adv 1.x
bot_menusearch	mambot/plugin	1.x	com_search_adv 1.x or com_search (Joomla! default)
bot_authorsearch	mambot/plugin	1.x	com_search_adv 1.x or com_search (Joomla! default)