Latest post by thirdsun on Friday, 07 November 2025 18:20 EET
We are using sorting by custom fields on JFilters results and that works great. My question is should that same sorting be applied on Smart Search results? The "Use on Search" toggle would make it seem so. I have the Results as the main page, then smart search module using a Smart Search menu item. Also "Combine Filters with Smart Search" is set to yes in the module. Although I've used JFilters for a number of projects now, its still confusing how Smart Search and JFilters interact.
Thanks!
Hi
Fist of all, JFilters and Smart Search are 2 distinct components, hence each one has its own functionalities.
In that context, you cannot port functionalities of JFilters into Smart Search.
There is a small exception to the above.
Since, we are extending the Smart Search model in JFilters, you can use JFilters also for search.
To do that check that solution.
Do note: This is provided rather as a hint and is not fully tested.
Kind regards,
Sakis Terzis
Founder and Lead Developer
Thanks, that seems to work pretty well.
Consider as a feature request - it would be great if JFilters had a more native search field - so its not nessecary to use two modules, two overrides, more consistent results in Seaching and Filtering. Other filtering tools I've used have done this, but they all have their own set of limitations. Thanks for the help