[Addon] Twitter Typeahead Autocomplete Search for osC 2.3.4 (BS and nonBS)

[♥Moxamint 62]

48 minutes ago, inra311 said:

There was one little mistake in the fix:

replace preg_with mb_ereg_replace

I guess it should be

replace preg_replace with mb_ereg_replace

@inra311 you are correct.

Cheers, Eddy

[♥Moxamint 62]

On 5/27/2018 at 6:32 PM, auzStar said:

It seems that the cookie.js file (which this add-on needs) has been removed from the latest 2.3.4.1 CE version, not sure why.

The installation routine never checked for this file as it assumed it was always there. It only checked for the files that were being uploaded for this add-on.

I have attached a zipped copy of the file. Download and extract it to "ext/jquery" folder on your server.

See if that fixes your problem.

Hopefully nothing else has been changed in the latest 2.3.4.1 CE version to break add-ons.

Hi @auzStar,

What does this cookie.js do?  I do not have it on my latest osC Frozen but this add-on of yours works just fine.  Please advise.

Thanks, Eddy

[♥Smoky Barnable 72]

I have this working on my BS4 test site but the search icon appears below the form. I applied this quick fix to user.css but am wondering if there is a better way. Does ht-twitter-typeahead.css need to be updated to BS4?

.input-group-append {
    margin-left: -42px;
}

 

[ce7 8]

@auzStar   hi,

thank you for this great addon. It is working great!

i also  install theme switcher and with few clicks, you can change the theme easily.
right now i am setting dark background and that make the search result hard to read, which file should I check to change the color setting for search result text color, and is there a way it can auto change depending on UI setting?

also i like to type a hint in the search blank area to let users know please at least type min 3 letters, which files should I change?

many thanks!

 

Lynn

Edited March 2, 2019 by ce7

[valquiria23 240]

Hi @auzStar 

First I wanted to congratulate you for this excellent addon!

Now I have an ignorant question.

Because when I see the source code of my site page in chrome or firefox , all the contents of the file appear
  \ 234bs \ full_package \ catalog \ ext \ typeahead \ js \ ht-twitter-typeahead.js.php

With other addons the source code never appears on the final web page.

Thank you and again congratulations for this great addon.

Valqui

 

[auzStar 148]

@valquiria23

The file contains javascript code. It's the javascript code that appears in the source which is normal.

cheers

[Peper 13]

Hello @auzStar

All working perfectly with Edge version, with new phoenix version not at all so far - search bar only gives "No matches"

Tried even to hook js to sitewide\jquery

Any recommendations?
Thx 

 

 

 

[ArtcoInc 379]

@Peper

This may not apply to you, but ...

I am using another typeahead search module, but found issues with different browsers (I can point you to the thread if you wish).

May I suggest:

1) Try a different browser

2) Try searching on any page other than the home page.

Malcolm

[Peper 13]

@ArtcoInc Still the same

[ArtcoInc 379]

@Peper

Like I said, it may not apply to you. But, it was worth a shot.

Good luck!

M

[Peper 13]

Worth a try

[♥14steve14 656]

I have this working on a Phoenix test site and it works correctly. The only trouble being is that the search button locates under the seach box, but with a bit of negative figures in the css it sort of looks right all on one line. I dont think I had to make any changes to any of the latest code.

[♥Dan Cole 547]

26 minutes ago, 14steve14 said:

I have this working on a Phoenix test site and it works correctly.

Try letting Malcolm play with it.  😂

Dan

[Peper 13]

Absolutely strange

I setup a new phoenix install with the autocomplete search and is working(local pc)
Compared page sources and almost a match except well for https and few little things

Diffrence found :
The working one have '&search_in_description=1'
the non working one '&search_in_description=1'

In file ht-twitter-typeahead.js.php 
I changed '&search_in_description=1\'  to read '&search_in_description=1\'
Now search is working correctly

but even so, my working live site = &search_in_description=1 and works perfectly - same server

I'm not so sure the problem was corrected this way changing & to &
 

[♥peterpil19 179]

I must be missing something. Tried to install twice on Phoenix. Does not work for me at all. Did any one above make any changes to make it work?

Peter

[♥peterpil19 179]

16 hours ago, peterpil19 said:

I must be missing something. Tried to install twice on Phoenix. Does not work for me at all. Did any one above make any changes to make it work?

Peter

Fixed. It does require a code change. Line 51 of the header tags module points to a cookie.js file that does not exist locally on Phoenix. You can change the address to an online version of that file e.g.  https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery-cookie/1.4.1/jquery.cookie.js

[♥peterpil19 179]

On 10/31/2019 at 3:43 AM, 14steve14 said:

I have this working on a Phoenix test site and it works correctly. The only trouble being is that the search button locates under the seach box, but with a bit of negative figures in the css it sort of looks right all on one line. I dont think I had to make any changes to any of the latest code.

The alternative way to fix the button issue is to change the "input-group" class in bm_search.php and content_header_search.php to "input-group-prepend" at Lines 37 and 46, respectively. Refer documentation on bootstrap forms: https://getbootstrap.com/docs/4.0/components/input-group/

[♥14steve14 656]

3 hours ago, peterpil19 said:

Fixed. It does require a code change. Line 51 of the header tags module points to a cookie.js file that does not exist locally on Phoenix. You can change the address to an online version of that file e.g.  https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery-cookie/1.4.1/jquery.cookie.js

That code change was already done in the version that I installed.

Your other code changed worked on positioning the button correctly but had to be changed in includes/modules/content/header/cm_header_search.php

[♥Smoky Barnable 72]

Is there any way to add search suggest functionality to this great add-on? Autocomplete helps but I still see customers misspelling words and they can't find what they are looking for.

[puggybelle 30]

On 2/8/2016 at 10:33 AM, Dan Cole said:

Now that I have it functioning I've been testing it a bit and noticed that on the first page load when visiting my site I get "no matches" but if I go to another product category and repeat the same search it pulls up the results you'e expect. 

Hi Dan - I installed this very cool contribution yesterday on my test site and I am experiencing the same as you mentioned above.

What should I be looking for to troubleshoot the issue?  What did it turn out to be in your case?

I'm using the latest version of the contrib with 2.3.4.1 CE and lots of other mods to boot.  Just don't know where to begin looking for suspects.  Thanks for your time!

- Andrea

[ArtcoInc 379]

@puggybelle @Dan Cole

While I was trying to install a different TypeAhead search module, I too had the same issues that both you and Dan reported. You can start reading about them here:

I was getting different results on my in-house development server and my 'live' public server. I was getting different results with different browsers. I asked different people to test the public server, and different people experienced different results.

I never determined what was causing the problem. I wish I had better news ...

Malcolm

 

[ArtcoInc 379]

@Smoky Barnable

Back in 2016, @burt made a 'Fuzzy Search' module in his 28 days bundle. It might help.

One other thought is to integrate the Google search function into your shop. I have seen that used before.

HTH

Malcolm

[♥Dan Cole 547]

1 hour ago, puggybelle said:

Hi Dan - I installed this very cool contribution yesterday on my test site and I am experiencing the same as you mentioned above.

What should I be looking for to troubleshoot the issue?  What did it turn out to be in your case?

I'm using the latest version of the contrib with 2.3.4.1 CE and lots of other mods to boot.  Just don't know where to begin looking for suspects.  Thanks for your time!

I think I gave up on this one...faced the same issues and fate as Malcolm did.  My advice...move along...it will be a time sink and not likely end well.

Dan

[puggybelle 30]

@ArtcoInc and @Dan Cole

It's a shame...this issue of not working on the initial pageload. 

Once I click around my site, it works perfectly on any and all pages.

But, if buyers are going to see 'no matches' on their first try...assuming they're going straight for the search box when they enter the website...that's a killer.

Out the door they'll go.

It looks so nice and clean, too...I really wish I could use this!  Damn!

Guess I'll just keep checking the forum from time to time to see if anyone comes up with a remedy...you never know!  Thanks, guys!

- Andrea

 

[ce7 8]

On 1/15/2020 at 6:25 AM, puggybelle said:

@ArtcoInc and @Dan Cole

 

But, if buyers are going to see 'no matches' on their first try...assuming they're going straight for the search box when they enter the website...that's a killer.

I tested in CE version, tried 3 times has same issue "no matches". Then tried to replace catalog/ext/ with V1.7, it works.
My observation, with the BS version, if type in two letters, it will show up filter correct product info, with CE, need to type in 3 letters at least...