Fields Module

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Fields Module shows a clickable list of options for the chosen field.

When a visitor clicks on a certain link, he will get a search results page with a list of listings that have that field value.


Example of the module layout

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  • when a visitor clicks on the 'Sony' link for example, he will get a list page with all Sony product listings.
  • to change the layout of the module, edit this theme file
    • \com_jreviews\jreviews\views\themes\default\modules\fields.thtml


Module's Parameters

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  • Module Class Suffix - a suffix will be applied to the CSS class of the module. This allows individual module styling
  • jReviews Template Suffix - suffix to be applied to the global search results theme file
  • Itemid selection
    • you can control the itemid used for the field option links so that modules on the current page are seen or not on the result list
    • (None | Current page | Use Itemid below )


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  • Display mode - (Links horizontal | Links vertical | Dropdown list )
  • Field name (i.e. jr_fieldname) - you should use a single/multiple select, checkboxes or radio button field here
  • Before text - this text will appear before the list. You can use html tags


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  • Category Auto Detect - if a category is found for the page, the results will be limited to that category. If it is a section list, then the results will be limited to categories for that section
  • CriteriaID - limit results to all categories with the same criteria (listing type)
  • CategoryID - limit results to specified categories
  • Custom URL parameters - add any other custom search parameters you want. This could be custom field filters (i.e. jr_brand:sony) or custom ordering (order:jr_price)