Search not working

This isn’t a result of the update, at least not directly. I have tested the plugin in WP version 4.2.3 and found no problems.

Perhaps if you posted a link to your search page I Might be able to see what the problem is.

I am also running into this same issue, although I hadn’t installed the plugin until after the 4.2.3 update was published.

The issue: Using shortcode `[pdb_search]’, the search box shows up with the drop down menu with no problem. After typing something into the box and clicking the search button the small grey spinning wheel appears, but no results show up, even though there is participants that match that search.

Thanks for the help!

Plugin Version 1.6.2.5
WordPress 4.2.3

OK, i’ts important to understand how that shortcode works. It does not show the results of the search. It is for the purpose of placing a search control separate from the list shortcode, which does show the result of a search.

So, if you want to show a searchable list of results, just use the list shortcode enabling the search like this: [pdb_list search=true]

If you really do want the result to show up in a different location, it has to be properly configured. Take a look at the documentation here:

Using the Search Shortcode

Hi Xnau,

Just to inform, I had the same problem as pjkeeler and JerMiller posted above. I didn’t update the plugin for a while, and the code that was in place [pdb_search sort=true] suddenly stopped working. Now I changed it to the code you proposed in the post above, and it works again. The code I initially had in place worked like a charm before. I don’t know what changed exactly, but something made it stop working. Maybe this info solves the same issue experienced by others.

BR
fmeulman

In my case, I am using [pdb_list search=true suppress=true] but search shows no results, only the spinning wheel comes.

My web site link is: https://www.aggarwalyuvasabhamohali.com/directory-2
I also noticed that if I log in to wordpress using https://www.aggarwalyuvasabhamohali.com/wp-admin link, then search starts to work. It will keep working till I am logged on, once I log off, it stops to work again..

What could be going wrong ?

Same problem here. Search is not working, even when I am logged in.

url (dev environment): https://goo.gl/Gu6B4n

@dgoyal, you may need to turn off “AJAX searches” in the settings under the advanced tab.

@recapit, try the same things, although it’s just a guess because there’s really not enough information in your comment to know what the problem is.

works like a charm !! Thanks

Also, thanks a lot for the plug-in. I have never worked with php and did this page using wordpress only using plug-ins and this one is really beautiful.