Add a way to search on different objects or post types

[w3b-beweb]

Hi Dylan, actually your plugin widget allows user to make a proximity search over geo-localized posts with an optional filter by category.
I know geo meshup offers a "object_name" parameter to chose which type of content must appear on a map, so I'm wondering if is it possible to add a dropdown to your widget, where a user can specify the type of content to search from. For example, I'd like to geo-localize authors or pages also and then make a proximity search over those type of content only.

Thanks

[cyberhobo]

I think it's possible and would make a good feature(s). Users and comments are object types that work with object_name parameter. Pages work with the map_post_type parameter, and would be a separate menu I think.

[w3b-beweb]

Do you think the "users mode" feature can be added to your plugin with some (relative) simple modification to the code? Or does it need more than a bunch of code lines? In the first case, can you point me in the right direction? I urgently need this feature for a site I'm workin on, so I'm ready to go deep in the code, or to pay for your time.

Let me know and thanks for your quick answer.

[cyberhobo]

It should be possible to do by customizing the two templates, search-form-default.php and search-result-default.php. I have no time available at the moment, sorry!

[w3b-beweb]

Thanks! I've finally managed to have a geo search on users.
Shortly, for quick testing pourposes, I've changed your hardcoded "object_name" to 'user' in the plugin file in your filter_the_content function, and added the same parameter on the results template to show results on map and it works.
Now I need to write down some seriuos line of code, adding some if-then here and there and adding a pair of options on the widget.
If I'll be able to make all those things selectable by user, I'll come back to submit my patches!

cheers, Daniele.