Hi,

Having successfully learnt to theme views output, I turn my attention to input. How do you customize/theme an exposed filter? I have an exposed search: search terms filter, but the input box is too narrow for my liking. Is this a simple matter and, if so, how do I go about doing it?

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merlinofchaos’s picture

merlinofchaos commented
Status: Active » Fixed

views-exposed-form--viewname--displayname.tpl.php should work. Look in the 'theme' directory in the views module for the original template. You can also form_alter the form (views-exposed-form) as well.

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edmunsta commented
Status: Fixed » Postponed (maintainer needs more info)

Theoretically, if I copy the original template entirely into the new template, should it display just as before? I have created views-exposed-form--myviewnamehere--page.tpl.php, and copied exactly the content of views-exposed-form.tpl.php. But when I put the new file into my theme folder, though the view output appears correctly, all the exposed filters have disappeared. A var_dump on $widget and $id both return NULL.

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merlinofchaos commented

Oh, you're probably being hit by a core bug. Youll need to upgrade to Drupal 6.x-dev (There's a patch mentioned in the help file on the theme: Information section too; you can try that patch though it's now two patches and probably getting a little difficult to apply).

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domesticat commented
Status: Postponed (maintainer needs more info) » Closed (fixed)

Performing a mass closing of all issues over 180 days old. Please reopen if needed.

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doublejosh commented

This is technically how to get to theming the exposed filter form block area, but doesn't help you with the action form itself since it's already been built :(

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Makku01 commented

excuse me but I have no idea how to name the template file for the block of a specific filter. the block ID is block-views-[VIEWNAME]-block_1. How do I have to name the tpl.php for the block? any advise is greatly appreciated! THX

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doublejosh commented

Don't believe it's possible to have template for a specific filter item. Only the full block.
That file would be: views-exposed-form--MYVIEW--block-1.tpl.php

To mess with filters try a custom module. Here are two example of alterations I use. Hope that helps.

function MYMODULE_form_views_exposed_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state) {
  // EXAMPLE #1
  // Change Promoted to front page into a single checkbox.
  // (Requires that the filter namespace value is "featured").
  unset($form['featured']['#options'][0]); // Kill off the "No" option.
  $form['featured']['#multiple'] = true; // Make this into an on/off choice.
  if($form['#info']['filter-promote']['label']) {
    // Optionally, move the filter label into the "Yes" label.
    $form['featured']['#options'][1] = $form['#info']['filter-promote']['label'];
  }
  $form['#info']['filter-promote']['label'] = ''; // Kill off the master label used above.
  // EXAMPLE #2
  // Change a number filter into a drop down of values (to be used as a greater than within views).
  $f = 'number_field';
  if(array_key_exists($f,$form)) {    
    $form[$f]['#type'] = 'select';
    $form[$f]['#size'] = 1;
    $form[$f]['#options'] = array(1=>'Small', 50=>'Medium', 150=>'Large');
  }
}