Set global filter on a drop down menu or with a link [#2180729]

Hello,

I only have 1 global filter on the site. I would like users to be able to change the global filter using two different methods.

when a user clicks a link
or
When a user selects an item from a dropdown list

Can I assign the global filter with javascript?

onclick="myFunction(ChangeGlobalFilter)"

Thanks!

Comments

Comment #1

AgentJay CreditAttribution: AgentJay commented 27 January 2014 at 12:38

I see it is possible to have the filter in the URL, so I can append it to the Link the user selects, but I would prefer if the user did not see the query in the URL.

Comment #2

RdeBoer

Melbourne

CreditAttribution: RdeBoer commented 27 January 2014 at 22:10

You can use the option "Suppress URL parameters in the links of the links widget" for that.
See the Global Filter configuration page admin/config/content/global_filter

Comment #3

AgentJay CreditAttribution: AgentJay commented 28 January 2014 at 15:02

Thanks for the heads up! I missed that option.

do you know if it is possible to include a query as the filter value?

IE. Setting the filter to:
?field_filter=filter_value&option1=something&option2=something_else

The filter value would be "filter_value&option1=something&option2=something_else"

instead of just filter_value

Thanks for the great module.

Comment #4

RdeBoer

Melbourne

CreditAttribution: RdeBoer commented 2 March 2014 at 00:22

Assigned:	Unassigned	» RdeBoer
Status:	Active	» Fixed

Re #3:
Yes, see the Q&A on the project page:

Q: Is there an easy way to reset all global filters and/or reset a specific global filter?
A: Yes. Append ?clear-global-filters or ?clear-global-filters=filter_name1,filter_name2 to the URL in the browser address bar. You can also create links on your site to do this e.g. <a href="/?clear-global-filters">Clear filters</a> embedded anywhere on your site will take the visitor to the home page while also clearing all global filters to their global defaults as configured on their block configuration pages.

Q: Can I create links on my site, in an email or on another site, pointing to pages on my site AND setting one or more global filters at the same time?
A: Yes and here's an example: <a href="http://mysite.com.au/music?field_period=sixties&keys=Beatles">Articles about the Beatles in the sixties</a>. This example assumes your site features a global filter for field_period (with an index "sixties"), as well as one for a search term.

Rik