Joomla! Documentation™

Advanced Tab

• Display Select. (Use Global/Hide/Show) Whether to hide or show the Display # control that allows the user to select the number of items to show in the list. An example of how it is shown in the Front End (website) view below.

If there are more items than this number, you can use the page navigation buttons (Start, Prev, Next, End, and page numbers) to navigate between pages. Note that if you have a large number of items, it may be helpful to use the Filter options, located above the column headings, to limit which items display.

• Pagination. Hide or Show Pagination support. Pagination provides page links at the bottom of the page that allow the User to navigate to additional pages. These are needed if the listed items will not fit on one page. An example is shown below.

The following options are available.

• Use Global: Use the default value from the component options screen.
• Auto: Pagination links shown if needed.
• Show: Pagination links shown if needed.
• Hide: Pagination links not shown. Note: In this case, Users will not be able to navigate to additional pages.

• Pagination Results. Hide or Show the current page number and total pages (e.g., "Page 1 of 2") at the bottom of each page. Use Global will use the default value from the component options.

• Allow Empty Search. Only if a filter is selected. Allows an empty search string to initiate a search with the filter constraints.

• Did You Mean. Whether to suggest alternative search terms when a search produces no result.

• Query Explanation. Show or hide a detailed explanation of the search requested.
• Show Sort Fields: (Show/Hide) Show the additional sort fields.
• Additional Sort Fields: Choose one or more fields to sort the search results
  • Relevance: Order the results by relevance
  • Title: Order the results by title
  • Date: Order the results by date
  • List price: Order the results by list price
  • Sales price: Order the results by sales price

• Sort Direction. Direction to sort search results.

• Descending.
• Ascending.
• Use Global: Use the default value from the Smart Search options.