Hi
How do you change the type of input which is used for facets? For example if a facet is using a radio button, how do change to checkbox?
Thanks
Hi
How do you change the type of input which is used for facets? For example if a facet is using a radio button, how do change to checkbox?
Thanks
Moved this to the Funnelback forum so that the watchers in here can help out.
Hi Gavin121 -
There's a lot more to this question than you may think - Funnelback's default template (simple.ftl) outputs facets as link-based, single-select operations, with an optional hierarchical structure.
If you're proposing moving to a checkbox arrangement, you have some additional considerations:
Hierarchical multi-select checkbox facets are generally not recommended, due to the UI and UX complexity involved.
It's entirely possible that you may not want facets at all - a parametric filtering may be more appropriate (e.g. "Show Only: Downloads | Web Pages | All"), depending on your goals.
Once you've confirmed your goals, you have several options:
See also:
Thanks for that answer. Do you have any examples of creating standalone funnelback freemarker macros? here is an example I am using within the .ftl
I've implemented facets as checkbox (with ajax reloading) on our website.
Example: http://www.aqa.org.uk/professional-development/course-search
Take a look to see the behaviour.