Searching the forum via URL--is it possible?

[Wildcat Media]

Is there a way to search the forum strictly by using a URL?

This does not work, as it takes you to the search form:

http://www.audiospeakeasy.com/forum/search/?q=testing&o=date

This is what results after you search on the term "testing", with a search identifier in the URL:

http://www.audiospeakeasy.com/forum/search/1528/?q=testing&o=date

I have a couple of instances where I want to have a visitor click a link to hop to a search results page. Plus, there is one other application for this type of URL that I want to implement.

 

[James]

Is it possible? Sure!
In your second URL, where you see the 1528 (search ID), replace it with 1.
If you put an incorrect search ID it'll automatically resolve.

Try this URL, does it work? http://www.audiospeakeasy.com/forum/search/1/?q=testing&o=date

 

[Wildcat Media]

Oh man...I had thought about putting something in there, but didn't try it. Thanks! Works perfectly.

I'm going to play around with the queries a bit more and see what else I can do with them. One of my ideas might even result in a small add-on for XF...

 

[Jake Bunce]

You can also specify search/search which is the action of the search form. That will submit the search like you want. For example:

http://xenforo.com/community/search/search/?keywords=test&title_only=1

 

[Wildcat Media]

You can also specify search/search which is the action of the search form. That will submit the search like you want. For example:

http://xenforo.com/community/search/search/?keywords=test&title_only=1

That seems a little more stable than what I "stole" from the address bar. I see it uses "keywords=" instead. For my purposes, I only need the keyword search, but I should probably scan the documentation to see what other options are available (unless they are not documented yet).