I need to start from scratch . . .

[Carbtec]

30yrs ago I considered myself VERY computer literate but you take your eyes off the ball for a few years & everythings gotten so much more complex . . . .

What's involved in creating a search function on a website where you can select a value from a drop down box several times before the product is displayed?


This is the exact sort of thing I'm looking for : https://simplybearings.co.uk/shop/B...ings/c3_11/index.html?selection=Ball+Bearings

 

[Ozzy]

How in depth do you want the answer to your question to be?

Assuming your data is stored with those fields as columns in the database, and those columns are indexed (ideally), then you use the form to build your SQL query, and whalla.

 

[fisicx]

Depends on the platform you are using but as @Ozzy suggesrs it’s really just a set of filters and an sql query.

I’ve built a number of these over the years and they aren’t too complicated. But it all depends on your database structure.

 

[antropy]

What's involved in creating a search function on a website where you can select a value from a drop down box several times before the product is displayed?

This is basically just product filters and most ecommerce sites use them.

OpenCart with MegaFilterPro would do it nicely:

OpenCart - Mega Filter PRO [by attribs, options, brands, price, filters]

Paul.

 

[peterrepair]

Best thing you can do is getting on https://chatgpt.com/ or https://claude.ai (or both) and ask these questions there. The AI is pretty good with this kind of stuff and can get you far, but remember to often check answers with external sources.

 

[fisicx]

The AI is pretty good with this kind of stuff and can get you far…

Only if you know how to code.

@Carbtec is far better off using the existing plugins, extensions or addons that are available for the platform they use.

 

[peterrepair]

Yes, using what is already there is the way to go, but if you want to learn stuff, the AI is up there.

Only if you know how to code.

Yes it helps to know some basics, so you can more easily spot if AI is making things up. But still you can very much tell it that you have no idea how to code and ask to explain every step in depth and hold your hand as you go through whatever you want to do.

 

[antropy]

But still you can very much tell it that you have no idea how to code and ask to explain every step in depth and hold your hand as you go through whatever you want to do.

I've got ChatGPT Plus and I'm an experienced developer, and at this point AI can only code basic short scripts, and with those it needs a lot of help and repeatedly asking it to fix mistakes it made.

Paul.