Group similar Dublin core fields in the advanced search form

Omeka Classic Troubleshooting
1

Hi,

Is there a way to group similar Dublin core fields like Creator AND Contributor into a single select option in the search form of Omeka (version 2.4.1) ?

I think the users would prefer to search into a single field instead of having to look in multiple different fields.

Thanks!

2

You probably have to copy the file application/views/scripts/items/search-form.php in your theme and to edit it as you need.

3

Thank you Daniel_KM for your answer!

But in my theme file, how to combine multiple values into a single select option?

For example, now I have this :

<select name="advanced[0][element_id]" id="fields-major">
     <option value="">Please select below</option>
	 <option value="39">Creator</option>        
	 <option value="37">Contributor</option>
</select>

But I would like to have something like this :

<select name="advanced[0][element_id]" id="fields-major">
    <option value="">Please select below</option>
	<option value="39 AND 37">Creator AND Contributor</option>        
</select>

Is it possible?

Thanks!

4

Probably the simplest way is to manipulate the form via some javascript, after load and before the submit button. It is harder to do it via php.

5

Note that internally, this will be probably an “or”. Before the submit, get the query via javascript, and if the select option 37 or 39, is set, then do a query with a joiner on the two fields.