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Taxonomy - search logic

Choose whether a taxonomy filter returns only the listings that match every term a visitor selects, or every listing that matches at least one of them.

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Set the search logic

  1. 1 Open the custom fields list

    Go to Listivo Panel → Custom Fields and click Add New Field. If the field already exists, skip ahead to editing it.

    WordPress admin with Custom Fields open under Listivo Panel and the Add New Field button highlighted
  2. 2 Name the field and set its type

    Enter your field name and set Type to Taxonomy. Only this field type offers a search logic setting.

    Add New Field form with a name typed into the Name box, Type set to Taxonomy, and the Add Field button below
  3. 3 Edit the new field

    Find your new field in the custom fields list and click Edit.

    Custom fields list with the Edit button on the Category row highlighted
  4. 4 Pick and or or

    Open the Search Logic dropdown and set the value to and or or.

    Edit Field screen for a Contract Type field with the Search Logic dropdown open, offering AND and OR

How 'and' behaves

With and, a listing has to meet all the specified criteria. In the example below the custom field Features has its search logic set to and, so the search results satisfy every selected criterion at the same time — only one car does.

Features filter on the front end with 360-degree camera, ABS and Backup camera ticked, while Active head restraints and Bluetooth are left unticked
Search results reading 1 Results for Car with filter chips for Car, 360-degree camera, ABS and Backup camera, and a single orange Lamborghini listing below

How 'or' behaves

With or, a listing only has to match one of the selected terms. In the example below the custom field Transmission has its search logic set to or, so the results meet the selected criteria but not simultaneously: you get the cars with an automatic transmission (8) together with the manual ones (7).

Transmission filter on the front end with Automatic (8) and Manual (7) ticked and Semi-Automatic (4) left unticked
Search results reading 15 Results for Car with filter chips for Car, Automatic and Manual, listing a featured Mercedes-Benz G, a Ford Focus SE and an Audi A6

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