How to Make a Dynamic Search Bar for Wix Data Collections

To create a dynamic search bar for Wix Data Collections on your Wix website, you can follow these steps:

Set up your Wix data collection:

a. Go to your Wix Editor and click on the "Database" tab on the left-hand side.

b. Click on "Create New Collection" and define the fields and data types for your collection.

c. Add relevant data to your collection by clicking on "Add New Item" or import data from a CSV file.

Design your search bar:

a. Add a text input element to your website page where you want the search bar to appear.

b. Customize the appearance of the input field using the Wix Editor's design options to match your website's style.

Add code to enable dynamic searching:

a. Select the text input element and click on the "Manage Field Connections" option in the properties panel on the right-hand side.

b. In the connections panel, click on the "+" button to add a new connection and select "Database" as the data source.

c. Choose your Wix data collection from the dropdown menu and select the relevant field that you want to search.

d. Select the "Filter" option and click on the pencil icon to open the code editor.

Write code for dynamic searching:

a. Inside the code editor, you can use the Wix Data API to write the code for dynamic searching.

b. Begin by importing the wixData module at the top of your code file:

javascriptCopy codeimport wixData from 'wix-data';c. In the code editor, write the code to handle the user input and filter the data accordingly. Here's an example of how you can filter the data based on the search input:

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export function input1_keyPress(event, $w) {   // Get the user input from the text input element   const searchTerm = $w('#input1').value;      // Filter the data collection based on the search term   wixData.query('your-collection-name')      .contains('your-field-name', searchTerm)      .find()      .then(results => {         // Display the filtered results in a repeater or other elements on your page         $w('#repeater1').data = results.items;      })      .catch(err => {         console.error(err);      });}Connect your code to the search bar:a. Save the code in the code editor and close it.b. Click on the text input element again and in the connections panel, select the function you created (e.g., input1_keyPress) as the event handler for the "Key Press" event.

Display the search results:

a. Place a repeater or other elements on your page to display the search results.

b. Configure the repeater's dataset to be the filtered results, or use code to populate and display the search results dynamically.

Test your dynamic search bar:

a. Preview your Wix website and try searching using the search bar.

b. The results should update dynamically based on the user's input.

Remember to replace "your-collection-name" and "your-field-name" with the actual names of your Wix Data Collection and the relevant field you want to search. Additionally, customize the code and design to meet your specific requirements.

By following these steps and implementing the necessary code, you can create a dynamic search bar for Wix Data Collections on your Wix website, allowing users to search and retrieve specific data from your collection.