Search Shortcodes

Displays a search input form that allows users to search movies, series, or other content.

📌 Basic Usage

[movie_engine_search_bar]

⚡ Example

[movie_engine_search_bar placeholder="Search movies..." post_type="movie_engine_movie"]

📦 Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
placeholder	string	Search…	Input placeholder text
post_type	string	—	Limit search to specific post type
button_text	string	Search	Submit button text
show_button	string	true	Show submit button (true/false)
redirect_page	string	—	Custom results page URL

🔹 Example (Custom Search Bar)

[movie_engine_search_bar placeholder="Search movies & series" show_button="true"]

⚙️ Behavior Notes

• Submits a search using ?s=keyword
• Redirects to:
  • Custom redirect_page OR
  • Default Search Results Page (from plugin settings)
• Works with:
  • movie_engine_library
  • movie_engine_search

⚡ 2. Live Search Shortcode

Displays real-time search results (AJAX) as the user types.

Basic Usage

[movie_engine_live_search]

Example

[movie_engine_live_search limit="5" post_type="movie_engine_movie"]

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
limit	number	5	Number of results shown
post_type	string	—	Filter by post type
show_image	string	true	Show thumbnail
show_meta	string	true	Show year/type
show_rating	string	true	Show rating
show_view_all	string	true	Show “View All” link

Example (Live Search Dropdown)

[movie_engine_live_search limit="8" show_rating="true"]

Behavior Notes

• Uses AJAX (no page reload)
• Shows results instantly while typing
• Automatically hides when input is empty
• “View All” redirects to the search results page

Using Both Together (Recommended)

👉 Best practice is to combine both:

[movie_engine_search_bar]
[movie_engine_live_search]

✅ Result

• User types → sees instant results
• Press enter → goes to full search page

🎯 Supported Values

post_type

• movie_engine_movie
• movie_engine_series
• movie_engine_season
• movie_engine_episode

🔗 Related Shortcodes

• movie_engine_library → full search page
• movie_engine_search → library with search enabled

⚙️ Integration Flow

User types → Live Search (AJAX results)
↓
Press Enter → Search Results Page
↓
movie_engine_library handles results

🚀 Example Use Cases

Header Search

[movie_engine_search_bar placeholder="Search..."]
[movie_engine_live_search]

Movies Only Search

[movie_engine_search_bar post_type="movie_engine_movie"]
[movie_engine_live_search post_type="movie_engine_movie"]

Minimal Search (No Button)

[movie_engine_search_bar show_button="false"]
[movie_engine_live_search limit="5"]