BP Profile Search › Problem searching for names with middle name
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Hello Andrea,
Plugin is fantastic – but I’ve just noticed a possible issue with searching for names where there is a middle name or middle initial involved.
Example name: John (Doe) Smith – or John D Smith – or John Doe Smith
If you searched for John Smith, the name does not come up
If you search John (Doe) Smith or John (Doe) or (Doe) Smith, it works.
I have tried “Name” + “contains” and “is like” but this does not seem to work for me.
I’m wondering if this is something you have seen and if there could be a work around.
Thanks in advance for your help!
Quick update: one way I was able to get around this is by doing this:
First name: (by using name field + contains)
Last name: (by using any field + contains)This has helped to separate the first and last names and avoids the middle initial in 1 search box.
I also noticed you have another solution via functions but did not seem to work for me. Would be great if I could use the name filed multiple times but so far so good!
Hello XMG,
That’s a good work-around. As you correctly noted, at the moment it’s not possible to use a field multiple times in a search form.
