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Search alerts

Divi 5

Acc Save Search and Acc Saved Searches are Divi 5 modules. Search alert settings are the same on Divi 5 and Divi 4.

A member saves the filters on a listing page. When new listings match, they get an email and an on-site notification. They can rename, pause, or delete the search from their account, or turn the alert off from the email in one click.

Search alerts stay off until you turn them on. The Search Alerts account page stays out of the menu until then.

This needs Divi Ajax Filter, which Divi Machine includes, so the current filters can be saved and checked again later. Turn on notifications so the on-site notice is stored.

Turn search alerts on​

  1. Go to Divi Engine > Divi Machine Account > Search alerts.
  2. Turn on Enable search alerts.
  3. Under Listing types that can be saved, leave every type unchecked to allow all listing types, including products. Check types only when you want to limit alerts.
  4. Set Maximum saved searches per member (default 20).
  5. Set Digest hour (default 08:00) and Weekly digest day (default Monday). Daily and weekly alerts use the site timezone.
  6. Leave Allowed frequencies as Instantly, Daily, Weekly, and Off, or remove the ones members should not choose. Off keeps the search without email.
  7. Open Email and change the subject or message if you need to. Keep {matches} if the email should list the new listings.
  8. Save.

Full notes: Search alert settings.

Add the save button​

  1. Edit the page that has the Ajax Filter and the loop.
  2. Add Acc Save Search from Divi Machine Accounts.
  3. Choose Show button:
    • On page load shows it immediately.
    • After a filter is applied keeps it hidden until the page has filters, including when someone opens a link that already has filters.
  4. Leave Target loop selector empty to use the first loop on the page.
  5. Set Default frequency.
  6. Save, apply a filter while logged in, and save the search.

The button shows a saving label while it works. You can change that label, and the message shown after the search is saved.

Module reference: Acc Save Search.

Let members manage alerts​

Activation already places Acc Saved Searches on the Search Alerts account post.

  1. Open Account > Search Alerts > Edit with Divi.
  2. Confirm Acc Saved Searches.
  3. Choose Create new page and point it at the filter page. The Create new button appears only after you choose a page.
  4. Save, then open the account area while logged in.

Each saved search is a card. The name can be edited in place. The last match is labeled. Email frequency sits beside View results and Delete.

Module reference: Acc Saved Searches.

What's next​