Implemented Limit Quick Search to Open Ads Only

[dunowat]

Current Situation​

• Quick search and XF search currently display all ads (Closed, Sold, and Open)
• This creates problems with frequently sold items (e.g., Ford F150, Honda Accord)
• With approximately 20 Honda listings sold daily, after 4 days there are 80 sold/closed listings still appearing in quick search results
• Currently using thread prefixes [sold][closed][deleted] to organize/remove threads, but CAS ads still appear in search results

Working Features​

• The CAS Search Filter & Advanced Search form defaults to showing only open ads
• This is the desired behavior

Problem​

• Users who utilize quick search or "search everything" function see all listings (including Sold & Closed) until they expire
• This creates confusion and a poor user experience

Suggestion​

• Update the quick filter to exclude sold and closed listings by default
• Users who specifically want to see sold/closed listings can use the CAS or Advanced search filters
• Honor or work with the expiration or have a separate time to prune ads via soft delete after x days option to hard delete after y days.

Is there a way to limit the full search button at the top to only pull open ads?

 

[Bob]

I've added two new quick search options when viewing CAS pages that let the viewing user choose to search only OPEN ads.

Note: The "This category" and "This category (Open ads only)" options will only display when viewing a Category page.