Currently, I am in the process of constructing a photo archive website for a professional photographer. At the top of each page, there is a convenient search bar that can be easily accessed by clicking on the text that reads "Search the archive..." This enables visitors to enter their desired search terms effortlessly.
If you wish to view the website, you can do so by using this direct link: bit.ly/1RB1VCv (please note that this link leads to a hidden page).
Recently, I incorporated a slider onto the home page using JavaScript. However, I noticed that this caused some issues with the functionality of the search bar. Instead of simply clicking on the text inside the search bar to input new terms, I now have to delete the existing text first.
To troubleshoot this issue, I began scrutinizing the slider code I inserted within the body tags of the index file. By selectively deleting certain parts of the code, I attempted to identify the root cause of the problem:
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.9.1.min.js"></script>
<script src="js/jquery.slides.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(function() {
$('#slides').slidesjs({
width: 1000,
height: 300,
play: {
active: true,
auto: true,
interval: 4000,
swap: true
}
});
});
</script>
Although I am unsure if this information is pertinent, here is the relevant section from the header file pertaining to the search bar:
<div id="searchBar">
{* Header Search Box Area *}
{if $config.settings.search}
<form action="{linkto page="search.php"}" method="get" id="searchFormTest">
<input type="hidden" name="clearSearch" value="true">
<div class="headerSearchBox"><input type="text" id="searchPhrase" name="searchPhrase" class="searchInputBox" value="{$lang.enterKeywords}"></div>
{if $currentGallery.gallery_id}<div class="headerSearchBox headerSearchBoxCG"><input type="checkbox" name="galleries" id="searchCurrentGallery" value="{$currentGallery.gallery_id}" checked="checked"> <label for="searchCurrentGallery">{$lang.curGalleryOnly}</label></p></div>{/if}
<div class="eyeGlass"></div>
<div class="headerSearchBox headerSearchBoxOption"><a href="{linkto page='search.php'}">{$lang.advancedSearch}</a></div>
</form>
{/if}
Do you believe I am overlooking a glaring mistake? Is there a simple solution to this predicament? Despite searching through various online resources such as Stack Overflow and Google for similar issues, I have yet to find a resolution.
Your insights are greatly appreciated, and please let me know if additional code snippets would be beneficial in diagnosing the problem.
Thank you!