Search custom Playa fields with Super Search using template parameters

Question

Using Super Search 2.0.7, I want to be able to search on a custom Playa field using the results template tag.

{exp:super_search:results
    channel       = "entries"
    keywords      = "something"
    cf_city       = "Boston"
    dynamic       = "off"
}
    {super_search_total_results}
{/exp:super_search:results}

I can get this to work perfectly fine using GET params:

/search&keywords=something&cf_city=Boston&channel=entries

Am I missing something to get this functionality working with template tag params?

Answer 1

You need to make sure the field is set to "searchable" in the field settings page but you should be able to get the two working together.

Super Search has limited support for Pixel & Tonic's Playa add-on. You can perform regular searches (excluding exact, ranges, etc) on entry titles within Playa fields, as long as the field(s) are set to searchable in the custom fields' settings. This means that you are be able to perform direct searches on Playa fields, as well as keyword searches that include Playa field searching.