Question

i am using haystack for searching. By default it searches in all the models and then provides the checklist of models indexed to refine search. Is there a way i can override this functionality i.e can i make it search in a particular model by default?? Any help is appreciated.

Answer 1

You can override ModelSearchForm to do this, try something like the below, replacing app_label.model_name with the model(s) you wish to search by default.

class CustomModelSearchForm(ModelSearchForm):
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(CustomModelSearchForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
        self.fields['models'].initial = ["app_label.model_name",]

urlpatterns = patterns('haystack.views',
    url(r'^$', SearchViewg(form_class=CustomModelSearchForm, name='haystack_search'),
)