Links filter does not work together with Default (Views render element) filter when ajax is enabled [#2907557]

Problem/Motivation

The URLs of a filter exposed as links (using BEF) are incorrect after submitting another filter with ajax enabled. This is caused by the exposed form being rebuild after that request and the original query string of that request is used in the links. This query string contains information for the original ajax request. This information in the query string breaks the links. When clicking the links a JSON string with ajax commands is shown as plain text on the screen.

Proposed resolution

To be investigated.

Remaining tasks

To be determined.

User interface changes

N/A

API changes

N/A

Data model changes

N/A

Comment	File	Size	Author
#11	interdiff-9-11.txt	693 bytes	unstatu
#11	better-exposed-filters-make-links-work-after-ajax-request-2907557-11.patch	788 bytes	unstatu
#9	better-exposed-filters-make-links-work-after-ajax-request-2907557-9.patch	790 bytes	freelock
#4	better-exposed-filters-make-links-work-after-ajax-request-2907557-4.patch	1.04 KB	nitebreed
#3	better-exposed-filters-make-links-work-after-ajax-request-2907557-3-D8.patch	1.13 KB	ricovandevin

Comments

Comment #1

8 September 2017 at 12:18

ricovandevin created an issue. See original summary.

Comment #2

ricovandevin commented 8 September 2017 at 12:26

Title:	Links filter does not work together with Default views filter when ajax is enabled	» Links filter does not work together with Default (Views render element) filter when ajax is enabled
Issue summary:	View changes

Improved issue title and issue summary.

Comment #3

ricovandevin commented 8 September 2017 at 13:10

Status:

Active

» Needs review

Status	File	Size
new	better-exposed-filters-make-links-work-after-ajax-request-2907557-3-D8.patch	1.13 KB

A first patch attached. It solves the issue in our case but I'm not sure it is generic enough to make the links work after an ajax request in general.

Comment #4

nitebreed

Dutch

commented 12 May 2020 at 13:46

Version:

8.x-3.x-dev

» 8.x-4.x-dev

Status	File	Size
new	better-exposed-filters-make-links-work-after-ajax-request-2907557-4.patch	1.04 KB

This works for my case as well, made the patch compatible with 8.x-4.x

Comment #5

imclean commented 23 November 2022 at 04:48

Version:

8.x-4.x-dev

» 6.0.x-dev

I think this is still a problem with 6.0.x, but the patch doesn't seem to resolve the issue for me.

Comment #6

imclean commented 23 November 2022 at 05:04

My case is similar but maybe not identical.

Using ajax:

Add a grouped exposed filter
Use BEF to display them as links
Click on one of the links - the correct results are shown
Hover over the same link - the query parameter for the grouped filter is missing
Click the same link - the filter is cleared
Click the same link a 3rd time - the correct results are displayed again

Clicking on an exposed link seems to affect only that link, the others in the filter display correctly until they're clicked on.

Comment #7

imclean commented 23 November 2022 at 05:12

Just found my own comment: #3054261-6: Treat groups filters as standard select widgets.

The query parameter is being removed from the active link. For example, after selecting option 2 path/page?option=2 the option 2 link becomes path/page.

Comment #8

imclean commented 23 November 2022 at 05:28

Actually mine's a different issue I think. It happens whether ajax is enabled or not, and can affect other grouped filter options from the one which is being clicked. They seem to lose the query parameter sometimes, I'm trying to find a pattern.