{"id":422,"date":"2012-05-03T15:47:59","date_gmt":"2012-05-03T15:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2012\/05\/03\/virtuemart-search-module-joomla\/"},"modified":"2021-11-19T02:04:27","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T07:04:27","slug":"virtuemart-search-module-joomla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/joomla\/joomla-2-5\/virtuemart-search-module-joomla\/","title":{"rendered":"VirtueMart Search Module for Joomla"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"alert\">Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12\/31\/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.joomla.org\/Joomla!_CMS_versions\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A <strong>search module<\/strong> for <strong>VirtueMart<\/strong> is included when you install VirtueMart in <strong>Joomla<\/strong>. This allows you to add a search module in Joomla that searches your VirtueMart products.<\/p>\n<p>While you can find your VirtueMart products using the standard Joomla search module, using the VirtueMart Search Module gives your customers more information about your product, such as images and price details. You can find more information here on <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/joomla\/joomla-2-5\/virtuemart-search\/\">Joomla\u2019s search module vs. the VirtueMart Search Module<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to enable \/ disable the VirtueMart Search Module in Joomla:<\/strong><br>The VirtueMart Search Module within Joomla is by default named VM \u2013 Search in Shop. If you need to enable or disable this module, you can do so by following these steps:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/joomla\/joomla-3\/how-to-log-in-to-administrative-dashboard\/\">Log into your Joomla Dashboard<\/a><\/li>\n<li>In the top menu, hover over <strong>Extensions<\/strong> and click <strong>Module Manager<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Type in <strong>VM<\/strong> (<em>which is short for VirtueMart<\/em>) next to <strong>filter<\/strong>, and then click <strong>Search<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>One of the results will be <strong>VM \u2013 Search in Shop<\/strong>.<br><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/edu_joomla25_virtuemart-search-module-joomla_find-virtuemart-search-module.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"744\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/edu_joomla25_virtuemart-search-module-joomla_find-virtuemart-search-module.gif\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"find-virtuemart-search-module\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>Clicking the icon under <strong>Status<\/strong> will help you toggle the Joomla VirtueMart Search Module to either enabled or disabled.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you\u2019d like, this VirtueMart search <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/joomla\/joomla-2-5\/how-to-move-module-position\/\">module can be moved to a different position<\/a> within Joomla.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12\/31\/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. A search module for VirtueMart is included when you install VirtueMart in Joomla. 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