Advanced search template

Agree. I also do not associate the symbol with an advanced search or more options. I think it was a "gear" icon in previous versions of Cobalt. Which was slightly better, IMHO.

Since bootstrap is involved and required, it should be an appended input style... - a button with gear-icon, maybe combined with terms like "options", "advanced". - or a search/go button + second arrow down icon

bootstrap original examples (wrong terms and icons):

Actually, Emerald9 has similar search inputs:

and also Cobalt has similar search inputs ;-) See Cobalt Records list in backend.

Some simple examples and quick edits with firebug and "icomoon" classes:

You can find it in the markup template, line 97

Before modifying it, please read here

See also here

I understand that it might not be 100% satisfying. Especially with filters. There are hundreds of ways how to render filters. But all that also depends on section type. What you display. It may be hidden like now or exposed by default. It may be tabs or sliders or columns or who knows what else.

We only try to supply basic template which will fit most user cases.

And we think that if anyone whats it to looks different, then one need to create own templates. Because we cannot satisfy everyone anyway. And that is why templating system was created for Cobalt.

Thanks! Which file exactly?

See here

Make first your copy as described under 3)

Then edit the new file in the folder /components/com_cobalt/views/records/tmpl/

and set it as your new default in the section parameter for the markup template.