advance search

On the advanced search page is it possible to remove the box
Limit to Manufacturer and the box Search by date added.

Unfortunately, this isn't easy to do with the stylesheet. You are going to have to edit a file called tpl_advanced_search_default.php wich is found in (includes/templates/yourtemplate/templates/). If you do not have that file in that place then you need to create it as an override by copying it from the default template.

It is pretty easy to understand. You are looking for blocks of code to delete. The first one looks like this:

<fieldset class="floatingBox forward">
    <legend><?php echo ENTRY_MANUFACTURERS; ?></legend>
    <?php echo zen_draw_pull_down_menu('manufacturers_id', zen_get_manufacturers(array(array('id' => '', 'text' => TEXT_ALL_MANUFACTURERS))), $sData['manufacturers_id']); ?>
<br class="clearBoth" />
</fieldset>

The next one looks like this:

<fieldset class="floatingBox forward"> 
<legend><?php echo ENTRY_DATE_RANGE; ?></legend>
<fieldset class="floatLeft">
    <legend><?php echo ENTRY_DATE_FROM; ?></legend>
    <?php echo zen_draw_input_field('dfrom', $sData['dfrom'], 'onfocus="RemoveFormatString(this, \'' . DOB_FORMAT_STRING . '\')"'); ?>
</fieldset> 
<fieldset class="floatLeft">
    <legend><?php echo ENTRY_DATE_TO; ?></legend>
    <?php echo zen_draw_input_field('dto', $sData['dto'], 'onfocus="RemoveFormatString(this, \'' . DOB_FORMAT_STRING . '\')"'); ?>
</fieldset> 
</fieldset> 

back up the file somewhere safe!!!!

then delete both chunks and upload the new version.

You should be done. But you may want to fiddle with the layout after that....

Thanks Nick that worked well:D