Answers.Body: <p>You can create 2 queries, first you pull all the channel entries, that are related to your <code>bandCategory</code></p>
  
  <pre><code>$criteria = craft()-&gt;elements-&gt;getCriteria(ElementType::Entry);
  $criteria-&gt;relatedTo = $bandCategory;
  $criteria-&gt;section = 'channel';
  $relatedChannelEntries = $criteria-&gt;ids();
  
  // then continue your code 
  $criteria = craft()-&gt;elements-&gt;getCriteria(ElementType::Entry);
  $criteria-&gt;section = 'stories';
  $criteria-&gt;search = $this-&gt;query;
  $criteria-&gt;order = $this-&gt;orderSql();
  $criteria-&gt;limit = 1000;
  $criteria-&gt;visibility = $this-&gt;checkVisibility();
  $criteria-&gt;thisIsAGuide = ':empty:';
  // and search only for entries that are related to channel entries that are related to your band
  $criteria-&gt;relatedTo = $relatedChannelEntries;
  </code></pre>
  
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Body: <pre><code>$criteria = craft()-&gt;elements-&gt;getCriteria(ElementType::Entry);
  $criteria-&gt;section = 'stories';
  $criteria-&gt;search = $this-&gt;query;
  $criteria-&gt;order = $this-&gt;orderSql();
  $criteria-&gt;limit = 1000;
  $criteria-&gt;visibility = $this-&gt;checkVisibility();
  $criteria-&gt;thisIsAGuide = ':empty:';
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I need help adding a relatedTo criteria to help pull related entries.</p>
  
  <p>The current search scope is searching on entries ("Story").
  The entry("Story") contains an entry ("channel"). 
  That channel has a category("brandCategories")</p>
  
  <p>I need to return stories that contain entries that have a matching brandCategory.
  That brandCategory is getting pulled from a GET var of "&amp;brands%5B%5D={{categoryId}}</p>
  
Tags: <search><relatedto>
Title: RelatedTo in plugin based search
ThreadText: # RelatedTo in plugin based search
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-01-29)
  
  ```
  $criteria = craft()->elements->getCriteria(ElementType::Entry);
  $criteria->section = 'stories';
  $criteria->search = $this->query;
  $criteria->order = $this->orderSql();
  $criteria->limit = 1000;
  $criteria->visibility = $this->checkVisibility();
  $criteria->thisIsAGuide = ':empty:';
  
  ```
  
  I need help adding a relatedTo criteria to help pull related entries.
  
  The current search scope is searching on entries ("Story").
  The entry("Story") contains an entry ("channel").
  That channel has a category("brandCategories")
  
  I need to return stories that contain entries that have a matching brandCategory.
  That brandCategory is getting pulled from a GET var of "&brands%5B%5D={{categoryId}}
  
  **Tags:** search, relatedto
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2018-01-29. Score: 2
  
  You can create 2 queries, first you pull all the channel entries, that are related to your `bandCategory`
  
  ```
  $criteria = craft()->elements->getCriteria(ElementType::Entry);
  $criteria->relatedTo = $bandCategory;
  $criteria->section = 'channel';
  $relatedChannelEntries = $criteria->ids();
  
  // then continue your code 
  $criteria = craft()->elements->getCriteria(ElementType::Entry);
  $criteria->section = 'stories';
  $criteria->search = $this->query;
  $criteria->order = $this->orderSql();
  $criteria->limit = 1000;
  $criteria->visibility = $this->checkVisibility();
  $criteria->thisIsAGuide = ':empty:';
  // and search only for entries that are related to channel entries that are related to your band
  $criteria->relatedTo = $relatedChannelEntries;
  
  ```
  
  
  ---
  
  