Thanks, but once again, what is used in the dropdown/filter is coming directly from the MySQL database, where it is stored as a "+" sign!

From my testing so far, it appears that when this value is passed through the URL to the RESULTS page as a $REQUEST variable (so it will pre-fill the dropdown) that is when the value changes. The + is being changed to a SPACE, not sure why, but that is what is happening.

The extension doesn't modify request variables. It is common rule for request parameters, + symbol should be encoded (encoded value is %2B).

Regards,
ARI Soft