Search

FiboFilters 1.8.0 introduces a Search filter, allowing users to search for specific items within the filtered results. This update provides a more dynamic and efficient way to refine product listings by enabling a search functionality directly within the filtered view.

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Available options

Option nameDescription
Display filter name in applied filtersIf the user runs a search, the search phrase will be displayed above the products in a special section called “Applied filters”.

With this option enabled, the “Filter name” and “Selected feature” will be displayed as shown in the screenshot below. Inversely, when the option is disabled, only the “Selected feature” will be shown.
FiboFilters: applied filters for the search filter

Adding the Search filter type

To display the Search facet on the front-end:

Go to the FiboFilters Filter Builder. Click the “New Filter +” button to add a new filter. In the filter editor, select “search facet” under the data source dropdown:

Once selected, a new search facet will be added to the filter list:

On the front-end, the Search filter will appear as follows:

Limitations

The current version of the Search filter only allows searching within product titles. Product descriptions, SKUs, and other product details are not supported for search filtering at this time.