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Hello again Victor,
I need assistance for the Events Calendar archive page. I managed to add a sidebar and add filters to the archive page with all my events. But the filter doesn’t work. In my filter set setting, there’s like 15 tribe_events request to choose from, but no one seems to work.
The page : https://dev.mudita.ch/events/
Could you help me with this issue?
Thank you,
Alex
Hi Alex
Can you please send the credentials to the wp-admin dashboard following this document so we can check it?
Best Regards,
Victor
Hello,
I sent you the credentials by MP,
Regards
Alex
Done! Please check this image – https://prnt.sc/Jyy362N4ZOdg
All we did was choose the correct query in order to filter them. Please check this page now – https://dev.mudita.ch/events/
Best Regards,
Victor
Awesome!
Thank you Victor!
Best regards,
Alex
I have a website here https://smartreno4u.ca/projects/ and I want to filter the projects like kitchen projects and bathroom projects and others, is it possible? I am using ASTRA THEME
Hi wowmedia247
If they are simple posts from the CPT named “projects” and displayed on the page via WP_Query, then yes, you can filter them.
Best Regards,
Victor
Do you have the possibility to add pagination for testing?
Because the problem seems to occur when a page is specified.
For example: https://test.filtereverything.pro/[category_name]/[filter_name]-[filter_value]/page/2
Thanks.
Yes, the pagination will not work on the category without the category particle in the URL; it will generate a 404 error. With or without our plugin.
Also, please respond in the same comment thread, as it becomes confusing when new threads are created just to add something to the same issue. This fragments the conversation, making it difficult to follow the full context.
Best Regards,
Victor
Thank you for your analysis; it helped me identify the problem.
I ran some tests, and it actually happens when you define the following permalink structure: / category / postname /
Unfortunately, I don’t see how to solve my problem with Filter Everything :/
We just tested it on our end, and even with such permalinks behavior, it is working:
https://test.filtereverything.pro/category/business/ https://test.filtereverything.pro/business/Best Regards,
Victor
Hello, I found a bug with the plugin, which generates a PHP Fatal Error, “Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded.” This isn’t an execution time issue because even when I set it to unlimited, the error still appears. The error appears when visitors try to access https://mywebsite.com/news/tag-windows10/ instead of https://mywebsite.com/cat/news/tag-windows10/. This is because WordPress allows access to category pages both with and without the category permalink base. Can you fix the issue? I can give you more information if needed. Thank you.
Hi DreamOn5
Thank you for choosing Filter Everything PRO.
Can you please send the exact page with the issue and instructions on how we can recreate this issue on the page?
WordPress allows access to category pages both with and without the category permalink base.
By default, WordPress does not allow access to category pages both with and without the category permalink base. For example, if your category URL is site.com/cat/cars, you cannot also access it as site.com/cars, this won’t work with the default WordPress behavior. Only one permalink can work, but not both at the same time.
Best Regards,
Victor
That is absolutely incorrect behavior on your site. You either have some URL rewriting rules in your .htaccess file or a permalink issue on the site. Maybe an issue in the database as well.
For example, you can test it on our demo site – https://demo.filtereverything.pro/category/health/ and remove the “category” and see what happens, it will simply return a 404 error as it should. And it will do so with any clean WP installation.
You can try going to the Settings > Permlalink and hit the update button, maybe it will update permalinks and remove the ability to use both options.
Best Regards,
Victor
Filter and Bots – a Complete Disaster
Continuing the previously raised topic. For each combination of selected parameters within each attribute, a separate page is generated with a URL containing “-or-”. If the filter has 10 parameters, we end up with 1024 variants and pages.
The whole problem is that all these pages contain links to other combinations. Bots and crawlers follow these links from page to page, creating an enormous load on the hosting and server. Yes, pages not explicitly marked for SEO have the noindex, nofollow directives.
But the thing is, all bots – including Google – completely ignore these directives. Sure, they might not index or show your pages, but nothing stops them from crawling them. Here’s an example from Google itself:
https://prnt.sc/Z98YMFwxn-GgTo make matters worse, many suspicious bots disguise themselves as regular Chrome or Firefox user agents.
Yes, if the site is hosted on a dedicated server, it’s still somehow manageable via blocking. For example, at the server level, you can block all suspicious bots altogether or deny access to URLs containing “-or-” for legit bots. Additionally, block aggressive bot IPs at the site level.
But what can you do on a shared hosting environment?
This is becoming a full-blown catastrophe. Something must be done — hide the links or come up with another solution…
Hi akaEnot
We’ve directed it to the development team. As soon as we get any information on it, we’ll let you know.
Best Regards,
Victor
Hi! Is it possible to stay on the same url when using filters? Because when filtering the URL change and after som filtering it stop working because you are on wrong URL.
Hi norrsia
Unfortunately, this is not possible, as the entire filtering functionality is connected to the filter URL parameters. Could you please provide the link to the page where you’re experiencing the issue, along with instructions on how we can recreate it?
Best Regards,
Victor
Is it possible to write a message to you without posting an URL to the clients upcoming website?
You can send it via PM – https://codecanyon.net/user/fe_support
Best Regards,
Victor
Can you please send the credentials to the wp-admin dashboard following this document so we can check it?
More likely some permalink conflict on the site.
Best Regards,
Victor
Seems like after adding the fe_ additin to your filter prefixes fixed the issue – https://prnt.sc/s7VFFQr_MNII you can edit them in the Filters > Settings > URL Prefixes.
Make sure to use unique values that are not used on the site for any pages, taxonomies slugs and so on.
Best Regards,
Victor
HI I’m using the plugin on my site, it works great. I am using elementor pro and the Hello theme by elementor. I am wanting to display the sorting shortcode, but I understand that that can only be displayed once a widget has been created within the widget area of the theme. I dont have the ability with my theme to create widgets, so im unable to display the sorting option. How can I fix this?
Hi lewishayes_
Thank you for choosing Filter Everything PRO.
If your theme does not have a widget area, you can use this code example, which you can place in a code snippets plugin – https://wordpress.org/plugins/code-snippets/ in order to add a widget area to your theme:
function custom_theme_widgets_init() {
register_sidebar( array(
'name' => __( 'Custom Sidebar', 'textdomain' ),
'id' => 'custom-sidebar',
'description' => __( 'Add widgets here.', 'textdomain' ),
'before_widget' => '<section id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
'after_widget' => '</section>',
'before_title' => '<h2 class="widget-title">',
'after_title' => '</h2>',
) );
}
add_action( 'widgets_init', 'custom_theme_widgets_init' );
And in this widget area, create a sorting widget with all of the parameters, and then display it on the page with the shortcode.
Best Regards,
Victor
Subject: Keep “Filter by Type” Always Expanded with All Hierarchical Options Visible
Hi,
we are using your plugin “Filter Everything” on our website https://greenterest.it, specifically on this page: https://greenterest.it/brand/bottos/.
Our client has requested that the “Filtra per Tipologia” (Filter by Type) section always remains fully expanded, including all child (hierarchical) categories, by default.
The goal is to immediately show users all available filter options without requiring them to click to expand the section. This is crucial for UX, especially on mobile devices.
Is there a setting or code snippet we can use to make this behavior permanent?
Thanks in advance for your support.
Best regards
Hi Officina2-0
Basically, there are the 3 most common options here:
1) Use the hook “wpc_hierarchy_opened” in order to write the code that will always make them open(this is just a hook in the plugin, not the code):
function flrt_hierarchy_opened() {
return apply_filters( 'wpc_hierarchy_opened', [] );
}
2) Use custom CSS styles to make them always open and remove the ”+” symbols. You can place your custom styles in the Filters > Settings > Experimental > Custom CSS.
3) Use templates overriding – https://filtereverything.pro/resources/templates-overriding/ to write your own custom template for chekboxes.
You can choose the most comfortable option for yourself in order to make them always open by default.
Best Regards,
Victor
Hi Victor,
Thanks for your previous reply.
I’ve reviewed the documentation and your suggestions, but I still need help implementing option 1. Could you please show me exactly how and where to add the hook wpc_hierarchy_opened so that all hierarchical filter elements are always open by default?
I’m not sure if the hook should be added in the functions.php of my child theme or elsewhere, and I’d appreciate a concrete example with the correct syntax.
Thanks in advance for your help!
Best regards
We’d love to help, but unfortunately, in accordance with the Envato/CodeCanyon support guidelines, custom codes are out of the scope of support policy – https://prnt.sc/VE72fuxbqrWh
The support is limited to the features included in the default functionality of the plugin. Such a feature can be added in future updates.
However, we can guide you by pointing out which hooks might help you achieve certain results. If you’re not familiar with WordPress hooks in general, we recommend contacting a site developer who can assist you in implementing the required custom functionality and writing this custom code for you.
Best Regards,
Victor
Hi there,
I built a filter but it doesn’t work. The same results just pop up onto the screen as if there filter was used.
Page build = only show products worth £6.99
Filter build = Post type product - filter by categories - filter title = gift type - prefix for url = productype - view in widget = checkboxes - filter logic = or - sort terms by abc - include = i had added the relevant categories (it breaks either way) - folding = ticked. Settings -Where to filter = Pages + designated page. -and what to filter = search product query #1 Note – i never really understood what this was doing and it has changed recently with an update. -Empty terms = always hide -show counters = ticked -hide empty filters = ticked
and that’s it. I am stumped as to why it doesn’t work. Maybe it’s the page build to only show 6.99 products?
Hi matthewm174
Generally, there is no support for accounts whose support period has expired following the support policy.
We will help you once we have addressed all requests from accounts with valid support periods. Please note that this process may take some time, possibly days or weeks.
If you want to receive it faster, please extend the support period. We will prioritize processing the request for supported accounts.
Best Regards,
Victor
Appreciate that. The issue is also happening on this older page too. https://abbeygifts.co.uk/calendars/
very strange
The issue is related to your site setup and requires direct access to the site using the credentials in order to find the root of the issue. If you’d like us to check your setup, please extend your support period so we can do so.
If you are experiencing any difficulties extending your support period or have any questions about support guidelines on CodeCanyon, please contact the Envato Support team directly.
Best Regards,
Victor
I have just extended the support.
Thank you for the support extension.
Can you please send the credentials to the wp-admin dashboard following this document so we can check it?
Best Regards,
Victor
logins sent. tested
We have checked the site, cleaned transients with the SG cache as well. This provided the updated list of the queries on those pages, and we have chosen the correct ones to be filtered in the “And what to filter” dropdowns. And now everything is working well.
Best Regards,
Victor
Hi Victor, thanks for fixing this so quickly.
Can you explain to me what you did to fix this as I am unsure.
Clearing the cache? I did this multiple times.
What do you mean exactly when you say “This provided the updated list of the queries on those pages”.
I always use “search product query #1” as mentioned above.
First, we cleared the cache. Then, we navigated to the filter set applied to the page and selected the first query > Hit the Update button > visited the page with the filter, selected any filter term, and refreshed the page.
If nothing changed, we repeated the process: select a second query > hit update > and refreshed the page with the selected filter, continuing until we found the correct query filtering the posts.
Best Regards,
Victor
Ok, so how does that “and what to filter” part work?
Is it just a randomised place the queries are put so they don’t get too full?
“And what to filter” displays all the queries on the page that are related to the chosen post type to filter. These queries appear in the order they are rendered on the page. On some pages, the post query might be the second one; on others, it could be the sixth, depending on how many other queries appear before the one that is displaying your actual posts that you want to filter.
Best Regards,
Victor
Interesting. I think all of mine are in the 1st search query. Can you give me an example of what might have to happen for them to be elsewhere?
What would cause the need for other queries to take up other spots? A plugin? script? otter blocks maybe?
Ideally, a page should have 1-2 queries under optimal conditions, not 8-12 or more. So, if there is a page with basically 4 posts and a header menu only, and we see that there are 8 or more queries for a chosen post type, then something is wrong.
Either the header menu is using multiple queries to display menu items, so adding a new menu column can add 3 more queries to the page, or even more, making 20+ queries, which can significantly slow down the site and always mess up the number of queries on the page and their order. Or the issue with the page template that displays those posts.
The plugin loads the page and processes each query in the order they fire on that exact page. If something changes on the page in terms of queries, it will affect the order in the ‘And what to filter’ section.
Best Regards,
Victor
Ah, very insightful. Thanks again for the support.
I want to use the plugin via shortcode and apply filtering only where the shortcode is used. However, I haven’t been able to get it to work properly. I’ve reviewed your documentation but couldn’t find the ID information anywhere. I don’t understand why so much effort was made to hide the ID—honestly, it would have been much better if it were more visible.
Could you please let me know where I can find the ID of the filter set I created?
Hi radikel
Thank you for choosing Filter Everything PRO.
The shortcode itself does not display the filters on the page. It is more like a canvas where the filters will be displayed if you apply the filter set on this page in the “Where to filter” dropdown. Also, you have to choose the correct query in the “And what to filter” in order to filter your posts on the chosen page.
The ID can be found in the URL when editing the filter set.
Best Regards,
Victor
Hi please help me. I set up a filter for filtering woocommerce product in elementor pro loop grids, witch custom loop template. But when i select two Brand attributes and the connection is OR relationship, not AND, it only shows the last selected brands and list only those. But up in the url it shows the correct parameters with or connection. Why is that? How can i correct this bug? Thank you
Hi bkris
This issue may be caused by an incorrect configuration or a conflict with a custom code or template. It could also be due to an incorrect query used in the “And what to filter” setting.
This type of issue can be checked using admin credentials; however, it requires active support time. If you’d like us to check the issue on your site, please extend your support time. Once it is extended, we will send you instructions on how to securely provide us with the necessary credentials so we can check the site.
Best Regards,
Victor
Hello. I have manually added the function to my theme’s hook for outputting the SEO Rule description. This works great. But I do not see in your docs how to output the H1. This is not displaying automatically in my theme, so I need to add it to my hook as well. How can I do this? Thanks.
https://filtereverything.pro/resources/seo-rules-troubleshooting/Hi bravewhale
Please check this page – https://filtereverything.pro/resources/all-about-seo/#seo_h1_description_issue
Best Regards,
Victor
Before I click on extra support, I have a question: I would like to use the filter to filter people. For this, I need 3 to 5 filter options. I don’t use WooCommerce, can you use the filter this way?
I saw a nice discount for support before I logged in, but when I’m logged in, the normal price is shown. Can I get the discount here too?
Hi nwb18
It depends on what exactly you mean by “use the filter to filter people.”
If you have a custom CPT “people” and you display the posts of this CPT via WP_Query, then you can filter them without any issues.
As for the discount, it is provided when purchasing a new license and is not related to the overall support extension costs.
Best Regards,
Victor
I have a custom CPT, can I filter on more than 3 or 4 items using this?
Yes, you can.
Best Regards,
Victor
Cool, I will renew support 
Hi, I have the pro version of your plugin and added my licence to my main website (rawdogfoodcompany.co.uk) but I have just tried to add it to my staging site and its saying it is already used on two sites. How can I remove the second site as it should not be used anywhere else.
Thanks Guys J
Hi jusneale
You can send the license key (the one you are entering in the license tab) via PM – https://codecanyon.net/user/fe_support so we can deactivate it from the second site.
Best Regards,
Victor
Hello,
I’d like to filter my events by the venue. My events are created with The Events Calendar plugin. So I’ve created a new filter with the custom meta key of _EventVenueID but it returns the ID of the venue, not the label. The filtering is working as expected.
How can I display the label ?
Thanks for your help,
Alex
Hi Alex
Can you please provide information on what custom field type you are using? If it is a relationship custom field, please check this page – https://wordpress.org/support/topic/filter-cpt-with-acf-relationship-field/
Best Regards,
Victor
Hi Victor,
Thanks for your quick answer.
It’s the venu field that comes with the events calendar plugin. This field is already integrated into the core plugin. When you create an event, you can specify a venu, in order to do so, you have to create the venue first. It’s a relationship, link to the event post type, but not created by acf.
I already visit the thread about filter and relationship field with ACF, it helps me. But not for this case, because it’s not ACF related.
Regards,
Alex
In that case, you can contact the Events Calendar plugin support and provide our code example for the ACF relationship custom fields. This may help them implement the necessary changes to make it compatible with their own relationship custom fields. As they know better how it is working on their side and how to pull its data correctly to check.
By default, relationship custom fields do not store the labels, and the plugin pulls data directly from the database. So, if the custom fields contain only IDs, you’ll need additional functionality to retrieve the post titles, or any other relevant data, to replace the IDs with the appropriate labels.
Best Regards,
Victor
I spoke with WP Engine support and they said that the site is not being cached at all right now since it is a transferrable site that will be moved to a new hosting account once it is ready to go live. So there is no object caching present at the moment according to them.
Hi deplume
Please try to reply in the same comment thread so we can keep the entire conversation in one place. Creating a new comment each time is confusing, and we’re losing sight of the initial issue and the steps that have already been taken to resolve it.
Unfortunately, that is not correct on their side. If you check this page – https://prnt.sc/3otxPRYtpGJs there is a clear cache button. So if we clear it and refresh the page with the chosen filter, it will display everything as it should – https://prnt.sc/cjWcS0qVBgFZ
However, if you uncheck that filter, nothing will change, and you will see only that one post until you clean that cache again, because that query was cached with the Object cache from WP Engine. And you see the cached query that displays only one post. Please pass them this information so they can actually check it and turn off the Object cache for testing purposes. Or provide the information on how you can do it.
Best Regards,
Victor
I checked in with the WP Engine team and they said that they excluded the page the filters are on from being cached. I still don;t see it working though. Can you verify its queryable now?
Hi deplume
We’re not entirely sure what they are doing, but the caching on the site is still present and behaves the same way. Clearing the cache with a page refresh works temporarily, but the page gets cached immediately after the refresh. (When you visit the page for the first time after clearing cache, it loads as it should; however, after the first load, you get the cached page version with the cached queries on it.)
It might be helpful to follow their documentation here: https://wpengine.com/support/wp-engines-object-caching/ as it seems like they either aren’t applying any changes at all, or they might be applying them to an entirely different site.
Best Regards,
Victor
I spoke with WP Engine support again and they said “Just modified the added cache exclusion there. Also will add a web rules to set up the cache expiration to 150 seconds.”
They also asked this “By the way can you send a screenshot of the query monitor telling that wpengine has cache please? I”ll just use it as a reference just in case.”
If this doesn’t work, I will try moving the site to a live server since according to them, we can turn off object caching altogether on that kind of environment. I just don’t currently have that space so I will have to make room on one.
Not sure about the query monitor plugin, it cannot provide information if the query was cached or not, but this data is kinda showing it all – https://prnt.sc/IoE1n-8mGTFs
Best Regards,
Victor
Credentials have been sent!
Hi deplume
We have checked the site and found that the issue is related to caching. WP Engine typically uses extensive caching, but in this case, you need to configure the Object Cache specifically. Make sure it does not cache queries on the pages where you want to apply filters, as cached queries cannot be filtered.
Best Regards,
Victor
Hi There I am using the Pro Version of Filter Everything (Client Purchased)
I have got a bug where, irrespective of which filtering option is selected the filter widget doesn’t filter the product collection Block in Gutenberg. The same applies to the Sorting Widget The row of filter chips still appears correctly. Initial tests and early in the development phase the widget was working perfectly, but after styling the widgets no longer work
Hi tanjasankart
Thank you for choosing Filter Everything PRO.
Can you please send the credentials to the wp-admin dashboard following this document so we can check it?
Best Regards,
Victor
Hello There Thank you for the reply. I have sent you the details
Thank you for the credentials. The only missing thing is the link to the login page itself, where we can use those credentials. Can you please send it via PM – https://codecanyon.net/user/fe_support
Best Regards,
Victor
Apologies for that. I have just sent it
We have placed the filter set directly on the Shop page and chose the correct query in the “And what to filter” section – https://prnt.sc/LPPhX1q5VQ9e – and everything is working now.
Also, in case you encounter any other issues, please make sure the plugin area and the filters area are not hidden, so we can easily access them. Currently, they are hidden from us – https://prnt.sc/Bgx_AmcILzZw
Best Regards,
Victor
Congratulations on your well-deserved success!
Hi shraddha257
Thank you so much! We really appreciate it.
Best Regards,
Victor