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I would like to add an seo rule to a ‘custom field’ (it is actually numeric but I have set it to be a normal custom field so I get a sensible url). example: domain.com/make/bmw/year-2025/
I cannot see how to add the year to the indexing. It shows as a ‘Custom Field Prefix’ in the URL Prefixes section, but nothing is showing under ‘indexed filters’ for ‘year’. Is there any way of adding this so the noindex etc. gets removed and I can add the seo text?
Hi MediaPagesLtd
Go to the Filters > Settings > Indexed Filters > and make sure the checkbox is “checked” next to the required filter from your custom field > and hit the save button.
Then go to the Filters > SEO Rules and create a SEO Rule using the filter from that custom field.
Best Regards,
Victor
That is my point – although the filter is set up (filter by: custom field, Meta Key= ca-year, Prefix for URL = year-registered) it appears in the URL prefixes tab, but NOT in the indexed filters tabs. This just has the taxonomies that I have used in other filters. Remember, this is not a taxonomy I am using but the CPT post meta. If it does not show in the indexed filters tab, I cannot make an SEO rule for it (I have set lots of these up so far with taxonomies so understand how to do one – I have also written a plugin to create a site map for the ones I have written). I assume it does not work either because it is a meta, not taxonomy or the meta data custom fields are not set up correctly on my theme?
Can you please send the credentials to the wp-admin dashboard following this document so we can check it?
Best Regards,
Victor
Done
Go through all of your filter sets and delete all filters created from a custom field “ca-year” (when you delete it > hit the update button). When you delete them all, check one more time in all filter sets that you have if there is 100% no filter created from the “ca-year” meta key. Then, go to the filter set placed on the page that you sent us and create a filter from this custom field. We noticed that you have at least two filters (in different filter sets) from the same meta key with different prefixes, which is causing this issue.
After you create the filter from the “ca-year,” go to the Filters > Settings > Indexed filters and check if it appears there.
Best Regards,
Victor
I would still like to have the year from/to filter on my main search filter (called all Listings Filter). I would like to have the new filter set to filter on the make and body taxonomies so I can have /bmw/year-registered-2024/ as an indexed landing page. How can I achieve this?
In that case, you need two separate custom fields, one will be used for the indexing and the other one can be used for the range slider.
Best Regards,
Victor
Hi
I create a seo rule on specifc filter -> https://dev.cavetown.nl/product-categorie/industriele-kasten/merken-eleonora/materialen9123-acaciahout/
I filled in the H1, meta description and title, but I dont see the content. What am I missing?
An
Hi An
Can you please send the credentials to the wp-admin dashboard following this document so we can check it?
Also, we can make an SEO Rule example so you can check it.
Best Regards,
Victor
Hi, I sent the credentials!
Basically, everything is working, just you have to turn off this option – https://prnt.sc/nXUg8tkGZd0f
And also, please check this option – https://prnt.sc/Na5uDppqehyJ in case you need to set the indexing depth.
As to the H1 not changing on the page, please check this page – https://filtereverything.pro/resources/all-about-seo/#seo_h1_description_issue
So you might want to contact your theme support and ask what hook you can use in order to change the H1 on those pages. Then add the code with that hook on your site, using a code snippet plugin.
Best Regards,
Victor
Hi Victor, I see yes. What I still see is the orginal content of the product category. This way you have like 2 seo texts. 1 of the seo rule and one of the general product category. That one should actually be gone when there is a seo rule text displayed. How can we solve this.
The instruction on the same page – https://prnt.sc/J5D_QhDXOmys just you have to use the hook of your theme that is responsible for that description in order to remove it and place the SEO Description you configured.
Best Regards,
Victor
Ok I understand. Doesnt this effect the SEO indexing technical aspect of everything?
Not at all, basically it is just replacing the SEO Description on the pages that have SEO Rules on them. It does not remove anything before you are filtering the page, or with the filter combinations that are not indexed with the SEO Rules.
Best Regards,
Victor
Hello, I have a specific question.
We have 25 thousand simple products, without variations.
We will need almost 50 filter groups, each with 4 options.
Example:
Voltage (110v, 220v)
Colors (yellow, blue, green, gray, red)
I am calling each filter title a group.
They will be created in ACF so that we can mark these characteristics in the product registration to be filtered with the list on the website.
Does the plugin work well with this amount of filters using ACF?
No problem, or would there be another way?
Hi samucavirtualite
In general, the plugin can handle as many filters as you need. The only limitation is your server hardware, whether it can handle the load and provide fast calculations.
Best Regards,
Victor
Function suggestion: Add user selection options for indexing and following. At present, the default index is nofollow, noindex. However, this will prevent Google from crawling old content. So I think the best way is to follow, noidex. What do you think? How to set it up?
Hi melody7
Thank you for your interest in the Filter Everything plugin.
You have to create SEO Rules in order to make some pages indexable, or you can use custom code with the WP robot tags hook to make them all indexable by default.
Best Regards,
Victor
Hi, I can’t remove an item from a filter. When I press “Delete”, the item remains, while the Delete button disappears. See this screenshot: https://staging.salonservice.it/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/filtri.jpg Thanks
Hi thetis
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
Hi, i sent the credentials
This issue is coming from the WooCommerce B2B plugin, more likely this part of the code (admin.min.js):
o(document).on("click", ".button-link-delete", function(t) {
t.preventDefault(),
o(this).parents("tr").remove()
}),
Try to turn off that plugin and check if you can delete it without any issues. If you can, then please contact the WooCommerce B2B plugin developer and present the code that we have sent you, which is causing issues, so they can provide a fix for it on their side.
Best Regards,
Victor
Hey I deactivated my license on the test site and im trying to activate it on the main site and its not working, can you please check my license and unblock it. Im trying to install the license on questyme.com
Hi mustafatayyeb
Thank you for choosing Filter Everything PRO.
Any error message or what is happening after you place your license key in the licese tab and hit the activate button?
Best Regards,
Victor
It says the following: Invalid license key. Please enter correct license key.
never mind it works now, I was plugging in the purchase code directly
It is important to keep in mind that the License key and CodeCanyon purchase code are two different things.
Please use incognito mode in your browser!!!
In order to set the License key for the Filter Everything PRO plugin, simply head to Filters -> Settings -> License and click the “Get your License Key” button.
It will take you to a new page where you have to log in with your Envato credentials (with an account where you have purchased the plugin) and obtain your License key.
Best Regards,
Victor
We are glad to hear that the issue was resolved.
Best Regards,
Victor
Hello, Victor!
I try to create SEO rule, but this doesn’t work for all page like:
/product-category/ – (site.com/product-category/some-category/attr-1)
but this is work fine for all shop page, like this: /shop/ (site.com/shop/some-category/attr-1)
Where mistake?
Hi WR023
Thank you for choosing Filter Everything PRO.
If your site already has separate, indexed category pages, there is no need to create additional SEO rules for the “Shop” page using those same categories. Doing so would create duplicate SEO rules, some directing to the actual category pages and others to the shop page with the same chosen category, which can lead to confusion and may even be flagged as spammy by search engines.
To place SEO rules directly on category pages, go to Filters > Settings > Indexed Filters and uncheck the box for the category filter. This allows you to apply SEO rules to the actual category pages. However, keep in mind that the category filter will no longer appear in the SEO Rules options, as you’re now targeting the direct category pages with the SEO rules.
If you have a filter from a taxonomy (e.g., product categories) and it is indexed, you cannot apply SEO rules to those taxonomy pages. This approach is designed to follow SEO best practices and prevent potential duplication issues.
Best Regards,
Victor
Thank you for your reply, but I still don’t understand how to create an SEO page for a specific category page and some selected attributes?
I tried disabling the category filter, but it doesn’t have any effect. The meta descriptions don’t appear on page.
Can you try to set up an example for me on my shop?
Go to the category page and choose any option from “Тип Засобу” and you will see the SEO Rule in work. You can check it in the SEO Rules, how we created it.
Best Regards,
Victor
Thanks! This is awesome.
Some more questions:
1. Does the filter have a separate sitemap with SEO filter URLs? How does Google index the SEO filter links?
2. How can I enable Filter Chips in the sidebar only on mobile? I was displaying the chips above the products, but that block is hidden on mobile.
1) The sitemap functionality is currently in development. Filtered pages with SEO rules have robot tags set to index, follow, making them indexable. Other pages without SEO rules are tagged as noindex, nofollow.
2) This can only be achieved via custom CSS by setting the chips element to display: block when the screen width is less than 768px, and everything that is further display: none. You can use the exact chips widget or add any container for the chips with the custom ID or Class to do so.
Best Regards,
Victor
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