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The tutorial describes how to adjust the backend settings of the JetSmartFilters<\/em><\/a> plugin\u2019s Date Period Filter and use the Date Period Filter<\/strong><\/a> widget for Elementor to filter CPT posts by the posted and modified dates and display these posts on the front end.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Things to know<\/div>

The same logic and settings are also available for the Date Range filter<\/a>, so feel free to use this guide to create it.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The tutorials Date Period Filter Overview<\/strong><\/a> and Date Range Filter Overview<\/strong><\/a> detail these filters\u2019 settings.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Create a Date Period Filter<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Navigate to the WordPress Dashboard > Smart Filters<\/em><\/strong> tab and press the \u201cAdd New<\/strong>\u201d button to create a filter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"smart<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Select the <\/strong>\u201cDate Period\u201d Filter Type<\/strong>. The Date Period Filter Overview<\/a> describes the filter\u2019s settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Type the filter\u2019s name in the Filter Name<\/strong> field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigate to the Filter by<\/strong> drop-down menu and select the \u201cPost Date\u201d option. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This option activates the Date Type<\/strong> selector, where you can choose between the “Posted” and “Modified” variants, which refer to the date of creation or the date of modification.
Select the \u201cPosted\u201d option if you need to filter the CPT posts referring to the date of creation or the \u201cModified\u201d option if you need to display posts referring to the date of modification from the Date Type<\/strong> drop-down menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"filter<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Filter Settings<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Navigate to the Period Type <\/strong>drop-down menu and select the filtering period you need from the \u201cCustom range,\u201d \u201cDay,\u201d \u201cWeek,\u201d \u201cMonth,\u201d and \u201cYear\u201d <\/strong>options. In this case, we selected the \u201cWeek\u201d option to filter the posts with the post date created within the selected week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Type the text you need to be displayed on the filter\u2019s button in the Datepicker Button Text<\/strong> field <\/strong>(here, the \u201cSelect Date\u201d text is set by default) and specify the Available dates range<\/strong> (here, we selected the \u201cAll dates\u201d option, but you can choose the \u201cFuture,\u201d \u201cPast,\u201d or \u201cCustom dates\u201d variants).If necessary, enable the Start\/End Date Period Enabled<\/strong> toggle to enter the formats in which the selected dates will be displayed in the Start Format<\/strong>, Separator<\/strong>, and End Format<\/strong> fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"date<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Enable the Use Default Filter Value<\/strong> toggle if you need to set a date period that will be selected in the filter on the front end from the start. If enabled, this toggle activates the Default Filter Value<\/strong> field, where you can specify your desired value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"default<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Fill in the Filter Label<\/strong> and Active Filter Label<\/strong> fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A detailed description of all settings can be found in the Date Period Filter Overview <\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Press the \u201cUpdate<\/strong>\u201d button to save the filter.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Add the Filter to a Page<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Modify the CPTs you need. We created a listing item, added the needed dynamic content, and updated the item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"listing<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

To create a listing item based on the CPT data, follow the How to Create Listing Template for Post Types<\/a> tutorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Create a post\/page in Elementor and divide the layout of the post\/page into columns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find the Listing Grid<\/strong><\/a> widget and add it to a column. Select the Listing<\/strong> you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find the Date Period Filter<\/strong> widget and drag and drop it to another column. Unroll the Content<\/strong> settings and select the built Date Period Filter<\/strong> for the Select Filter<\/strong> field. Pick the \u201cJetEngine\u201d option in the This filter for<\/strong> drop-down menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"date<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Front End View<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Navigate to the front end and apply the filter. Here, we selected February 28, 2024, and the Listing Grid<\/strong> displays posts modified from February 25, 2024, to March 03, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"date<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Let’s take a look at a bit of a different use case. Return to the WordPress Dashboard > All Filters > Smart Filters List <\/em><\/strong>tab. Open the created filter and adjust its settings.
Select the \u201cPosted\u201d option in the Date Type<\/strong> drop-down menu when creating the filter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"post<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

That will affect filtering in the following way: the filter will display only one result for the same dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"date<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s all about filtering posts by the posted and last modified date using the JetSmartFilters<\/em> plugin on the WordPress website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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