{"id":34056,"date":"2023-02-01T07:59:22","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T07:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/?post_type=features&#038;p=34056"},"modified":"2026-04-07T12:53:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:53:48","slug":"admin-filters-overview","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/features\/admin-filters-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Admin Filters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"admin-filters-functionality\"><strong>Admin Filters Functionality<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p>The <strong>Admin Filters<\/strong> is an additional back-end tool of the <em>WordPress<\/em> admin dashboard to filter a CPT list by glossaries, taxonomies, and metadata.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>WordPress<\/em> can filter the CPTs by Dates by default. For example, the back end of a <a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/dynamic-templates\/findero\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">real estate site<\/a> looks as follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/default-wordpress-admin-panel-2x.png\" alt=\"default wordpress admin panel\">\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>JetEngine<\/em> plugin adds <strong>Admin Filters<\/strong> dropdown menus on the panel&#8217;s top. Users can apply the <strong>Admin Filters<\/strong> filters for any meta field, including Text, Numeric, Date and Time, and related fields (Select Boxes, Checkboxes, or Radio Button fields). Unroll the dropdown menu of the appropriate filter and set the necessary conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of displayed <strong>Admin Columns<\/strong>&nbsp; limits the number of applied <strong>Admin Filters<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tutorial <a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/features\/admin-columns-overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Admin Columns Overviews<\/a> the <strong>Admin Column<\/strong> settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/admin-filters-applied.png\" alt=\"admin filters applied\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"admin-filters-location\"><strong>Admin Filters Location<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p>The settings to manage the <strong>Admin Filters<\/strong> to the CPT list are located at <strong><em>JetEngine &gt; Post Types<\/em><\/strong> of the <em>WordPress<\/em> dashboard. Pressing the \u201c<strong>Add New<\/strong>\u201d button adds a new <strong>Admin Filter.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/adding-admin-filters-2x.png\" alt=\"adding admin filters\">\n\n\n\n<p>The tutorial details <a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/jetengine\/how-to-create-admin-filters-for-the-custom-post-type\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Creating Admin FIlters for the Custom Post Type with JetEngine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"admin-filter-settings\"><strong>Admin Filter Settings<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p>The <strong>Admin Filter<\/strong> settings are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/admin-filter-settings-2x.png\" alt=\"admin filter settings\">\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Title\/Placeholder<\/strong> is a field to type the name of the filter (to identify it in the list of filters) and can also be used as a placeholder\/empty value for the filter itself on the posts page;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Use Title as Placeholder<\/strong> is a switcher turning on the possibility to use the filter name as the placeholder in the list of <strong>Admin Filters<\/strong> available in the drop-down menu. If enabled, the filter title will be added as the first option to the <strong>Admin Filters<\/strong> drop-down list; overwise, the list will display only those options that can be found&nbsp; according to other filter settings;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Type<\/strong> drop-down menu allows selecting the taxonomy or meta field option to filter the CPTs;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The different fields are available according to the option selected (taxonomy or meta field).<br>The tutorial details&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/jetengine\/how-to-create-admin-filters-for-the-custom-post-type\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Creating Admin FIlters for the Custom Post Type with JetEngine Meta<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"taxonomy-admin-filter\"><strong>Taxonomy Admin Filter<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For the <strong>Filter by<\/strong> <strong>taxonomy<\/strong> option, the following settings are available:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/taxonomy-admin-filter-settings-2x.png\" alt=\"taxonomy admin filter settings\">\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Taxonomy<\/strong> drop-down menu displays all JetEngine taxonomy data from the current CPT available to filter;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Show Counts<\/strong> toggle, if enabled, displays the total number of the taxonomy terms shown;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Order By<\/strong> drop-down menu to order terms by&nbsp; Name, Slug, Term group, Term ID, and more;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Order<\/strong> drop-down menu to specify the ascending or descending order of the <strong>\u201cOrder By<\/strong>\u201d option.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The created <strong>Admin Filter<\/strong>&nbsp; (the <strong>Show Counts<\/strong> option is toggled) for the taxonomy (here, <em>Property Type<\/em>) looks as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/taxonomy-admin-filter-applied-2x.png\" alt=\"taxonomy admin filter applied\">\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"metadata-admin-filter\"><strong>Metadata Admin Filter<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For the <strong>Filter by metadata <\/strong>option, the following settings are available:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/meta-data-admin-filter-settings-2x.png\" alt=\"meta data admin filter settings\">\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Meta Field<\/strong> drop-down menu allowing selecting the JetEngine meta field to filter posts;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Custom Meta Field<\/strong> field to type; this setting has priority over the <strong>Meta Field<\/strong> drop-down menu settings (if they both are selected);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Options Source<\/strong> is a drop-down menu to choose a source to filtering as <strong>Glossary <\/strong>and <strong>Select from database<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>if selected, the <strong>Glossary <\/strong>option<strong> <\/strong>selects a glossary for data filtering. It turns on the <strong>Glossary<\/strong> drop-down menu with a list of all glossaries available;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/glossary-admin-filter-applied-2x.png\" alt=\"glossary admin filter applied\">\n\n\n\n<p>The tutorial <a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/features\/glossaries-functionality-overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Glossaries Functionality Overview <\/a>details glossaries usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li> if selected, the <strong>Select from database <\/strong>turns on the <strong>Order <\/strong>dropdown menu to choose the ascending or descending order of the metadata:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/options-source-admin-filter-settings.png\" alt=\"options source admin filter settings\">\n\n\n\n<p>The customized filter pulls its options from the database directly. The created <strong>Admin Filter<\/strong> for the data selected from the database (here, <em>Price<\/em>) applied looks as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/options-source-admin-filter-applied-2x.png\" alt=\"options source admin filter applied\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s it. 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