{"id":1162,"date":"2021-09-28T14:04:41","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T14:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/?post_type=article&#038;p=1162"},"modified":"2024-01-24T18:23:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T18:23:07","slug":"filters-do-not-work-on-the-category-page","status":"publish","type":"troubleshooting","link":"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/troubleshooting\/filters-do-not-work-on-the-category-page\/","title":{"rendered":"Filters Do Not Work on the Category Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The filters based on a category can not work on the Category Page, as they check the page URL and know that you work on that specific category page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no possibility to display products from other categories on a particular category page. The page created for a specific category is not supposed to show products unrelated to it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite that, you can create other filters that will work on the Product Category Page. The filter can be based on product tags, for instance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To add a new filter, go to <strong><em>JetSmartFilters > Add New<\/em><\/strong>. Let\u2019s create a Checkboxes Filter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/checkbox-filter-settings-full.png\" alt=\"checkbox filter settings\">\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the \u201c<strong>Publish<\/strong>\u201d button. Adjust the filter to the Category Page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/checkboxes-filter-elementor-settings-2x.png\" alt=\"checkboxes filter elementor settings\">\n\n\n\n<p>After all the customizations, update the page and check the changes on the front-end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/filter-based-on-product-tags-full.png\" alt=\"filter based on product tags\">\n\n\n\n<p>The Checkbox Filter based on Product Tags is ready. 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