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Filter Dropdown Widget for Elementor Pro

A dropdown of terms that filters a loop widget.

Overview

What Filter Dropdown does

Filter Dropdown lists the terms of a taxonomy in a dropdown. Picking one shows only its posts or products in the connected loop widget, without reloading the page.

Demo

Live demo

Filters need a Loop Grid with a Query ID on the same page, so this page shows the steps instead.

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Features

What it can do

  • Terms of any public taxonomy in a dropdown.

  • An All choice with your own text.

  • Child terms indented under their parents.

  • Optional post counts.

  • Order terms by name, count or custom order.

  • Choose term IDs or top level terms only.

Use cases

When to use it

Many categories

Use a dropdown when there are too many categories for tabs.

Sidebar filter

Put a tag dropdown in a blog sidebar next to the grid.

Locations

Filter events or listings by a location taxonomy.

Setup

How to set it up

What you need: A Loop Grid or Loop Carousel with a Query ID on the same page (Bright Addons Pro).

  1. Add a Loop Grid or Loop Carousel and type a Query ID in its Layout section, for example blog-grid.

  2. Add the Filter Dropdown widget from the Bright Addons Filters category.

  3. Under Filter, choose the taxonomy in Filter By and the "All" Text.

  4. Type the same Query ID in Connect to Query ID.

  5. Publish the page and try the filter on the live page.

FAQ

Questions and answers

Does the page reload when a visitor uses the filter?

No. The connected loop widget loads the new results in place, and the other filters update to match.

Can I show only some categories?

Yes. Type their IDs in Only These Terms (IDs).

Can I filter an archive that uses Current Query?

No. Archives built on the current query use normal page links. Choose a source such as Posts or Products in the loop widget to filter it.

Bright Addons Pro

Get Filter Dropdown with Bright Addons Pro

Bright Addons Pro has 97 Pro widgets plus all 53 free widgets, 10 extensions, a Theme Builder and 32 dynamic tags. From $10 a year, with a 14-day money-back guarantee.