Quick Start
Create your first facet filter and grid in under 10 minutes.
Open the FilterX Admin
After installing and activating FilterX, you'll see a FilterX menu in your WordPress admin sidebar (with a slider icon). Click it to open the main dashboard.
/wp-admin/?page=filterxCreate Your First Facet
A Facet is a single filter control (e.g., checkbox list for categories, a price range slider). Each facet maps to a data source.
- 1Go to FilterX → Facets in the admin menu.
- 2Click New Facet.
- 3Fill in the details:
- • Name (e.g.
- • Product Category)
- • Slug (auto-suggested)
- • Type (e.g.
- • Checkbox)
- • Source (e.g.
- • taxonomy)
- • Source Key (e.g.
- • product_cat or category)
- 4Set the Post Type to filter (e.g., post or product).
- 5Click Save. The facet is now active.
filterx_index table with values from your posts.Create a Grid
A Grid is the results display area — it queries your posts and renders them as cards with optional pagination.
- 1Go to FilterX → Grids and click New Grid.
- 2Enter a Grid Name and a unique Slug (e.g., product-grid).
- 3Choose a Layout: Grid, Masonry, List, Carousel, or Table.
- 4Set the Source Type to post_type and select your post type (e.g., product).
- 5Configure Items Per Page (e.g., 12) and Columns (e.g., 3).
- 6Optionally assign a Card Template for custom card design.
- 7Click Save.
Place on a Page
Use the shortcode to embed FilterX on any page or post:
// Show grid + its associated facets
[filterx_grid id="your-grid-slug"]
// Show only specific facets
[filterx_facets grid="your-grid-slug"]
// Show only the results area
[filterx_results grid="your-grid-slug"]
You can also use the FilterX Grid Gutenberg block or the FilterX Widget in Elementor.
Check the Index Status
Before filters work, the indexer must have processed your posts. Go to FilterX → Index Status to see progress. You can also trigger a full re-index from there.