Terminology
Just 2 terms to learn – Filter Groups and Filter Tags.
Filter Groups:
Filter Group is an entity; a logical group containing a title and contents (filter tags) separating it from others. All things that are categorized as the same should be added under a single Filter group.
Filter Tags:
Filter tags are the actual filters (actions) that apply to your content and are displayed as buttons on the frontend.
Logical Processing of the Filter Groups and Tags
Tags within a single group are treated as ‘Logical OR’ condition, and Groups are treated as ‘Logical AND’ condition.
Example from the above images:
1. If you select the “Productivity” and “Marketing” tags on the page, then it will show all the content that is marked as either “Productivity” OR “Marketing” (or both).
2. If you select the “Productivity”, “Marketing” and “Free” tags on the page, then it will show all the content that is marked:
- “Productivity” AND “Free”
OR - “Marketing” AND “Free”
3. Now, if you select the “Productivity”, “Marketing”, “Free”, and “Paid” tags on the page, then it will show all the content that is marked:
- “Productivity” AND “Free”
OR - “Marketing” AND “Free”
OR - “Productivity” AND “Paid”
OR - “Marketing” AND “Paid”
This way, the Tags within the same group maintain a ‘Logical OR’ relation and the Groups maintain a ‘Logical AND’ relation, and if you have active tags from more than 1 group, it will follow the combination algorithm as demonstrated in the above example.