Using filters

#Overview

Filtering allows you to restrict the content shown by specific parameters. This is helpful when trying to create a more curated overview of content.

These filters can be useful when building content views, looking for a specific type of content, or finding content that matches several parameters, such as "Created by a certain user & Stage published".

#Quick Filters

Our Quick Filters feature reduces the time and effort required to create a filter. Editors can now find the content they need, faster.

Quick Filters

It offers several predefined filters that apply instantly when selected, allowing editors to focus on their work without unnecessary distractions.

To add Quick Filters, simply use the Filter menu to display the available options and select one.

Add a Quick Filter

Once you select a Quick Filter, the regular filter appears in the filter bar and the content table is sorted accordingly.

You can apply more than one Quick Filter. To do this, simply use the filter menu again and select another one.

For instance, the following image shows a content table where two Quick Filters have been applied, Created by me & Only published entries:

Quick Filter applied

#Column filters

The Filter menu also contains column filters.

Column filters

Column filters allow you to filter content by some system and custom fields, stage and ID.

Quick and column filters function in the same way. The following document section explains how to use them.

#Adjust filters manually

You can find the filters on any content view, at the top of the content table. If there are no filters added, this is how it will look like:

Filter Bar

To apply filters:

1. Navigate to the Content Editor & select a view from the collapsible sidebar.
2. Click the Filter button at the top of the content table.
3. Select one of the fields listed for filtering. It can be a quick or column filter.
   • If you selected a quick filter, the results will show on the table below.
   • If you selected a column filter, you need to configure it:
     • Select a condition. This document section explains what each condition does.
     • Enter a comparison value in the input to the right of the filter method.

For example, the following image shows that we have selected to filter by ID, then selected the condition contains, and finally we typed "002" in the input. As a result, the filter shows all entries that have an ID containing 002:

Filter example

To remove a filter, simply click the X button next to it.

Remove filter

#Filtering by entry

After applying a quick or column filter, the results will display on the table below. The following example shows the Created By filter applied:

"Created By" filter applied

You can adjust these filters manually by using the input fields or dropdown menus, and you can add additional filters by clicking on the filter icon.

Apply a Filter

Additionally, you can also filter by fields that allow multiple values. Here's an example showing an enumeration field for product size:

Multi-value enum filtering

#Filtering by relations

To filter your content entries by a reference field, click the Filter button and select the reference field from the column filters list.

To configure the filter:

1. Select the field of this model that you want to use.
2. Select a condition from the dropdown menu.
3. Some conditions will require that you type in some data to filter by, such as a name or a slug. Updated At and Created At require that you select a date from a calendar and type in a time. Is null and Is not null do not require any additional input.

The following example filtering condition shows all of the content entries where the "Other products" reference field links to entries with a Slug that contains tote.

Filtering by relations

#Filtering by content stage

To filter content by stage, click the Filter button at the top of the content table, and select Stage from the column filters list.

After this, use the dropdown menus to select a condition and stage.

Filtering by content stage

#Stages and conditions

While there are three default stages - DRAFT, PUBLISHED, and PUBLISHED (!) - stages other than the default ones can exist in the projects of Growth and Enterprise plans.

#Filtering conditions

The following list explains basic conditions and what they do: