Set Up Filters for the Filtered List Paragraph

In order to create a Filtered List, you must first set up the filters you'd like your site visitors to use to interact with your content. The method used for creating filters on Stanford Sites allows for flexibility in naming and creating multiple filters based on your site content needs.

Filtered Lists are available for the Opportunities Content Type. Filtered list for other content types will become available later.

What is a filter?

Filters can help your site visitors navigate large volumes of content. 

For the purpose of this guide, the filters are made up of Labels and Categories. Take the following example of a filter that allows site visitors to filter down to a particular academic quarter:

Quarter

  Autumn

  Winter

  Spring

  Summer

Selecting a filter will hide any content from your list that is not in the selected Category. Site visitors can choose more than one category to further reduce

In this example:

• "Quarter" is the Label.
• "Autumn," "Winter," "Spring," and "Summer" are each a Category.

Set up filters

To create the filters, you will set up a hierarchy where the first level represents the Labels and the second level represents the Categories.

This example uses OpportunitiesFilters. 

To set up filters:

1. Go to Structure>Taxonomy>Opportunity Filters.
2. Click Add Term.
3. Add a term you'd like to use for a Label (for example, "Quarter.") You do not need to add a description, parent term, or weight.
4. Click Save. This will save your term and take you to the form to add another term.
5. Add a term you'd like to use for Category (for example, "Autumn.") Select "Quarter" as the parent term before saving.
6. Continue adding terms, as needed.
7. Click Save and go to list when you are ready to see your filters.

When you are done, your list should look something like this:

Change the order of the filters

To change the order of the filters, use the   handles to drag and drop your categories and labels into your preferred order and click Save. 

Considerations

• These Labels and Categories may show up on the page display for your content. Check the individual content type for details.