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Filters and Blocks: Advanced

Manual Reference for advanced block-level options in the Fuzzy Filter Editor.

Updated May 25, 2026SEO-ready18 options

— title: Filter Editor Filters: Advanced Options description: Manual Reference for advanced block-level filter options. doc_type: reference section: Filter Editor audience: Store owners, catalog managers, developers, and support manual_reference: true parent_page: reference/filter-editor-filters-blocks.md option_count: 18 updated: 2026-05-24 source_refs: – _docs/Final/options/fe-tab2-filters.md – _docs/Final/html/05_tab2.html ai_summary: Covers custom titles, slugs, columns, height, dynamic empty handling, manual ordering, preselection, logic, helper text, search, CSS, icons, tooltips, multi-select behavior, and orientation overrides. status: needs-verification —

This page covers Advanced options for individual filter blocks in the Filter Editor. Use it with the Filters and Blocks index when navigating the full block-level Reference.

Advanced

Custom Title

  • Public label: Custom Title
  • Location: Filter Editor > Filters / Blocks > Advanced
  • Type: Text
  • Default value: Empty.
  • Shown when: Always.
  • Availability: Free
  • What it does: Provides an alternate displayed title for the block.
  • When to use: Use it when the internal title should stay short or technical but the storefront label needs a different phrase.
  • Side effects / performance notes: When filled, it replaces the basic Title for display.
  • Related options: Title, title styles.

Filter Name

  • Public label: Filter Name
  • Location: Filter Editor > Filters / Blocks > Advanced
  • Type: Text
  • Default value: Auto from title when empty.
  • Shown when: Always.
  • Availability: Free
  • What it does: Sets the public URL name used for this block's selected values.
  • When to use: Use it when you need a stable, readable URL name that should not change if the title changes.
  • Side effects / performance notes: Changing it can affect existing shared filtered URLs.
  • Related options: Title, URL mode, Apply Params From URL.

Vertical Columns

  • Public label: Vertical Columns
  • Location: Filter Editor > Filters / Blocks > Advanced
  • Type: Number
  • Default value: 1 column in the current HTML example; source table leaves it unset.
  • Shown when: Useful when the block layout is vertical.
  • Availability: Free
  • What it does: Splits a vertical value list into multiple columns.
  • When to use: Use it for medium-length lists where two or more columns improve scanning.
  • Side effects / performance notes: Too many columns can make long labels wrap awkwardly.
  • Related options: Layout, block width.

Max Height

  • Public label: Max Height
  • Location: Filter Editor > Filters / Blocks > Advanced
  • Type: Number
  • Default value: 0, meaning no limit, in the current HTML example.
  • Shown when: Always.
  • Availability: Free
  • What it does: Limits the height of a block's value area and adds scrolling when content exceeds the limit.
  • When to use: Use it when one block has many values but should not push the rest of the filter too far down.
  • Side effects / performance notes: Scrolling inside a block can hide values, so pair it with search for long lists.
  • Related options: Max Terms Show, Search in Filter.

Hide Empty After Filtering

  • Public label: Hide Empty After Filtering
  • Location: Filter Editor > Filters / Blocks > Advanced
  • Type: Toggle
  • Default value: Off in the current HTML example; source table leaves it unset.
  • Shown when: Empty-value hiding is relevant and Always Show All Terms and menu mode are off.
  • Availability: Free
  • What it does: Dynamically hides values that reach zero results after the shopper applies other filters.
  • When to use: Use it when filtered states should remove impossible next choices completely.
  • Side effects / performance notes: Hiding values after each change can make the UI shift; some stores prefer disabled/greyed states instead.
  • Related options: Hide Empty, Always Show All Terms, Show Disabled As Greyed.

Custom Sort Order

  • Public label: Custom Sort Order
  • Location: Filter Editor > Filters / Blocks > Advanced
  • Type: Drag-and-drop tree or ordered list
  • Default value: Empty.
  • Shown when: The block has manually orderable values.
  • Availability: Free
  • What it does: Lets the store define an explicit order for values.
  • When to use: Use it when alphabetical or count sorting is not the order shoppers expect.
  • Side effects / performance notes: Overrides Sort By for the values included in the custom order.
  • Related options: Sort By.

Exclude Terms

  • Public label: Exclude Terms
  • Location: Filter Editor > Filters / Blocks > Advanced
  • Type: Multi-select
  • Default value: Empty.
  • Shown when: The block uses selectable taxonomy-like values.
  • Availability: Free
  • What it does: Removes selected values from the block.
  • When to use: Use it to hide administrative or unhelpful values, such as a generic uncategorized value.
  • Side effects / performance notes: Excluded values cannot be selected from the block even when products match them.
  • Related options: Terms List.

Preselect Values (Manual)

  • Public label: Preselect Values (Manual)
  • Location: Filter Editor > Filters / Blocks > Advanced
  • Type: Multi-select
  • Default value: Empty.
  • Shown when: The block supports preselected values.
  • Availability: Free
  • What it does: Applies selected values automatically when the page loads.
  • When to use: Use it when a page should start with a narrowed product view even before the shopper clicks.
  • Side effects / performance notes: URL-selected values take priority over manual preselects.
  • Related options: Preselect from Page Context, Preselect Include Children, Apply Params From URL.

Query Logic

  • Public label: Query Logic
  • Location: Filter Editor > Filters / Blocks > Advanced
  • Type: Radio
  • Default value: AND / OR / NOR choices; exact default is source-dependent.
  • Shown when: Multi-select filtering is available and menu mode is off.
  • Availability: Free
  • What it does: Controls how multiple selected values inside the same block are combined.
  • When to use: Use OR when any selected value should match, AND when products must match all selected values, and NOR when selected values should be excluded.
  • Side effects / performance notes: AND can produce very narrow results; NOR can surprise shoppers if the label does not make the exclusion clear.
  • Related options: Multi-Select Mode, Hierarchical Logic, Multiblock Logic.

Text Before

  • Public label: Text Before
  • Location: Filter Editor > Filters / Blocks > Advanced
  • Type: Text or textarea
  • Default value: Empty.
  • Shown when: Always.
  • Availability: Free
  • What it does: Adds custom text before the block content.
  • When to use: Use it for short guidance that belongs directly above one block.
  • Side effects / performance notes: Long explanatory text can make the filter feel heavy.
  • Related options: Text After, Header Text.

Text After

  • Public label: Text After
  • Location: Filter Editor > Filters / Blocks > Advanced
  • Type: Text or textarea
  • Default value: Empty.
  • Shown when: Always.
  • Availability: Free
  • What it does: Adds custom text after the block content.
  • When to use: Use it for a short note, disclaimer, or helper copy that belongs below one block.
  • Side effects / performance notes: Keep it concise so it does not interrupt scanning.
  • Related options: Text Before, Header Text.

Search in Filter

  • Public label: Search in Filter
  • Location: Filter Editor > Filters / Blocks > Advanced
  • Type: Toggle
  • Default value: Empty/off unless enabled.
  • Shown when: The block has a searchable value list and is not using dropdown-specific search.
  • Availability: Free
  • What it does: Adds a search field inside the block.
  • When to use: Use it for long lists, especially attributes, brands, categories, or custom taxonomies with many values.
  • Side effects / performance notes: For dropdown display, use Search in Dropdown instead.
  • Related options: Search in Dropdown, Max Terms Show, Max Height.

Custom CSS Class

  • Public label: Custom CSS Class
  • Location: Filter Editor > Filters / Blocks > Advanced
  • Type: Text
  • Default value: Empty.
  • Shown when: Always.
  • Availability: Free
  • What it does: Adds a custom CSS class to the block wrapper.
  • When to use: Use it when theme CSS or custom CSS needs to target one specific block.
  • Side effects / performance notes: Invalid or conflicting class names can make styling harder to debug.
  • Related options: Custom CSS, Block Styles.

Icon

  • Public label: Icon
  • Location: Filter Editor > Filters / Blocks > Advanced
  • Type: Icon picker
  • Default value: Empty.
  • Shown when: Always.
  • Availability: Free
  • What it does: Adds an icon near the block title.
  • When to use: Use it sparingly to help shoppers recognize a block faster.
  • Side effects / performance notes: Decorative icons should not replace clear labels.
  • Related options: Tooltip Text, title styles, icon library settings.

Tooltip Text

  • Public label: Tooltip Text
  • Location: Filter Editor > Filters / Blocks > Advanced
  • Type: Text
  • Default value: Empty.
  • Shown when: Always.
  • Availability: Free
  • What it does: Adds a tooltip for the block title.
  • When to use: Use it when a block needs a short clarification, such as what a technical attribute means.
  • Side effects / performance notes: Tooltips should supplement labels, not carry essential instructions.
  • Related options: Icon, accessibility settings.

Select All Option

  • Public label: Select All Option
  • Location: Filter Editor > Filters / Blocks > Advanced
  • Type: Toggle
  • Default value: Empty/off unless enabled.
  • Shown when: Multi-Select Mode is on and menu mode is off.
  • Availability: Free
  • What it does: Adds a Select All choice to the block.
  • When to use: Use it when shoppers often need to include every visible value quickly.
  • Side effects / performance notes: It is not useful for single-select or menu-style blocks.
  • Related options: Multi-Select Mode, Reset All Filters.

Multi-Select Mode

  • Public label: Multi-Select Mode
  • Location: Filter Editor > Filters / Blocks > Advanced
  • Type: Toggle
  • Default value: On
  • Shown when: The block supports multi-select filtering and menu mode is off.
  • Availability: Free
  • What it does: Allows shoppers to select more than one value inside the block.
  • When to use: Use it when combinations such as multiple colors or several categories should be possible.
  • Side effects / performance notes: Query Logic becomes important when more than one value can be selected.
  • Related options: Query Logic, Select All Option.

Filter Set Orientation (Override)

  • Public label: Filter Set Orientation (Override)
  • Location: Filter Editor > Filters / Blocks > Advanced
  • Type: Select
  • Default value: Inherit
  • Shown when: Always.
  • Availability: Free
  • What it does: Overrides how this block sits relative to other blocks in the filter set.
  • When to use: Use it when one block needs to break from the filter set's default vertical or horizontal arrangement.
  • Side effects / performance notes: This controls block placement, not the direction of values inside the block.
  • Related options: Filter Set Orientation, Layout.