Reference
Filters and Blocks: Attribute Settings
Manual Reference for attribute settings block-level options in the Fuzzy Filter Editor.
— title: Filter Editor Filters: Attribute Settings description: Manual Reference for attribute block 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: 4 updated: 2026-05-24 source_refs: – _docs/Final/options/fe-tab2-filters.md – _docs/Final/html/05_tab2.html ai_summary: Covers attribute taxonomy selection and attribute-specific swatch shortcuts. status: needs-verification —
This page covers Attribute Settings options for individual filter blocks in the Filter Editor. Use it with the Filters and Blocks index when navigating the full block-level Reference.
Attribute Settings
Attribute Taxonomy
- Public label: Attribute Taxonomy
- Location: Filter Editor > Filters / Blocks > Attribute Settings
- Type: Select
- Default value: Empty until an attribute is chosen.
- Shown when: Block type is Attribute.
- Availability: Free
- What it does: Chooses which WooCommerce attribute this block filters.
- When to use: Use one Attribute block for each important attribute, such as Color, Size, Material, or Brand.
- Side effects / performance notes: The block has no useful values until an attribute is selected and products use that attribute.
- Related options: variation settings, multilingual attribute compatibility.
Color Swatches
- Public label: Color Swatches
- Location: Filter Editor > Filters / Blocks > Attribute Settings
- Type: Toggle
- Default value: Empty/off unless enabled.
- Shown when: Display Type is Colors.
- Availability: Free
- What it does: Shows attribute values as color swatches.
- When to use: Use it for color-like attributes.
- Side effects / performance notes: Values need color data to avoid fallback states.
- Related options: Color Source, Swatch Shape.
Button Size
- Public label: Button Size
- Location: Filter Editor > Filters / Blocks > Attribute Settings
- Type: Select
- Default value: Empty/source-dependent.
- Shown when: Display Type is Buttons or Colors.
- Availability: Free
- What it does: Sets the size of button or swatch-style attribute values.
- When to use: Use larger sizes for touch-heavy stores and smaller sizes for compact filters.
- Side effects / performance notes: Size changes can affect wrapping.
- Related options: Size (Buttons), Swatch Size.
Image Swatches
- Public label: Image Swatches
- Location: Filter Editor > Filters / Blocks > Attribute Settings
- Type: Toggle
- Default value: Empty/off unless enabled.
- Shown when: Display Type is Image.
- Availability: Free
- What it does: Shows attribute values as image thumbnails.
- When to use: Use it for attributes where images communicate the choice better than text.
- Side effects / performance notes: Missing images need a fallback strategy.
- Related options: Image Source, Fallback Strategy, Show Term Images.