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Filters and Blocks: Basic

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

Updated May 25, 2026SEO-ready5 options

— title: Filter Editor Filters: Basic Options description: Manual Reference for basic block-level options in the Filter Editor. 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: 5 updated: 2026-05-24 source_refs: – _docs/Final/options/fe-tab2-filters.md – _docs/Final/html/05_tab2.html ai_summary: Covers the block title, display type, layout, and title visibility controls. status: needs-verification —

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

Basic

Title

  • Public label: Title
  • Location: Filter Editor > Filters / Blocks > Basic
  • Type: Text
  • Default value: Empty until the block is created; often filled from the block type.
  • Shown when: Always for a filter block.
  • Availability: Free
  • What it does: Sets the shopper-facing name for the block, such as Color, Size, Category, or Price.
  • When to use: Rename each block so the storefront label matches the language shoppers use.
  • Side effects / performance notes: This label can influence generated filter names when slug-from-title behavior is enabled elsewhere.
  • Related options: Custom Title, Filter Name, Title styles.

Display Type

  • Public label: Display Type
  • Location: Filter Editor > Filters / Blocks > Basic
  • Type: Visual picker
  • Default value: List or the display most appropriate for the block type.
  • Shown when: Always for block types that support display choices.
  • Availability: Free for basic display types; advanced visual skins are Pro where the block supports them. Sort and Rating use reduced Free display sets.
  • What it does: Chooses how shoppers interact with the block: list, dropdown, buttons, colors, images, radio-style options, or another block-specific display.
  • When to use: Pick the display that best matches the data: dropdown for compact lists, buttons for short labels, colors for color-like terms, and images for visual categories.
  • Side effects / performance notes: The selected display type controls which conditional option groups appear later in this Reference.
  • Related options: Dropdown settings, shared skin settings, button skin settings, color skin settings, image skin settings.

Layout

  • Public label: Layout
  • Location: Filter Editor > Filters / Blocks > Basic
  • Type: Radio
  • Default value: Vertical
  • Shown when: Always for supported blocks.
  • Availability: Free
  • What it does: Sets the direction of values inside the block: vertical list or horizontal row.
  • When to use: Use vertical for long lists and horizontal for short controls such as sizes or stock states.
  • Side effects / performance notes: Horizontal layouts can wrap or become crowded on narrow screens.
  • Related options: Vertical Columns, Filter Set Orientation Override.

Show Title Label (Desktop)

  • Public label: Show Title Label (Desktop)
  • Location: Filter Editor > Filters / Blocks > Basic
  • Type: Select
  • Default value: Inherit
  • Shown when: Always.
  • Availability: Free
  • What it does: Controls whether the block title is shown, open, closed, or hidden on desktop.
  • When to use: Override the global title behavior when one block needs a different desktop state from the rest of the filter.
  • Side effects / performance notes: Closed blocks reduce visual length but can hide important controls until the shopper expands them.
  • Related options: Show Title Label (Mobile), default block state, title-click behavior.

Show Title Label (Mobile)

  • Public label: Show Title Label (Mobile)
  • Location: Filter Editor > Filters / Blocks > Basic
  • Type: Select
  • Default value: Inherit
  • Shown when: Always.
  • Availability: Free
  • What it does: Controls whether the block title is shown, open, closed, or hidden on mobile.
  • When to use: Use it when mobile needs a more compact state than desktop.
  • Side effects / performance notes: Hiding or closing mobile labels can make filters shorter, but test that shoppers still understand each control.
  • Related options: Show Title Label (Desktop), mobile layout, collapse blocks on mobile.