The Plus Addons for Elementor’s WP Search Filters widget (labelled “WP Filters” in the editor) builds AJAX filter bars for both native WordPress content and WooCommerce products.
A single widget instance can hold any mix of filter items, each configured independently through its own Filter Type control.
Requirement – This widget is a part of The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro, make sure it’s installed & activated to enjoy all its powers.
Before You Start
- Prerequisite: Elementor (free) installed and active.
- Edition: WP Search Filters is a Pro widget – it requires The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro to be installed and active.
- Widget to enable: go to The Plus Addons > Widgets, search for WP Filters and turn its toggle on.
How to Activate the Widget
Go to The Plus Addons > Widgets, search for WP Filters and turn on its toggle.
Key Features
- WP Filter – filters sourced from taxonomies, ACF, Pods, Toolset or Metabox custom fields, rendered as alphabet, checkbox, date picker, dropdown, radio, range slider, search input, tabbing, or autocomplete controls.
- Woo Filter – WooCommerce-specific filters rendered as button, colour swatch, image swatch, or star-rating controls.
- Filter Meta – supporting elements: filter tag display, filter reset button, search-result count, and result-grid column control.
Steps
Add the WP Filters widget to the page, inside the Filter Area repeater.
Choosing a Filter Type
Each filter item’s Filter Type control selects WP Filter, Woo Filter or Filter Meta. This decision changes every control shown below it.
For WP Filter, the Select Source control picks where the filter’s values come from: Taxonomy, ACF connection, PODs connection, Toolset connection or Metabox connection.
For Woo Filter, Select Source instead picks the display style: Button, Color, Image or Rating.
Settings Overview
| Setting | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Filter Type | WP Filter, Woo Filter or Filter Meta. | WP Filter |
| Select Source (WP Filter) | Taxonomy / ACF / PODs / Toolset / Metabox connection. | – |
| WP Filter Type | Alphabet, checkbox, date, dropdown, radio, range, search, tabbing, autocomplete. | – |
| Select Source (Woo Filter) | Button, Color, Image or Rating. | – |
