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title: "WP Search Filters Widget Settings Overview"
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# WP Search Filters Widget Settings Overview

## 

- The Plus Addons for Elementor’s WP Search Filters widget, labelled “WP Filters” in the editor, builds AJAX filter bars for native WordPress content and WooCommerce products.
- A single widget instance holds any mix of filter items, and each item uses its own Filter Type control to switch between WP Filter, Woo Filter, and Filter Meta.
- WP Filter sources values from Taxonomy, ACF connection, PODs connection, Toolset connection, or Metabox connection, while Woo Filter uses Button, Color, Image, or Rating display styles.

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.***

[LIVE WIDGET LINK](https://theplusaddons.com/elementor-builder/grid-builder/?utm_source=tpae&utm_medium=docs&utm_campaign=text#Ajaxfilters)

## Before You Start

- **Prerequisite:** [Elementor](https://wordpress.org/plugins/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.

![Filter Type control with WP Filter, Woo Filter and Filter Meta options](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/wp-search-filters-filter-type.webp)

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.

![Select Source control for WP Filter](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/wp-search-filters-wp-filter-source.webp)

For **Woo Filter**, **Select Source** instead picks the display style: Button, Color, Image or Rating.

![Select Source control for Woo Filter](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/wp-search-filters-woo-filter-type.webp)

## 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. | - |

## Related Docs

- [How to Create Search Filter for Custom Posts in Elementor?](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/create-search-filter-for-custom-posts-in-elementor/)- [How to Create WooCommerce Product Category Filter in Elementor?](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/create-woocommerce-product-category-filter-in-elementor/)

## Frequently Asked Questions

**Q: Why isn’t the WP Search Filters widget showing up in Elementor?**
A: The widget is a Pro-only part of The Plus Addons for Elementor, so it only appears when The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro is installed and active. Elementor itself also has to be installed and active first. In practice, the fastest check is whether WP Filters is toggled on under The Plus Addons > Widgets, because that switch controls whether the widget is available in the editor.

**Q: Can I use this widget for both WordPress content and WooCommerce products?**
A: The WP Search Filters widget is built for both native WordPress content and WooCommerce products, so it fits mixed sites where one filter bar needs to handle different content types. The Plus Addons for Elementor, The Plus Addons, Plus Addons for Elementor, POSIMYTH provides AJAX filter bars for both cases, which matters because the filters update results without a full page reload.

**Q: What’s the best way to combine multiple filters in one bar?**
A: A single widget instance can hold any mix of filter items, and each item is configured independently through its own Filter Type control. That means you are not locked into one filter style per widget. In practice, this is useful when one search bar needs different behaviors side by side, such as a taxonomy filter next to a result counter or reset control.

**Q: What filter types does WP Search Filters support?**
A: The widget splits into three filter types: WP Filter, Woo Filter, and Filter Meta. WP Filter covers sources like taxonomies, ACF, Pods, Toolset, or Metabox custom fields and can render as alphabet, checkbox, date picker, dropdown, radio, range slider, search input, tabbing, or autocomplete. Woo Filter uses button, colour swatch, image swatch, or star-rating controls.

**Q: What do most people get wrong when setting up search filters in Elementor?**
A: The common mistake is treating every filter item like it uses the same settings. In this widget, the Filter Type control changes every control shown below it, so WP Filter and Woo Filter behave differently from the start. Another easy miss is forgetting that the widget lives inside the Filter Area repeater. The Plus Addons for Elementor makes the structure flexible enough to mix filters cleanly if you set each item up with its own source and type.