Filter sets

The central mFilter entity — defines which filters are available on catalog pages.

Creating a set

1. Click Create
2. Fill in:
   • Name — for identification in the admin
   • Description — optional
   • Active — enable/disable

Set tabs

Filters

List of filters in the set. For each filter:

Field	Description
Key	Unique identifier (vendor, color, price)
Type	Filter type (default, number, boolean, vendors...)
Source	Data source (option, tv, field, resource)
Field	Field/option name (for source=option, tv, field)
Label	Display name
Active	Whether filter is enabled
Order	Sort order in the form

Filter types

Type	Description	UI
default	Standard	Checkboxes
number	Numeric range	Slider + inputs
boolean	Yes/No	Toggle
vendors	MS3 vendors	Checkboxes
parents	Parent categories	Checkboxes
colors	Colors (with HEX)	Color swatches
date	Date range	Date picker
year	By year	Checkboxes
month	By month	Checkboxes

Data sources

Source	Description	Field
option	MiniShop3 options	Option name (color, size)
tv	Template Variables	TV name
field	Resource fields	Field name (pagetitle, template)
resource	msProduct/msCategory fields	Data field (price, weight)
ms3	Special MS3 fields	vendor, category

Bindings

Defines which pages the filter set applies to.

Resource tree:

• Select catalog categories
• Check the resources you need

Options:

• Include children — set will apply to child pages as well

Settings

Extra set options:

Setting	Description
Default sort	Result sort field
Sort direction	ASC or DESC
Default limit	Items per page
Show empty	Show filters with no values

Configuration examples

MS3 product catalog

{
    "vendor": {
        "type": "vendors",
        "source": "ms3",
        "label": "Vendor"
    },
    "color": {
        "type": "colors",
        "source": "option",
        "field": "color",
        "label": "Color"
    },
    "size": {
        "type": "default",
        "source": "option",
        "field": "size",
        "label": "Size"
    },
    "price": {
        "type": "number",
        "source": "resource",
        "field": "Data.price",
        "label": "Price"
    },
    "new": {
        "type": "boolean",
        "source": "resource",
        "field": "Data.new",
        "label": "New"
    }
}

Catalog with TV

{
    "brand": {
        "type": "default",
        "source": "tv",
        "field": "product_brand",
        "label": "Brand"
    },
    "material": {
        "type": "default",
        "source": "tv",
        "field": "product_material",
        "label": "Material"
    },
    "year": {
        "type": "year",
        "source": "tv",
        "field": "product_year",
        "label": "Year"
    }
}

Article catalog

{
    "category": {
        "type": "parents",
        "source": "resource",
        "label": "Category"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "default",
        "source": "field",
        "field": "createdby",
        "label": "Author"
    },
    "date": {
        "type": "month",
        "source": "field",
        "field": "publishedon",
        "label": "Publish date"
    }
}

Deleting a set

When a set is deleted:

• All resource bindings are removed
• Slugs and SEO templates are kept