Filtered list

What is a Filtered list?

A filtered list displays a list of people, content, sections etc. based on the filters and ordering selected. It uses the same filtering and sorting methods you might see on a shopping site. For example, filtering your results by colour, size and category, and ordering the results by lowest price or most relevant.

For example, you could set up a filtered list to display:

• the five most recent news items (see example below)
• all people who are in a particular office, ordered by name
• all content with the word "brand" in the title, ordered by date last updated

Note - filtered lists automatically update, so when a new item is created which fits a filtered list's criteria, the filtered list will display the new item.

Example filtered list - recent news tagged "orangutan"

Add an Item to a Filtered List

To add a content item to a filtered list you must ensure the content settings match the filtered list settings.

Follow the three steps below.

1. Check the filtered list settings

• Go to the filtered list you want to add content to
• Click box's green edit button. The filtered list popup opens
• Make a note of all specified criteria, e.g.
  • content types (e.g. news)
  • related sections
  • categories
  • tags  

2. Create new content / edit existing content

• Ensure the content is the correct type
• Apply the exact settings to match the filtered list's criteria
• Save and publish

 3. View your filtered list

• Ensure the new content appears in your filtered list
• If it doesn't, double check:
  • the content and box settings match
  • the box is set to display all content (rather than a restricted number of items)
  • the box has '0' height or a vertical scrollbar to ensure all content is visible

4. Apply a list style

• A list style is used to define how a group of related elements should be displayed - you will need to decide which list style is best for your filtered list.