Thread Filter by AddonsLab 3.8.0 2023-08-15

Add-On Overview

The add-on allows to filter and search threads based on The idea is to allow admins to utilize the power of custom thread fields to turn their forums into Directory, Classifieds, Shop or other types of content, for which filtering the data based on custom fields is vital.

Here is the filter with AJAX reloading of the list in action:




The controls to filter the threads are added in Filters popup in the :




You can activate an off-canvas menu in mobile view which will reply the default filter forms for mobile browsers only:



is also enhanced to show filter controls when the forum being searched currently has custom fields associated with it:



Each field can be configured separately to be shown in the filter list and/or in the search form:



Choice fields can be configured to be shown in the forms using Check boxes and Multiple-choice drop down (allow searching/filtering by multiple values) or Drop down selection/Radio buttons (allow searching/filtering only by single value).



Date fields and numeric fields are shown as interval inputs (from... to...) where both fields are optional, so it is possible to search any values higher/lower than the defined values or in some particular interval.

Color fields are also supported and color similarity algorithm is implemented. All items with visually similar colors are found and listed. An example search listing threads filtered by color similarity can be seen The index of color similarity is configurable and can be set from product's options page:

Text fields are searched and indexed just like thread text itself. Full-text search is executed with fuzzy matching, meaning the phrase searched does not have to be in exactly the same order as in the query.

Thread list shows all . Clicking each filter will remove the field and re-run the search with the remaining filters:



The product allows moving the filters from the default location in a popup to the sidebar on forum pages. The setting can be configured globally or for each forum.



Xenforo Enhanced Search and Elastic Search support

The add-on has special support for add-on with back-end. Custom field information is indexed as separate content type in Elasticsearch. A high-performance algorithm is implemented to filter millions of records and show only threads matching filter criteria. Custom fields are searched only once, and the result is cached for subsequent pages. Even though the product performs completely fine without Enhanced Search add-on, it is highly recommended to use this add-on and Elasticsearch on large databases (the performance of MySQL-based engine can be tested on our demo board at with more than 150k threads having in total more than 1 million custom field values).

Faceted search and location filter -

Location custom field


Sortable custom field options
Our add-on at allows admins to sort custom field options when they create/edit the field in Admin Panel. The order in admin panel affects the order in which the options are shown to the users on add/edit thread form as well as in the filters. The add-on costs $20.00 USD but it is a free module we provide with every license of Thread Fitler. Feel free to contact us if you need a license and we will assign it to your account immediately.

Pricing

Add-on costs $69.99 USD that includes one year of support and updates with permanent access to product versions released in license validity period. Yearly extension costs $40.00 USD

The add-on has a visible branding with a link to our website which can be removed for additional $30.00 USD payment.

Trial Version

We offer seven days free trial version on our website. No credit card is required, the service is approved automatically upon registration and confirmation of order.

IonCube Loader and PHP 5.6+ version are required to run trial version of the product. The full version does not have such requirement and does not have any encoded code in it.

Demo

The product is active on our forums at and can be tested at

Registered user accounts
Username: user1
Password: userpass

Username: user2
Password: userpass

Admin account
Username: admin1
Password: adminpass

Licensing Information

You will get a License Key upon purchase/trial subscription, which will be available in My Services page at

The key should be entered in product's Options page in XenForo Admin Panel. Once entered and saved you will see full details about your current license status. The key can be used only on one board and one server, so if you move the board you need to Reissue the license in My Services page.

The product does not include any callbacks, that execute on page load time on front-end or via cron jobs. License check is done only when you edit/save product's options or upgrade the product to the next version.

We require valid XenForo license to purchase the product. You will be asked for XenForo License validation information during the purchase.

Full details at

Support

Support will be provided in the Discussion Thread at XenForo.com and in our Support System at

Feel free to contact us with any issues you find in the product or any suggestions.