Pre-purchase query: multiple filter forms + mixed filter layout
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Hi Husky team,
I'm building a WooCommerce site for a brand and considering upgrading to Husky premium. Before purchasing, I'd like to confirm the plugin can handle our setup:
Our requirements:
1. Multiple separate filter forms We need at least 4 different filter form configurations across the site:
- Shop page — sidebar filter (attributes)
- Shop page — top horizontal filter (product categories)
- Product listing/catalogue page — sidebar filter (different attribute set from shop)
- Product listing/catalogue page — top horizontal filter (product categories)
Can the premium version create multiple independent filter forms with different configurations, each assigned to a specific page?
2. Two filters on the same page On each page we need two separate filter forms working simultaneously:
- One displayed as a horizontal tab/bar at the top of the product grid (filtering by category)
- One displayed as a vertical sidebar on the left (filtering by attributes)
Can two separate filter forms be placed on the same page and work together at the same time?
3. Catalogue products (no price) Some products have no price and are catalogue-only (not for purchase). Can Husky filter these products the same way as priced products?
Please confirm if the premium version supports all of the above before we proceed with purchase. Thank you!
Hello
Thank you for the detailed questions, let me go through each one.
1 - For layout and positioning, HUSKY adapts to wherever you place it on the page — the filter form takes the width of its container, so a sidebar shortcode will be narrow and a top bar shortcode will be wide. That part is handled by your theme CSS. To control which filters appear in each instance you use the tax_only and by_only shortcode attributes. For example [woof tax_only="pa_color,pa_size" by_only="none"] shows only those two attributes with no other filter elements, and [woof tax_only="none" by_only="by_price"] shows only the price filter. Full shortcode reference here: https://products-filter.com/shortcode/woof
2 - This one is a limitation to be aware of: HUSKY is designed on the principle of one filter form per page. Placing two full [woof] instances on the same page will cause them to interfere with each other's settings. What you can do is place one full filter in the sidebar as normal, and place a second one in hidden/button mode so it only initializes when the user opens it. You can see how that looks here: https://demo.products-filter.com/hidden-search-form/ — keep in mind though that having both active at the same time may produce some edge cases in filtering results.
3 - No difference at all. HUSKY filters by taxonomies, attributes, and meta fields. Whether a product has a price or not is irrelevant to how the filter works — it will find and display those products based on their other attributes just fine.
One more thing worth mentioning: most of what you described is available in the free version as well. The main advantages of premium are things like hiding empty terms, dynamic recount, and a few other extras. Check the full comparison table here: https://products-filter.com/downloads
We strongly recommend installing the free version first, testing it with your theme and your specific setup to make sure everything works as expected before purchasing. If you run into any questions during testing we are happy to help.
Welcome!