Could be developed.

  • saksaksak

    (@saksaksak)


    1 month, 3 weeks ago

    I tried to test the starter (free) version of the plugin with Kadence theme. It is great that is supports filtering via custom taxonomies. The UI of the plugin is outdated. The only way to define filtering fields is via shortcode, although the plugin detects and prepares a shortcode for you just to copy and use. There is a submit button. I am sure there is a way to disable is via shortcode which I have not investigated. Styling seems to be only possible with CSS. By this time, I had decided not to proceed with this plugin, thus I have not investigated for potential integration with other post grid plugins (Advanced Post Block etc).

    On the bright side, it is written that version 3.0 is in development. If the free version keeps supporting custom taxonomies ( I am worried some past reviews mentioning retraction of existing functionality in newer versions), if supports Gutenberg blocks, if provides a comtemporary UI, with some styling support on UI and possibility to add the filter in a side column as a block etc, I shall definitely look into it again.

    Maybe it is a good plugin, but not for me.

    Tested version: 1.2.18

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  • Plugin Author Code Amp

    (@codeamp)

    1 month, 2 weeks ago

    Hey @saksaksak

    Thanks for your review – you’re right RE the outdated UI.

    Our version 3 (free version) is already out (with a more modern UI, and not so shortcode based): https://searchandfilter.com/free/

    However, we’re taking a little while to release it on the repo as we want to get the upgrade just right – its going to be a bit of a shock for people who want the simplicity of the old shortcode based approach so we’re testing extensively and trying iterating on the UI.

    Feel free to give it a spin and let me know what you think (it has blocks for the block editor).

    RE the other reviews mentioning functionality, I think they were reviews for our Pro plugin, but people only installed the new v3 free (missing the pro features they expected) – there has definitely been no reduction in features on any level, I would say we’ve added significantly more features to both the free and pro versions while mainting (99%) backwards compatibility.

    ~ Ross

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