As an experienced website operations expert, I am well aware that helping users efficiently find the information they truly need in the vast ocean of content is the key to enhancing user experience and website value. AnQiCMS (AnQi Content Management System) excels in content management, and it providesarchiveFiltersTags, which are important tools for addressing this core content filtering need.

In the era where content is king, whether it's corporate websites, e-commerce platforms, or vertical industry portals, the amount of content carried by websites is increasingly large.Browsing through categories or tags is often difficult to meet users' refined search needs.Imagine that when a user is looking for a property, they not only want to see 'residential' but also want to further filter by '3 bedrooms and 2 living rooms', 'area of 90-120 square meters', 'with school district', and many other conditions; or when browsing products, they also hope to filter by dimensions such as 'brand', 'price range', and 'screen size'.These multi-dimensional, combinatorial filtering requirements often exceed the capabilities of traditional content organization methods.

It is precisely to meet such refined content filtering challenges that Anqi CMS has been carefully designed.archiveFiltersTags. Its core value lies in the ability to define various content models in the background.Custom fieldsPresented in a structured and dynamic manner on the front-end page, empowering users to perform multi-level and multi-condition combination filtering.

archiveFiltersMainly solves the content filtering needs:

  1. Dynamic multi-dimensional content filtering:Traditional categories and tags are often single-level or relatively fixed.archiveFiltersThe introduction enables the website to build a series of flexible filtering conditions such asUsers are no longer aimlessly flipping through pages, but can gradually narrow down the content range and directly access the target information by checking or selecting, just like using e-commerce websites.This dynamic, multi-dimensional filtering experience greatly enhances the efficiency and accuracy of content discovery.

  2. Deeply explore the value of content attributes:AnQi CMS is known for its 'flexible content model', which allows operators to customize various fields for different types of content (such as articles, products, services), for example, the 'color', 'material', and 'features' of products, and the 'difficulty level', 'target audience', and 'publishing year' of articles.archiveFiltersThe essence of tags lies in their ability to seamlessly convert these carefully configured custom fields in the background into filters on the frontend.This means that every attribute added by the content operator in the background can be used by the user on the front end as a filtering condition, fully utilizing the value of content attributes, and avoiding the isolation and sedimentation of information.

  3. Enhance user autonomy and experience in content discovery:When users can independently define and combine filtering conditions, their browsing experience will shift from passive acceptance to active exploration.archiveFiltersProvided clear filtering options, and can intelligently generate URLs with filtering parameters. The page content updates instantly after each click on a filtering condition, and the URL also changes accordingly, maintaining the shareability and SEO-friendliness of the page.This high degree of autonomy and immediate feedback undoubtedly enhances users' sense of control and satisfaction with the website, reducing fatigue caused by information overload.

  4. Simplify the complexity of front-end template development:For front-end developers, implementing multi-dimensional content filtering usually involves complex backend logic and URL parameter handling.archiveFiltersTags encapsulate these complexities highly. Template developers simply call the tags and specify the required content model to be filtered.moduleId), as well as the display text for the "All" option.allText)archiveFilterswill automatically return a structured data containing all available filter conditions (including each condition's name, field name, optional values, link, and the current selected status). Front-end developers only need toforLoop through these data, and you can quickly build a functionally complete, customizable filter interface, greatly improving development efficiency.

archiveFiltersA brief description of the working principle:

In practice, when you introduce in the template of document list or category pagearchiveFilterstags, for example{% archiveFilters filters with moduleId="1" allText="全部" %}the system will according tomoduleIdIntelligently read all custom fields marked as filterable under the content model.Then, it will analyze the URL parameters of the current page, identify the applied filters, and generate corresponding links to clear or add filters for each filter.filtersobjects, providing for template rendering. Template designers can utilize thisfiltersObject, combiningforLoop and conditional judgment, dynamically rendering a beautiful and fully functional filter menu.

In summary, the Anqi CMS'sarchiveFiltersTags are not just a simple filtering feature; they are a powerful tool that deeply integrates with content models, significantly optimizes user experience, and effectively enhances content discoverability.It makes content no longer a static display, but a dynamic information collection that can be 'played with' by users, thus helping the website better serve its target audience.

Common Questions (FAQ)

Q1:archiveFiltersWhat is the difference between the normal category (Category) and tag (Tag) of AnQi CMS?A1:archiveFiltersCategories, tags, and content organization are all ways to organize and filter content, but with different focuses.Categories are typically used for the hierarchical attribution of content, having a structural nature; tags, on the other hand, are more focused on the keyword association of content, being flattened.archiveFiltersIt is to filter the deeper 'properties' of content based on categories or tags.It utilizes custom fields in the content model to achieve multi-dimensional and composite filtering such as 'color', 'size', 'release year', etc., allowing users to refine their searches based on the specific characteristics of the content, providing a more refined filtering dimension than categories and tags.

Q2: Which types of content fields are most suitable toarchiveFiltersuse?A2:archiveFiltersBest suited for filtering custom fields with clear, enumerable options.For example, fields defined in the content model as 'Single-choice', 'Multiple-choice', or 'Dropdown' type, such as 'House type', 'Product brand', 'Article difficulty level', etc.Although it is theoretically possible to filter fields such as 'single-line text' or 'numbers', for a good user experience, it is usually combined with a range selector or preset options (such as 'price range') to avoid the inconvenience that manual input may bring.

Q3: While usingarchiveFiltersWhat backend configurations did website operators need to perform before?A3: UsearchiveFiltersThe core prerequisite isConfigure custom fields in the content model.In particular, you need to edit or create a corresponding content model (such as 'Article Model', 'Product Model') in the 'Content Management' -> 'Content Model' section of the Anqi CMS backend, and then add custom fields for the model.When adding these fields, choose types such as 'Single selection', 'Multiple selection', or 'Drop-down selection', and provide specific option values.archiveFiltersCan identify and display these filterable parameters on the front end. Additionally, ensure that the content you want to filter has been correctly entered and filled in these custom fields.