As an experienced website operations expert, I know that an excellent CMS system not only needs to provide powerful backend functions, but also needs to present the ultimate user experience on the front end.AnQiCMS (AnQiCMS) demonstrates great potential in this aspect with its high-performance architecture based on the Go language and its flexible template tag system.archiveFiltersHow to maintain a clear and easy-to-use page when there are many labels implemented through clever UI/UX design.

Security CMSarchiveFiltersThe UI/UX magic of tags: how to simplify it when there are many filtering conditions?

In content operation, it is crucial to provide users with the ability to filter accurately, especially on websites with large amounts of content and complex categories, such as product lists on e-commerce platforms, house rental listing search, or article search in large knowledge bases. Anqi CMS'sarchiveFiltersTags are born for this, they can be based on the document modelmoduleId) and custom parameters, flexibly generate various filtering conditions.However, when there are many types of conditions, if the design is not well done, the user experience may quickly shift from 'convenient' to 'chaotic'.

The challenge we face is how to display a large number of filtering conditions on the screen while avoiding visual overload, allowing users to quickly understand, operate efficiently, and ultimately find the content they need.This is not just an aesthetic consideration, but also a key factor that directly affects user retention and conversion rates.

I. Challenges: Pain points analysis of too many filtering conditions

Imagine, a user of a real estate website, facing filtering conditions such as: area, price range, house type, area, house type (residential, commercial, office building), decoration, floor, orientation, publication time, and so on.Each condition may have multiple options below.

  1. Visual noise and cognitive burden:Too much information overload, making users feel at a loss and even wanting to give up.
  2. Page length and scrolling fatigue: The user needs to continuously scroll the page to see all the filter conditions and content list, the operation path becomes longer, and efficiency decreases.
  3. Lacks priority and guidance: All filter conditions seem equally important, users find it difficult to distinguish between core filters and auxiliary filters.
  4. Adaptation challenges on mobile devices:On a mobile device with limited screen space, a long filter list is almost catastrophic.

Of Security CMSarchiveFiltersTags are powerful, able to pass throughfiltersvariables to provideName(parameter name),FieldName(field name) andItems(Optional value list, includingLabel/Link/IsCurrentBut how to convert these original data into a user-friendly interface is a topic that front-end designers and operators need to think about carefully.

Strategy: The Art of Simplicity in UI/UX Design

To address the above pain points, we can take the following approaches, combining the template features of Anqi CMS to create an excellent user experience:

1. Structured presentation: the art of integrating into a whole

When the number of filtering conditions is large, the primary task is to perform logical grouping and adopt a progressive disclosure strategy, that is, to display the most important information first and hide the secondary or advanced options.

  • Accordion/Folding Panel:This is the classic method for handling multiple filter groups. We can take eachitem(For example, "Region", "Price") as the title of the collapse panel, itsItemsOptions will be hidden inside the panel. Users can click as needed to expand or collapse. Anqi CMS template tags{% for item in filters %}Can iterate through all filter groups,{{item.Name}}Used as a title, inside again{% for val in item.Items %}Loop to output specific options. Use front-end JavaScript to control the fold state and{% if val.IsCurrent %}highlight the currently selected filter condition.

  • Tabbed Interface:If some filter conditions are mutually exclusive, or can be clearly divided into several major categories, tabs can be a very efficient choice.For example, on a real estate website, there can be tags such as 'Renting', 'Buying', 'New Homes', etc., under which different filter condition combinations are displayed.archiveFiltersTags can be based on differentmoduleIdGet the filtering conditions under different models, which provides the data basis for implementing tab-style switching.

  • “More Filter” button:For some rarely used or advanced filtering conditions, they can be integrated into the "More Filter" or "Advanced Filter" button.Click to display in a modal (Modal) or a side drawer (Drawer), to avoid the initial page from being too bulky.

2. Interactive optimization: Choose the appropriate filtering control

Different filtering data types and quantities should be paired with the most suitable UI controls to reduce users' thinking and operation costs.

  • Dropdown (Select Box):When a filter condition (such as "City") has a long list of options and is single-select, a dropdown is an ideal choice.This can greatly save vertical space and keep the page concise.{{val.Label}}Used to display option text,{{val.Link}}and then used for URL jump after clicking to achieve filtering.

  • Checkbox (Checkbox) and Tags:For conditions that support multiple selections and have a moderate number of options (such as "product featuresUsers can select multiple options at once, then click 'OK' or apply the filter automatically.For selected conditions, they can be displayed as removable "tags" (Tag) at the top of the filter area, providing a clear overview.

  • Range Slider:For numerical filtering conditions, such as "price range", "area range", slider controls can provide an intuitive range selection experience. AlthougharchiveFiltersThe discrete options (such as "100-200 million") are provided directly, but the front-end can map these discrete values to the slider UI using JavaScript, or design it as a range input when customizing the filtering parameters in the background.

3. Immediate feedback and convenient management

A good user experience requires timely feedback and convenient management mechanisms.

  • Highlight the current filter: When a user applies a certain filter condition, the corresponding option should be highlighted on the interface immediately (for example, changing the background color, bolding text), so that the user can clearly know which conditions are currently in effect.val.IsCurrentProperties can be directly used in AnQi CMS templates to judge and apply CSS styles, such as<li class="{% if val.IsCurrent %}active{% endif %}">...</li>.

  • Selected Filter Tags (Active Filter Tags):At the top of the filter area