In website operation, we often need to classify and filter content lists more finely to help users quickly find the information they are truly interested in.The traditional article classification can solve most problems, but when the content attributes become more complex, such as products having multiple features, price ranges, or events having different themes and participation methods, a single classification is no longer sufficient.

It is fortunate that AnQiCMS provides an effective way to implement custom parameter filtering for article lists with its flexible content model and powerful template tags.This allows us to transcend traditional classification limitations, enabling multi-dimensional filtering based on unique attributes in the content of articles or products, thereby greatly enhancing the efficiency and experience of users in searching for content.

How can this feature be implemented in the security CMS?This mainly includes several core steps: defining custom content parameters, publishing content with these parameters, and integrating the filtering logic in the website template.

1. Define custom content parameters: Give your content more attributes

To implement filtering based on specific parameters, you first need to ensure that your content model can store these parameters. The 'Flexible Content Model' feature of Anqi CMS is exactly for this purpose.

Firstly, please enter the Anqi CMS backend management interface, find“Content Management”the menu under“Content Model”. Here, you can choose to edit an existing content model (such as "article model" or "product model"), or create a brand new model according to your needs.

Enter the model editing page, and you will see a“Content Model Custom Fields”area. Click Add, and you can define various new properties for this model. For example:

  • Product features:If you sell electronic products, you can add fields such as 'Color', 'Size', 'Processor Model', etc.
    • Parameter name:Color
    • Field call:color
    • Field Type:Single choice (and set optional values such as "red", "blue", "black")
  • Price range:If you need to filter products of different prices, you can add the "price range" field.
    • Parameter name:Price Range
    • Field call:price_range
    • Field Type:Dropdown Selection (and set optional values such as "0-500", "501-1000", "1001 and above")
  • Service area:If the region*** is provided, you can add the 'Service Area' field.
    • Parameter name:Service Area
    • Field call:service_area
    • Field Type:Single-line text or single selection

When defining these fields, please pay close attention to“Call field”This item, it will be the key identifier you refer to in the template. At the same time, choose an appropriate“Field type”Also very important, it determines the way users fill in data in the background and indirectly affects the implementation of front-end filtering methods (for example, single-choice fields may be represented as radio buttons or drop-down menus in the front-end).

2. Release content with custom parameters: Provide data basis for filtering

Completed the custom parameter settings of the content model, the next step is to fill in the corresponding data for these fields when you publish new articles or edit existing content.

Select "Publish Document" or edit an existing document under "Content ManagementPlease make sure to enter accurate and standardized data for these fields.This data will be the basis for future frontend filtering, the more accurate the data, the more accurate the filtering results.

3. In the template, integrate the filter controller: Allow users to select filter conditions

Now, we have content with custom parameters, and we want to display these parameters on the article list page so that users can click to filter.This step requires you to modify your front-end template file.

AnQi CMS providesarchiveFiltersTags, specifically used to generate these dynamic filter menus. It