Faceted Search

POM Faceted Search turns an archive, search view, shop, blog index, or saved query into an indexed result set that visitors can narrow without leaving the page.

Use this chapter to choose a context, connect filters to real content fields, build the result area, and verify the complete search experience.

Recommended path

1. Understand what Faceted Search provides.
2. Learn the context, facet, index, and result model.
3. Build a small working search.
4. Create a complete filterable listing.
5. Open the focused references when you need a particular control or data source.

Chapter contents

1. Overview
2. Faceted Search concepts
3. Build your first faceted search
4. Create a filterable listing
5. Choose the content and query source
6. Connect facets to content fields
7. Choose the right facet type
8. Facets and data sources
9. Design a results template
10. Results and controls
11. Add sorting and pagination
12. Design empty, loading, and error states
13. Use shareable filtered URLs
14. Design filters for mobile
15. Build accessible faceted search
16. Optimize complex faceted search
17. Debug one facet
18. Troubleshoot Faceted Search
19. Build maps and proximity search
20. Build a Search Gateway
21. Configure native WordPress search
22. Migrate Finder content
23. Recipes

Where configuration lives

Open Settings → POM Theme → Content model → Faceted search. Enable the feature before opening its contexts and indexing tools.

The result layout is assembled in the Page Builder with Listings (Feed) and the controls in the Faceted Search category.