Divi Ajax Filter Plugin

Divi displays listings and does not know how to filter them

It is the gap that appears the moment a Divi project grows. The blog module pulls the posts, the shop module pulls the products, and that is where it ends: the visitor sees a grid and to find anything specific has to page through it.

With twenty items it does not matter. With two hundred products or four hundred articles, the listing stops being navigable and the visitor leaves without having seen what they came for.

Divi Ajax Filter adds the missing filter panel, and it responds without reloading the page.

What it can filter

• WooCommerce products, by attribute, category, tag and price range.
• Blog posts and custom content types.
• Advanced Custom Fields data, which is what allows filtering by your catalogue's real information.

With dropdowns, checkboxes and radio buttons as suits, plus a switcher between list and grid views. The filters are modules placed inside the Divi builder like any other.

What makes it worthwhile: the custom fields

Filtering by category is something almost anything does. What sets this plugin apart is being able to filter by the fields you defined.

On a property catalogue that means filtering by square metres, bedrooms and floor. On a machinery one, by power output and capacity. On a professional directory, by specialty and area. That is the filter people genuinely use, and the one that does not exist if you can only filter by taxonomies.

Requirements

It needs the Divi theme, with PHP 7.4 or above, WordPress 5.8 or above and at least 512 MB of memory. Filtering by custom fields also requires Advanced Custom Fields, which is what defines them.

Worth checking compatibility with your specific Divi version before buying: builder addons are coupled, and a large gap between plugin and theme shows up immediately.

How to start

One. Check first that your data lives in fields rather than written inside the description. If each property's square metres are in the text, there is nothing to filter.

Two. Start with three filters, the ones people genuinely use. A panel with twelve options does not get used, it gets ignored.

Three. Test with the catalogue full, not with ten sample items. Filtering without reload shows its worth at volume.

Four. Look at what addresses the filters generate and decide which ones you want Google indexing. A large catalogue generates thousands of nearly identical combinations.

Alternatives in the catalogue

If besides filtering you need to create the catalogue itself (content types, fields and dynamic listings), the piece needed first is Divi Machine, which is the dynamic content system equivalent for Divi and brings its own filters.

If what you want is presentation modules generally rather than filters specifically, DiviFlash extends the builder's module catalogue.

And if your shop sells products and what you want is the carousel more than the filter, the product carousel for Divi handles only that, with considerably more control than the standard module gives.

Frequently asked questions

Does it work without Divi?
No. It adds modules to the Divi builder and needs it installed.

Does it filter without reloading the page?
Yes, results update instantly.

Can I filter by ACF fields?
Yes, and it is what most sets it apart. ACF has to be installed.

Is it suitable for WooCommerce products?
Yes, by attribute, category, tag and price.

Does it bring a list and grid switcher?
Yes, among the display options.

Which Divi version does it need?
Worth checking compatibility with yours before buying, because they are coupled.