Creating and managing filters

Convermax provides multiple ways to create, enable and manage filters. This guide covers all methods for creating and managing product filters in your store.

Creating Filters

Method 1: Using the Convermax App

1. Go to the Convermax app in your BigCommerce dashboard

2. Select Filters under the Menu button

Option A: Enable an existing field as a filter

1. Click the Gear button next to the field you want to enable

2. Toggle ‘Visible’ to On and click Submit

Option B: Create a new filter

1. Select ‘Add another filter’ at the bottom of the filter list

2. Select the desired field and click Save

Important: After creating or enabling filters, perform a full reindex for the filter to appear on your storefront.

Method 2: Using Custom Fields

Add custom fields in BigCommerce starting with filter_ and they will automatically become filters after indexing. The filter name will use everything written after filter_.

Example: If you create a custom field named filter_Brand, it will appear as a “Brand” filter.

Admin panel view:

Result on storefront:

Managing Filter Visibility by Category

Note

All changes described in this section take effect only after full re-index, which can be triggered by the “Force re-index” button at the “Convermax site search index” section of our app home page

How Filter Visibility Works

Filter visibility is controlled by defining a general rule in the app settings, which can then be overridden locally using the “Search Keywords” field on specific categories.

The visibility logic works as follows:

• The filter is visible in the app settings, no Search Keywords used → it will be visible everywhere
• The filter is not visible in the app settings, no Search Keywords used → it will be hidden everywhere
• The filter is visible in the app settings, but some categories have a Hide Filters keyword for that filter → it will be visible everywhere, except on those specific categories
• The filter is not visible in the app settings, but some categories have a Show Filters keyword for that filter → it will be hidden everywhere, but visible on those specific categories

Note

When adding a new filter, the visible option is enabled by default.

Setting Global Filter Visibility

To set a general rule for filter visibility across your store:

Go to Admin → Apps → Convermax: Year Make Model → Menu → Filters → Filter settings (gear icon)

Setting Filter Visibility for Specific Collections

To hide or show specific filters on a category page that are globally visible:

1. Open the category in BigCommerce

2. Scroll down to the “Search Keywords” field

3. Add the filters you want to hide or show using this format:

   Hide Filters: stock; Fitment; etc. / Show Filters: weight; color; etc.

Example:

Use this when you want to hide filters that are globally visible in the store from specific categories. For example, you can disable extra fields (like stock, Fitment, etc.) from a category, while they remain visible in the rest of the store.

You can hide multiple filters by separating them with a semicolon (;).