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Here is what we can use to build the filters on Shift4Shop

1. Extra Fields​

For example, you can use one of your long extra fields to store values like this: Finish:Gold,Chrome|Style:Modern|Color:Red|Length:6 inches|Width:1 inch|Country of Origin:United States

| works as a section separator Finish: designates a label you want to use for the filter

, separates multiple values within a section 

  We can hide an extra field from being displayed to website visitors by tweaking the Shift4Shop template file. 

2. Filter Categories ​

Shift4Shop's filter categories starting with "Filters >>" . There is no limit on number of filters.

3. Product Categories ​

We can use any categories to build the filters, not only those that start with "Filters >>". Just let us know which categories we should use.

4. Product Features ​

I am referring to this data:

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5. Product Options​

From here:

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6. External Data​

We can use a .csv, .json, .xml, .yaml file hosted on FTP, Google Drive. We can also read a Google Spreadsheet directly.

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7. Description field​

We can parse a well-formatted table or attribute list out of the description field.  For example, at this store: https://www.paylessrugs.com/Couristan-Carrington-4984-0710-Carrington-Dark-Grey-Rug we extract Material and Construction from Description. 

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At this store: https://www.sansoleil.com/900720I-SanSoleil-SolStyle-ICE-Long-Sleeve-Zip-Mock-Dress-with-attached-short-Oasis_p_946.html we extract Color & Product Type from Title. 

At your store we can parse these lists into individual filters:

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However, we will need an explicit list of filters you need. I.e. "Shade Material", "Shade Finish", "Downlight Type" so we know what to look for exactly. We can't just extract "everything".