Filter items

Narrow the items list with structured filters
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Filters let you show only items that match specific criteria — by status, publish state, dates, or collection field values.

Filter items

Show the filter bar

Click the Toggle filters button (filter icon) in the collection toolbar to show or hide the inline filter bar.

Add a filter

1

Open the filter bar

Click Toggle filters if the filter bar is hidden.

2

Click Filter

Click the Filter button (with + icon) to open the add-filter popover.

3

Choose a property

Search or browse the list (placeholder: Filter by…). Pick a metadata field or a collection schema field.

4

Set the operator and value

Choose an operator (such as Is, Contains, Is empty) and enter or select a value.

The filter appears as a chip in the filter bar showing a summary of the condition.

Built-in metadata filters

You can filter by these standard properties:

  • Name
  • Status
  • Publish State
  • Archive
  • Draft
  • Published (date)
  • Updated (date)
  • Created (date)

Collection field filters

Wicked CMS also builds filters from your collection schema field types, including:

  • Text fields — Contains, Starts with, Ends with, Is empty, etc.
  • Option fields — Is, Is not, Is set, Is empty
  • Switch fields — Is, Is not (Yes/No)
  • Date fields — date ranges (from/to)
  • Reference fields — Is, Is not, Is set, Is empty
  • Multi-reference fields — Contains, Does not contain, Is set, Is not set

Filter operators

Common operators include:

OperatorUse for
Is / Is notExact match
Contains / Does not containPartial text match
Starts with / Ends withPrefix or suffix match
Is empty / Is not emptyBlank or non-blank values
Is setField has a value (presence)
Is not setField has no value (multi-reference fields)

Manage active filters

  • Click a filter chip to edit its condition
  • Remove individual filters from the chip menu
  • Click Clear all when two or more filters are active to remove every filter at once

Filters work together with search. Items must match both the search query and all active filters.

Next step

Adjust which columns appear alongside your filtered results in Customize visible columns.