Default UI : ability to open filters without first searching for a term

[tfrancart]

I am in a situation where I have well-structured indexed data, and I can create quite a few filters in Pagefind. I would like the users to be able to search using filters only, without typing a term in the search box. Right now, the default UI requires to first search for a term, and then proposes filters on the left of the search results. Could there be a mode where the filters are already shown, even before the user types something in the search bar ?

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[flyfoto]

This would be great!Am 20.08.2025 um 15:43 schrieb Thomas Francart @.***>:tfrancart created an issue (Pagefind/pagefind#885) I am in a situation where I have well-structured indexed data, and I can create quite a few filters in Pagefind. I would like the users to be able to search using filters only, without typing a term in the search box. Right now, the default UI requires to first search for a term, and then proposes filters on the left of the search results. Could there be a mode where the filters are already shown, even before the user types something in the search bar ? Thanks, I find pagefind awesome !

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[bglw]

That is something that can be done, yeah — I have hopes that the Modular UI (which does not yet have filtering) can be the true answer to most queries like this. It fell off my plate a while ago, but I would like to try pick it back up again and get it officially released.