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Enhancement: filter by record type (not content folder) in Dashboard Content View #595

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opened 2026-10-05 02:54:49 +02:00 by adam · 3 comments
adam commented 2026-10-05 02:54:49 +02:00
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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
As you introduced support for sub-content on behalf of #722 and #715, I organize my (single) content folder as illustrated in the diagram in #715.

contents/
├─ Solution A/
│ ├── index.md
│ ├── problem-1-of-A.md
│ ├── problem-2-of-A.md
│ ├── goal-1-of-A.md
├─ Solution B/
│ ├── index.md
│ ├── problem-1-of-B.md
...

At the moment I can't filter for a specific record type in the Content View of the Dashboard, e.g., in above example, I can't filter all problem records across all sub-content directories.

Describe the solution you'd like

  1. The Content View of the Dashboard should allow to filter by the type metadata field of each record.

  2. In combination with #744, cascades of filters should be supported, for instance, I can filter by some custom taxonomy and then show specific record types of some value of the custom taxonomy. In above example this means, I can filter all problem records (by type) of Solution A (by custom taxonomy).

Describe alternatives you've considered
As I don't associate each record type with a dedicated content folder, the existing filtering by content folders is too coarse for this use case.

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Already mentioned in above sections.

**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.** As you introduced support for _sub-content_ on behalf of #722 and #715, I organize my (single) content folder as illustrated in the diagram in #715. ``` contents/ ├─ Solution A/ │ ├── index.md │ ├── problem-1-of-A.md │ ├── problem-2-of-A.md │ ├── goal-1-of-A.md ├─ Solution B/ │ ├── index.md │ ├── problem-1-of-B.md ... ``` At the moment I can't filter for a specific record type in the Content View of the Dashboard, e.g., in above example, I can't filter all `problem` records across all sub-content directories. **Describe the solution you'd like** 1. The Content View of the Dashboard should allow to filter by the `type` metadata field of each record. 2. In combination with #744, cascades of filters should be supported, for instance, I can filter by some custom taxonomy and then show specific record `type`s of some value of the custom taxonomy. In above example this means, I can filter all `problem` records (by `type`) of `Solution A` (by custom taxonomy). **Describe alternatives you've considered** As I don't associate each record type with a dedicated content folder, the existing filtering by content folders is too coarse for this use case. **Additional context** Already mentioned in above sections. <!-- github-sync-id:2114386582 -->
adam closed this issue 2026-10-05 02:54:50 +02:00
adam commented 2026-10-05 02:54:50 +02:00
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Thanks, @pauko, for the suggestion. An implementation where you can define your filter options is coming.

There will be a new setting introduced:

{
  "frontMatter.content.filters": [
	"pageFolders", 
	"tags", 
	"categories",
    {
      "title": "Type",
      "name": "type"
    },
	"otherValue"
  ]
}

As you can see in the above code, you can define your filters as a string or provide a title/name.

Thanks, @pauko, for the suggestion. An implementation where you can define your filter options is coming. There will be a new setting introduced: ```json { "frontMatter.content.filters": [ "pageFolders", "tags", "categories", { "title": "Type", "name": "type" }, "otherValue" ] } ``` As you can see in the above code, you can define your filters as a `string` or provide a title/name. <!-- github-comment-id:1924164596 -->
adam commented 2026-10-05 02:54:51 +02:00
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Feel free to give it a try in the beta and provide feedback if needed.

Feel free to give it a try in the beta and provide feedback if needed. <!-- github-comment-id:1924169069 -->
adam commented 2026-10-05 02:54:52 +02:00
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Documented: https://beta.frontmatter.codes/docs/content-view#filters

Documented: https://beta.frontmatter.codes/docs/content-view#filters <!-- github-comment-id:1959180691 -->
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