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Category filter - in the catalogue and in search results
CS-Cart lets shoppers filter products by features, but not by sections of the catalogue. It shows on the search results page most of all: a query returns products from a dozen categories in a row, and there is nothing to narrow them down with. This add-on adds "Category" to the store filters: the list holds only the sections the found products belong to, several of them can be ticked at once, and on a category page the same filter shows its subcategories.
Works in search where the stock filters know nothing about sections
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No empty sections categories come from the current listing
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No settings at all the filter is created in "Products - Filters"
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CS-Cart 4.17.1+ all four editions, tested on 4.20.1
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Why a store needs it
Store search looks through the whole catalogue at once: a query for "black" brings bags, golf clubs and camcorders together. The shopper scrolls through the listing because there is no way to narrow it down by section: CS-Cart filters are built from product features, and a catalogue section is not a feature.
The add-on gives the filters the missing axis - the category. On the search results page that turns a long listing into a clear choice: the shopper ticks the section and keeps the query they came with instead of starting the search over.
Search becomes navigation
The shopper picks the section right in the listing and does not lose the query. |
Sections without empty rows
Only the categories that hold found products are listed, as with every other CS-Cart filter. |
Several sections at once
Both "Laptops" and "Tablets" can be ticked: the listing adds the two categories up. |
No settings of its own
The filter is created where the others are and follows the same display rules. |
Search results: the "Category" filter on the left lists the sections the found products belong to - in the listing they come mixed together.
Where the filter appears
- • Search results. The main case: the list of categories is built from the found products and changes with the query.
- • Category page. The filter shows the subcategories of the section and narrows the listing inside the branch instead of taking the shopper elsewhere.
- • Feature pages and vendor storefronts. Wherever CS-Cart shows the filters block, the category filter works too.
- • Subcategory products. Included when the store setting "Show products from subcategories" is on - the same setting the category page itself follows.
The same listing with a category ticked: only the products of the chosen section are left, and the search query is still in place.
A category page: the filter holds its subcategories, and the choice narrows the listing inside the branch.
How it works for the shopper
- • Step 1. The shopper searches and gets a listing from different sections of the catalogue.
- • Step 2. In the filters block they tick one or several sections - the listing updates without reloading the page.
- • Step 3. They clear the tick or pick a neighbouring section: the query stays, the listing is rebuilt.
Several categories ticked at once - the listing adds up all the chosen sections.
What the administrator does
- • Create the filter once. "Products - Filters - Add filter", and in the list of product fields pick "Category" - the field the add-on provides.
- • The rest are the usual filter properties: the name in each language, the categories it is shown in, the number of variants before "Show more", the position in the block, the status.
- • The add-on has no settings. There is nothing to switch on, configure or maintain.
The list of store filters: the category filter sits next to the others.
The filter card: the filtering goes by the "Category" product field.
Compatibility
- • Cart-Power: Elasticsearch. When Elasticsearch serves the listing, the categories come from an index aggregation and the selection goes into the search query - the filter behaves the same way.
- • Stock CS-Cart search. Works with no extra add-ons and no external services.
- • All four editions. CS-Cart, Ultimate, Multi-Vendor and Multi-Vendor Ultimate; in Ultimate the filter stays within its own storefront.
- • Themes. The add-on changes no templates: the filter is drawn by the theme own filters block.
The add-on card in the list of add-ons: nothing to configure, it works as soon as it is enabled.
What is new in version 1.0
- • A filter by category for the category page, search results, feature pages and vendor storefronts.
- • Only the categories of the found products are listed.
- • Several categories can be ticked at once.
- • On a category page the filter narrows the branch instead of replacing it.
- • Support for the "Cart-Power: Elasticsearch" add-on.
- • The filter is created the standard way, in "Products - Filters".
Frequently asked questions
Is there anything to configure after installation?
Create the filter once: "Products - Filters - Add filter", product field "Category". The add-on itself has no settings.
Why is the filter missing on some queries?
It appears when the found products have categories. If the search found nothing, the filters block is empty - every CS-Cart filter behaves this way.
A shopper ticks a category while browsing another section - where do they end up?
They stay in the current section: the filter narrows its branch instead of replacing it, so picking a subcategory does not take them out of the catalogue they are in.
Are subcategory products included?
Yes, when the store setting "Show products from subcategories" is on (Settings - General). It is the same setting the category page follows.
Is the number of products shown next to a category?
Not in version 1.0 - the section name is shown. Categories with no products never make the list.
What happens when the add-on is updated?
The filters you created and their settings are kept: they live in the standard CS-Cart filters table.
See the add-on on the demo store. The home page links to ready examples: search results with the category filter and a category page with a filter by subcategories.
Product
- Store Builder
- Store Builder Plus
- Store Builder Ultimate
- Multi-Vendor
- Multi-Vendor Plus
- Multi-Vendor Ultimate
Compatible versions
- 4.21.1
- 4.20.1
- 4.19.1.SP2
- 4.19.1.SP1
- 4.19.1
- 4.18.4
- 4.18.3
- 4.18.2.SP1
- 4.18.2
- 4.18.1.SP1
- 4.18.1
- 4.17.2.SP3
- 4.17.2.SP2
- 4.17.2.SP1
- 4.17.2
- 4.17.1
Localizations
- English
- Русский
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CS-Cart development · in-house team · since 2013 We build, upgrade and speed up CS-Cart stores and marketplacesAnalysts, developers, designers, QA and support under one roof — no subcontractors. We ship add-ons you can buy on this page today, and we take on the work that no ready-made add-on covers. |
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Two add-ons that change how a store performs
Everything else we publish improves one screen. These two change the numbers: how customers find products, and how often they come back.
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Add-on · Search & merchandising Smart SearchElasticsearch-powered search for large catalogues. The customer types two letters, sees products with images and prices, and buys from the dropdown — even after a typo or with the wrong keyboard layout. Visitors who use the search bar are 24% of traffic and 44% of revenue, and convert about 2.5× better than people who only browse categories. If search returns nothing, up to 80% of them leave. | ||||||||
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Try it on a live catalogue: open the demo store and search with a deliberate typo. |
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Services
When no add-on solves it, we do the work
Fixed scope, written specification, a named project manager and a warranty on what we ship.
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Custom CS-Cart development Functionality the platform does not have: add-ons, marketplace mechanics, integrations with 1C, CRM, ERP, payment and delivery providers. We start from a written specification, not from an estimate on a phone call. Details → |
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CS-Cart upgrade Move to the current version without losing data, custom code or add-ons. We audit every modification first, upgrade on a staging copy, adapt what breaks and switch over with little or no downtime. Details → |
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Speed and performance optimisation Conversion falls by about 4.4% for every extra second of load time. We profile the server, the database and the front-end, then fix what actually costs the seconds — and show you the before-and-after numbers. Details → |
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Design for CS-Cart Mobile-first storefront design built on CS-Cart's own template structure, so the layout survives the next platform upgrade instead of becoming a migration problem. Details → |
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SEO for CS-Cart A technical audit of indexing, duplicates, redirects, structured data and Core Web Vitals — delivered as a prioritised fix list your developers can act on, or that we implement ourselves. Details → |
How we work
What you get besides the code
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Before we start We discuss the goal, offer options and write the specification. You approve scope and price before development begins. |
While we build A named project manager reports progress on a fixed schedule. You always know what is in work and what is next. |
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Before release A separate QA pass on every release — the developer who wrote the code is not the person who signs it off. |
After handover Documentation for everything we ship, plus a warranty on the modifications and the project. |
Tell us what the store needs to doDescribe the task in a couple of sentences and we will come back with options, a scope and a price. The consultation is free, and we will say plainly if a ready-made add-on already solves it.
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