--- title: "Filters: refine product search" description: "Create filters (color, size, material, gender) so visitors can refine their catalog search and find the right product faster." url: https://docs.vivlab.com/en/sections/facets --- # Filters **Filters** let visitors narrow down the catalog, for example by color, material, size or gender. On this page, create a filter, change its available choices, change the order of filters or disable one you no longer need. In the form, **facet** means one choice in a filter. For example, **Color** is the filter and **Red**, **Blue** and **Green** are its facets. Each row of the table shows the **Name** of the filter, the list of its **Facets** (possible values) and its **Status**. Click on a row to edit its settings. The dashboard is shown in French, with English captions. ::: details Read the video steps 1. — In Filters, click “Create a facet filter”. 2. — The new filter is active by default. 3. — Click the name field, then enter Styles. 4. — Click the first value, then enter Minimal. 5. — Click “Add a facet”. 6. — Click the new value, then enter Coloré. 7. — Click “Save”. 8. — The filter is saved and visible. 9. — Styles appears with Minimal, Coloré, and Visible status. ::: ## Create a facet filter Click **Create a facet filter** to add a new criterion (for example _Color_, _Material_, _Gender_). Once the filter is created, link its values to the relevant [products](https://docs.vivlab.com/en/sections/products.md) from the product page, in the **Product categorization** section. ## Reorder When several filters coexist, the **Reorder** button lets you choose the display order on the store. The order determines how your visitors see filters stack on catalog pages. ## Selection and CSV export Tick one or more rows to reveal the bulk actions: **Activate**, **Deactivate**, **Delete** (after confirmation) and **Export to CSV file**. The export opens the **Export data** window, where you pick the scope (**All items** or the current selection) and the format: Excel-friendly by default, or with a custom separator (comma, semicolon, tab, pipe). The file contains the id, name, facets and status of each filter. Each row also has a menu at the end to **Edit** or **Delete** a single filter. ## Filter settings Clicking on a filter gives you access to its settings. Fill in the **Facet filter name** (e.g. _Color_): it's the label visible to your visitors above the list of values. In the **Facet list**, add each possible value (**Red**, **Blue**, **Green**…) with the **Add a facet** button. Each value becomes selectable as a filter on catalog pages. On each row, a checkbox lets you disable the value without deleting it, a handle reorders it by drag and drop (once the filter is saved) and a trash icon removes it. The **Facet filter status** block lets you toggle the filter between active and disabled. A disabled filter no longer appears on the store, but the existing associations on products are kept.