Important note for Empire version 13.0.0 and higher: Tag filtering is no longer supported.
For newer versions of Empire, collection filtering is handled through Shopify's native filtering system and the Search & Discovery app. If you are using Empire 13 or higher, you will need to manage your collection filters from Shopify admin > Apps > Search & Discovery > Filters instead of using product tags for filtering.
Collection page filters have always been a key quality of the Empire theme. With Online Store 2.0's introduction of platform-based collection and search filters, Empire merchants benefit from more options for their storefront filtering.
Update to Empire v6.1.0 to activate filtering for the Search results page, as well.
Update to Empire v6 to use platform filters
To use the Collection and search filters set up in Navigation, update to version 6 or later.
Faceted filtering (platform)
With Online Store 2.0, Shopify added Collection and search filters to the Navigation admin.
Shopify's faceted filtering allows customers to refine product searches and listings by applying multiple criteria (facets) such as brand, price, size, and color to narrow down options on a collection or search results page. You can configure these filters using the Shopify Search & Discovery app. In your Shopify admin, open the app and navigate to the Filters section.
Follow Shopify's guide to set up faceted filtering
Activate filters for search results
Empire v6.1.0 offers storefront filtering for the Search results page. Customers can refine the search results by adjusting the filters set up in your Navigation admin.
These filters are platform-based and a separate system from Empire's Tag filter
Filters for the Search results page are enabled by default. If they are not visible on your end, confirm you are using the latest version then use the page selector to open Others, then Search.
In the left sidebar, click the toggle beside Search results to reveal the Filters block.
If there is no Filters block, click (+) Add Filters.
Filter settings for the search results page
Click the Filters block to open its settings.
Select an option from the Filter visibility dropdown to Expand all groups (all filters visible on page load), Expand the first group (only top filter visible before toggling), or Collapse all groups (all filters concealed before toggling).
Activate Show product counts to gather the total number of products that apply to each filter option.
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