# FacetWP
> [!NOTE] Overview
> FacetWP is a premium WordPress plugin that provides advanced content filtering and faceted search capabilities, making it easier for users to find content through multiple filter combinations.
## Key Features
1. Facet Types
- Checkboxes
- Dropdowns
- Radio buttons
- Search boxes
- Sliders
- Date ranges
2. Integration Options
- Elementor Pro
- WooCommerce
- Advanced Custom Fields
- Custom Post Types
3. Advanced Features
- Ajax loading
- URL management
- Template system
- Query builder
## Usage Status
- **Recommendation Level**: Recommended
- **Pricing**: $99/year
- **Installation Type**: Search Enhancement Plugin
## Configuration Guide
### 1. Basic Setup
1. Facet Creation
- Choose type
- Select source
- Configure display
- Set behavior
2. Template Setup
- Layout design
- Content structure
- Display rules
- Sorting options
### 2. Advanced Settings
1. Performance Options
- Index management
- Cache settings
- Query optimization
- Ajax behavior
2. Integration Settings
- Theme compatibility
- Builder integration
- Custom code
- API usage
## Best Practices
1. Initial Setup
- Plan taxonomy
- Design UX flow
- Test performance
- Mobile layout
2. Maintenance
- Regular reindex
- Cache clear
- Update testing
- Performance check
## Integration Notes
- Works with:
- [[Elementor Pro]]
- [[SearchWP]]
- WooCommerce
- Custom post types
## Common Issues & Solutions
1. Performance Issues
- Index problems
- Query speed
- Cache conflicts
- Memory usage
2. Display Problems
- Template issues
- Ajax loading
- Mobile display
- URL handling
## Personal Experience
Industry-leading solution for content filtering. Excellent performance and seamless integration with Elementor Pro and SearchWP. Worth the investment for sites needing advanced filtering.
## Alternatives
1. Search & Filter Pro
2. WP Grid Builder
3. JetSmartFilters
4. WPSOLR
## Best Use Cases
1. Content-Heavy Sites
- Property listings
- Product catalogs
- Resource libraries
- Directory sites
2. Specific Needs
- Advanced filtering
- Custom taxonomies
- Dynamic content
- User-driven search
## Performance Impact
1. Database Impact
- Efficient indexing
- Query optimization
- Cache system
- Low overhead
2. Frontend Impact
- Fast filtering
- Smooth updates
- Ajax loading
- Clean URLs
## Integration Features
1. Elementor Pro
- Widget support
- Dynamic content
- Template builder
- Layout control
2. SearchWP
- Enhanced search
- Index sharing
- Query integration
- Result filtering
## Configuration Tips
1. Setup Strategy
- Plan structure
- Test combinations
- Mobile first
- Performance focus
2. Implementation Tips
- Use templates
- Cache properly
- Monitor queries
- Regular maintenance
## Advanced Usage
1. Developer Features
- API hooks
- Custom facets
- Query modification
- Template system
2. Integration Options
- REST API
- Custom endpoints
- Builder support
- Framework hooks
## Resources
- [Official Website](https://facetwp.com/)
- [Documentation](https://facetwp.com/documentation/)
- [Developer Guide](https://facetwp.com/documentation/developers/)
- [Support](https://facetwp.com/support/)