Search & Filters

ProductBay includes built-in frontend search, filtering, sorting, and pagination — all powered by AJAX for a seamless, no-reload experience.

Search

When search is enabled, a search bar appears above the table. Customers can type to search products by:

• Product name — Partial or full match
• Results update instantly as the user types (with a debounce delay)
• Search is case-insensitive

INFO

Search operates on the products loaded by the table's product source. It does not search your entire WooCommerce catalog — only the products that match the table's source configuration.

Category Filters

When category filters are enabled, a filter dropdown appears alongside the search bar. Customers can:

• Select a product category to filter the table
• Clear the filter to show all products again
• Combine filtering with search for precise results

Configuration

Enable category filters in the Options step of the Creation Wizard:

1. Toggle Filters to on
2. Select which taxonomies to use (default: Product Categories)

Sorting

When sorting is enabled, column headers become clickable. Customers can:

• Click a column header to sort by that column
• Click again to reverse the sort direction
• An arrow indicator shows the current sort column and direction

Sortable Columns

The following columns support sorting:

• Name (alphabetical)
• Price (numerical)

Pagination

When pagination is enabled:

• Products are split across multiple pages
• Navigation controls appear at the table bottom
• The products per page count is configurable (default: 10)

Configuration

Setting	Options	Default
Products per page	Any number (1–100+)	10
Position	Bottom	Bottom

Feature Toggles

All frontend features can be individually enabled or disabled:

Feature	Default	Description
Search	✅ On	AJAX search bar
Sorting	✅ On	Column header sorting
Pagination	✅ On	Paginated results
Category Filters	✅ On	Category dropdown filter

Configure these in the Options step of the Creation Wizard.