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Basic Filter Setup (Multi Match)

Basic Filter Setup (Multi Match)

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Setup: External Scripts

External Scripts in Webflow

Make sure to always put the External Scripts before the Javascript step of the resource.

In this video you learn where to put these in your Webflow project? Or how to include a paid GSAP Club plugin in your project?

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Step 1: Copy structure to Webflow

Copy structure to Webflow

In the video below we described how you can copy + paste the structure of this resource to your Webflow project.

Copy to Webflow

Webflow structure is not required for this resource.

Step 1: Add HTML

HTML

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<div data-filter-group="" role="group" class="filter-group">
  <div class="filter-buttons">
    <button data-filter-target="all" data-filter-status="active" aria-pressed="false" aria-controls="filter-list" class="filter-btn">All</button>
    <button data-filter-target="land" data-filter-status="not-active" aria-pressed="false" aria-controls="filter-list" class="filter-btn">Land</button>
    <button data-filter-target="water" data-filter-status="not-active" aria-pressed="false" aria-controls="filter-list" class="filter-btn">Water</button>
    <button data-filter-target="air" data-filter-status="not-active" aria-pressed="false" aria-controls="filter-list" class="filter-btn">Air</button>
  </div>
  <div aria-live="polite" role="list" class="filter-list">
    <div role="listitem" data-filter-name="" data-filter-status="active" class="filter-list__item">
      <div class="demo-card">
        <div class="demo-card__top">
          <div class="demo-card__visual">
            <div class="demo-card__visual-before"></div>
            <span class="demo-card__emoji">🦁</span>
          </div>
          <div class="demo-card__tags-collection">
            <div class="demo-card__tags-list">
              <div data-filter-name-collect="land" class="demo-card__tags-item">
                <p class="demo-card__tags-item-p">Land</p>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="demo-card__bottom">
          <h3 class="demo-card__h3">Lion</h3>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div role="listitem" data-filter-name="" data-filter-status="active" class="filter-list__item">
      <div class="demo-card">
        <div class="demo-card__top">
          <div class="demo-card__visual">
            <div class="demo-card__visual-before"></div>
            <span class="demo-card__emoji">🦓</span>
          </div>
          <div class="demo-card__tags-collection">
            <div class="demo-card__tags-list">
              <div data-filter-name-collect="land" class="demo-card__tags-item">
                <p class="demo-card__tags-item-p">Land</p>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="demo-card__bottom">
          <h3 class="demo-card__h3">Zebra</h3>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div role="listitem" data-filter-name="" data-filter-status="active" class="filter-list__item">
      <div class="demo-card">
        <div class="demo-card__top">
          <div class="demo-card__visual">
            <div class="demo-card__visual-before"></div>
            <span class="demo-card__emoji">🐘</span>
          </div>
          <div class="demo-card__tags-collection">
            <div class="demo-card__tags-list">
              <div data-filter-name-collect="land" class="demo-card__tags-item">
                <p class="demo-card__tags-item-p">Land</p>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="demo-card__bottom">
          <h3 class="demo-card__h3">Elephant</h3>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div role="listitem" data-filter-name="" data-filter-status="active" class="filter-list__item">
      <div class="demo-card">
        <div class="demo-card__top">
          <div class="demo-card__visual">
            <div class="demo-card__visual-before"></div>
            <span class="demo-card__emoji">🐳</span>
          </div>
          <div class="demo-card__tags-collection">
            <div class="demo-card__tags-list">
              <div data-filter-name-collect="land" class="demo-card__tags-item">
                <p class="demo-card__tags-item-p">Land</p>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="demo-card__bottom">
          <h3 class="demo-card__h3">Whale</h3>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div role="listitem" data-filter-name="" data-filter-status="active" class="filter-list__item">
      <div class="demo-card">
        <div class="demo-card__top">
          <div class="demo-card__visual">
            <div class="demo-card__visual-before"></div>
            <span class="demo-card__emoji">🐠</span>
          </div>
          <div class="demo-card__tags-collection">
            <div class="demo-card__tags-list">
              <div data-filter-name-collect="water" class="demo-card__tags-item">
                <p class="demo-card__tags-item-p">Water</p>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="demo-card__bottom">
          <h3 class="demo-card__h3">Clownfish</h3>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div role="listitem" data-filter-name="" data-filter-status="active" class="filter-list__item">
      <div class="demo-card">
        <div class="demo-card__top">
          <div class="demo-card__visual">
            <div class="demo-card__visual-before"></div>
            <span class="demo-card__emoji">🦈</span>
          </div>
          <div class="demo-card__tags-collection">
            <div class="demo-card__tags-list">
              <div data-filter-name-collect="water" class="demo-card__tags-item">
                <p class="demo-card__tags-item-p">Water</p>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="demo-card__bottom">
          <h3 class="demo-card__h3">Shark</h3>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div role="listitem" data-filter-name="" data-filter-status="active" class="filter-list__item">
      <div class="demo-card">
        <div class="demo-card__top">
          <div class="demo-card__visual">
            <div class="demo-card__visual-before"></div>
            <span class="demo-card__emoji">🐧</span>
          </div>
          <div class="demo-card__tags-collection">
            <div class="demo-card__tags-list">
              <div data-filter-name-collect="water" class="demo-card__tags-item">
                <p class="demo-card__tags-item-p">Water</p>
              </div>
              <div data-filter-name-collect="land" class="demo-card__tags-item">
                <p class="demo-card__tags-item-p">Land</p>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="demo-card__bottom">
          <h3 class="demo-card__h3">Penguin</h3>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div role="listitem" data-filter-name="" data-filter-status="active" class="filter-list__item">
      <div class="demo-card">
        <div class="demo-card__top">
          <div class="demo-card__visual">
            <div class="demo-card__visual-before"></div>
            <span class="demo-card__emoji">🦛</span>
          </div>
          <div class="demo-card__tags-collection">
            <div class="demo-card__tags-list">
              <div data-filter-name-collect="water" class="demo-card__tags-item">
                <p class="demo-card__tags-item-p">Water</p>
              </div>
              <div data-filter-name-collect="land" class="demo-card__tags-item">
                <p class="demo-card__tags-item-p">Land</p>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="demo-card__bottom">
          <h3 class="demo-card__h3">Hippo</h3>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div role="listitem" data-filter-name="" data-filter-status="active" class="filter-list__item">
      <div class="demo-card">
        <div class="demo-card__top">
          <div class="demo-card__visual">
            <div class="demo-card__visual-before"></div>
            <span class="demo-card__emoji">🦅</span>
          </div>
          <div class="demo-card__tags-collection">
            <div class="demo-card__tags-list">
              <div data-filter-name-collect="air" class="demo-card__tags-item">
                <p class="demo-card__tags-item-p">Air</p>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="demo-card__bottom">
          <h3 class="demo-card__h3">Eagle</h3>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div role="listitem" data-filter-name="" data-filter-status="active" class="filter-list__item">
      <div class="demo-card">
        <div class="demo-card__top">
          <div class="demo-card__visual">
            <div class="demo-card__visual-before"></div>
            <span class="demo-card__emoji">🐸</span>
          </div>
          <div class="demo-card__tags-collection">
            <div class="demo-card__tags-list">
              <div data-filter-name-collect="land" class="demo-card__tags-item">
                <p class="demo-card__tags-item-p">Land</p>
              </div>
              <div data-filter-name-collect="water" class="demo-card__tags-item">
                <p class="demo-card__tags-item-p">Water</p>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="demo-card__bottom">
          <h3 class="demo-card__h3">Frog</h3>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div role="listitem" data-filter-name="" data-filter-status="active" class="filter-list__item">
      <div class="demo-card">
        <div class="demo-card__top">
          <div class="demo-card__visual">
            <div class="demo-card__visual-before"></div>
            <span class="demo-card__emoji">🐊</span>
          </div>
          <div class="demo-card__tags-collection">
            <div class="demo-card__tags-list">
              <div data-filter-name-collect="land" class="demo-card__tags-item">
                <p class="demo-card__tags-item-p">Land</p>
              </div>
              <div data-filter-name-collect="water" class="demo-card__tags-item">
                <p class="demo-card__tags-item-p">Water</p>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="demo-card__bottom">
          <h3 class="demo-card__h3">Crocodile</h3>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div role="listitem" data-filter-name="" data-filter-status="active" class="filter-list__item">
      <div class="demo-card">
        <div class="demo-card__top">
          <div class="demo-card__visual">
            <div class="demo-card__visual-before"></div>
            <span class="demo-card__emoji">🦆</span>
          </div>
          <div class="demo-card__tags-collection">
            <div class="demo-card__tags-list">
              <div data-filter-name-collect="land" class="demo-card__tags-item">
                <p class="demo-card__tags-item-p">Land</p>
              </div>
              <div data-filter-name-collect="water" class="demo-card__tags-item">
                <p class="demo-card__tags-item-p">Water</p>
              </div>
              <div data-filter-name-collect="air" class="demo-card__tags-item">
                <p class="demo-card__tags-item-p">Air</p>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="demo-card__bottom">
          <h3 class="demo-card__h3">Duck</h3>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

HTML structure is not required for this resource.

Step 2: Add CSS

CSS

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.filter-group {
  min-height: 100vh;
  padding-bottom: 10em;
}

/* Filter Buttons */
.filter-buttons {
  grid-column-gap: .5em;
  grid-row-gap: .5em;
  flex-flow: wrap;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  padding: 1em 1em 3em;
  display: flex;
}

.filter-btn {
  -webkit-appearance: none;
  appearance: none;
  background-color: #efeeec;
  border-radius: 10em;
  padding: .65em 1.25em;
  font-size: 1.5em;
  transition: color 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.625, 0.05, 0, 1), background-color 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.625, 0.05, 0, 1);
}

.filter-btn[data-filter-status="active"] {
  background-color: #131313;
  color: #EFEEEC;
}

/* Filter List */
.filter-list {
  flex-flow: wrap;
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
}

.filter-list__item {
  width: 25%;
  padding: .75em;
}

.filter-list__item[data-filter-status="active"] {
  transition: opacity 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.625, 0.05, 0, 1), transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.625, 0.05, 0, 1);
  transform: scale(1) rotate(0.001deg);
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  position: relative;
}
.filter-list__item[data-filter-status="transition-out"] {
  transition: opacity 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.625, 0.05, 0, 1), transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.625, 0.05, 0, 1);
  transform: scale(0.9) rotate(0.001deg);
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: visible;
}
.filter-list__item[data-filter-status="not-active"] {
  transform: scale(0.9) rotate(0.001deg);
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden; 
  position: absolute;
}

/* Demo Card */
.demo-card {
  grid-column-gap: 1em;
  grid-row-gap: 1em;
  background-color: #efeeec;
  border-radius: 1.5em;
  flex-flow: column;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 1em;
  display: flex;
}

.demo-card__top {
  position: relative;
}

.demo-card__bottom {
  justify-content: flex-start;
  align-items: center;
  padding-bottom: .25em;
  padding-left: .5em;
  padding-right: .5em;
  display: flex;
}

.demo-card__h3 {
  margin-top: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  font-size: 1.25em;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1;
}

.demo-card__visual {
  background-color: #e2dfdf;
  border-radius: .5em;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  position: relative;
}

.demo-card__visual-before {
  padding-top: 66%;
}

.demo-title {
  padding: 10em 1em 2em;
}

.demo-title__h2 {
  font-size: 5em;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1;
}

.demo-card__emoji {
  font-size: 4em;
}

.demo-card__tags-collection {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 1em;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
}

.demo-card__tags-list {
  display: flex;
}

.demo-card__tags-item {
  background-color: #efeeec;
  border-radius: 3em;
  padding: .25em .75em;
}

.demo-card__tags-item-p {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  font-size: .875em;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 991px) {
  .filter-list__item {
    width: 50%;
  }
}

@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
  .filter-list__item {
    width: 100%;
  }
}

Step 2: Add custom Javascript

Custom Javascript in Webflow

In this video, Ilja gives you some guidance about using JavaScript in Webflow:

Step 2: Add Javascript

Step 3: Add Javascript

Javascript

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function initBasicFilterSetupMultiMatch() {
  const transitionDelay = 300;
  const groups = [...document.querySelectorAll('[data-filter-group]')];

  groups.forEach(group => {
    const buttons = [...group.querySelectorAll('[data-filter-target]')];
    const items = [...group.querySelectorAll('[data-filter-name]')];

    // collect names once (init only)
    items.forEach(item => {
      const cs = item.querySelectorAll('[data-filter-name-collect]');
      if (!cs.length) return;
      const seen = new Set(), out = [];
      cs.forEach(c => {
        const v = (c.getAttribute('data-filter-name-collect') || '').trim().toLowerCase();
        if (v && !seen.has(v)) { seen.add(v); out.push(v); }
      });
      if (out.length) item.setAttribute('data-filter-name', out.join(' '));
    });

    // cache tokens
    const itemTokens = new Map();
    items.forEach(el => {
      const tokens = ((el.getAttribute('data-filter-name') || '').trim().toLowerCase().split(/\s+/)).filter(Boolean);
      itemTokens.set(el, new Set(tokens));
    });

    // state helpers
    const setItemState = (el, on) => {
      const next = on ? 'active' : 'not-active';
      if (el.getAttribute('data-filter-status') !== next) {
        el.setAttribute('data-filter-status', next);
        el.setAttribute('aria-hidden', on ? 'false' : 'true');
      }
    };
    const setButtonState = (btn, on) => {
      const next = on ? 'active' : 'not-active';
      if (btn.getAttribute('data-filter-status') !== next) {
        btn.setAttribute('data-filter-status', next);
        btn.setAttribute('aria-pressed', on ? 'true' : 'false');
      }
    };

    let activeTarget = null;
    const itemMatches = el => {
      if (!activeTarget || activeTarget === 'all') return true;
      return itemTokens.get(el).has(activeTarget);
    };

    const paint = rawTarget => {
      const target = (rawTarget || '').trim().toLowerCase();
      activeTarget = (!target || target === 'all') ? 'all' : target;

      items.forEach(el => {
        if (el._ft) clearTimeout(el._ft);
        const next = itemMatches(el);
        const cur = el.getAttribute('data-filter-status');
        if (cur === 'active' && transitionDelay > 0) {
          el.setAttribute('data-filter-status', 'transition-out');
          el._ft = setTimeout(() => { setItemState(el, next); el._ft = null; }, transitionDelay);
        } else if (transitionDelay > 0) {
          el._ft = setTimeout(() => { setItemState(el, next); el._ft = null; }, transitionDelay);
        } else {
          setItemState(el, next);
        }
      });

      buttons.forEach(btn => {
        const t = (btn.getAttribute('data-filter-target') || '').trim().toLowerCase();
        setButtonState(btn, (activeTarget === 'all' && t === 'all') || (t && t === activeTarget));
      });
    };

    group.addEventListener('click', e => {
      const btn = e.target.closest('[data-filter-target]');
      if (btn && group.contains(btn)) paint(btn.getAttribute('data-filter-target'));
    });
  });
}

// Initialize Basic Filter Setup (Multi Match)
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
  initBasicFilterSetupMultiMatch();
});

Step 3: Add custom CSS

Step 2: Add custom CSS

Custom CSS in Webflow

Curious about where to put custom CSS in Webflow? Ilja explains it in the below video:

CSS

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/* Filter Button */
.filter-btn {
  transition: color 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.625, 0.05, 0, 1), background-color 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.625, 0.05, 0, 1);
}

.filter-btn[data-filter-status="active"] {
  background-color: #131313;
  color: #EFEEEC;
}

/* Filter List Item */
.filter-list__item[data-filter-status="active"] {
  transition: opacity 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.625, 0.05, 0, 1), transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.625, 0.05, 0, 1);
  transform: scale(1) rotate(0.001deg);
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  position: relative;
}

.filter-list__item[data-filter-status="transition-out"] {
  transition: opacity 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.625, 0.05, 0, 1), transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.625, 0.05, 0, 1);
  transform: scale(0.9) rotate(0.001deg);
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: visible;
}

.filter-list__item[data-filter-status="not-active"] {
  transform: scale(0.9) rotate(0.001deg);
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden; 
  position: absolute;
}

Implementation

Filter Group

A container with the [data-filter-group] attribute that keeps buttons and items organised, ensuring multiple groups on the page function independently.

Filter Button

Buttons with the [data-filter-target="example"] attribute indicate which items to display, while the [data-filter-status] attribute tracks whether a button is active or not. Make sure to not use spaces. When a filter is made out of multiple words use: [data-filter-target="blue-birds"].

Filter Item

Items to be filtered are identified by the [data-filter-name="example"] attribute, matching the target of a button, and their visibility is controlled by the [data-filter-status] attribute. When a filter is made out of multiple words use: [data-filter-name="blue-birds"]. When the item is connected to multiple buttons use a space between the names in the attribute, for example: [data-filter-name="mammals aquatic"].

Filter Status (not-active, active, transition-out)

The [data-filter-status] attribute determines an item’s state:

  • active: Makes the item visible.
  • not-active: Hides the item.
  • transition-out: Temporarily applied to items for smooth animations when transitioning from active to not-active. Items remain in this state for a specified duration (transitionDelay in JavaScript, in milliseconds: 300ms = 0.3s) before their final state is set.

Multiple keywords

You can assign multiple keywords to a single filter item by separating them with a space. For example: [data-filter-name="mammals aquatic"]

Name Collect *Optional for Webflow users

Use children marked with [data-filter-name-collect] inside an item to auto-build the parent’s [data-filter-name] from unique tokens without duplicates.

Example item setup:

<div class="demo-card" data-filter-name="">
  <div> <!-- Webflow Collection -->
    <div> <!-- Webflow Collection List -->
      <div> <!-- Webflow Collection Item -->
        <div data-filter-name-collect="mammals"></div>
      </div>
      <div> <!-- Webflow Collection Item -->
        <div data-filter-name-collect="aquatic"></div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

<!-- becomes: data-filter-name="mammals aquatic" -->

All button

A special button with [data-filter-target="all"] will display all items in the group when clicked, regardless of their data-filter-name. This button also uses [data-filter-status] to indicate if it is active or not.

Other Filter Setups

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Original source

Dennis Snellenberg

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