So ...

Let's start with the standard/default shortcode. It looks like this:

[searchandfilter fields="search,category,post_tag"]

Here it is inserted into my content ...

... and here's the live result:

And as I said, you can easily customize your shortcode by adding any new argument ... Let's say that you want to include post types and the date field ... In this case, your shortcode will look like this:

[searchandfilter fields="search,category,post_tag,post_types,post_date"]

And here's the result:

Now let's say that you want to use a category search feature using field labels and checkboxes. In this case, your shortcode will look like this:

[searchandfilter headings="Select categories:" types="checkbox" fields="category"]

And here's the live result:

Note: if you are using multiple fields, types, and headings, then you need to make sure that items are in the same order for each parameter!

OK. Let's see another combination ... This time we are adding category, tags, and post type fields with different headings and form field types. Here's the shortcode ...

[searchandfilter headings="Post type, Category, Tag" types="checkbox, select, select"

fields="post_types,category,post_tag"]

... and here's the result:

Cool, isn't it?

As you can see, you can use the plugin (shortcode) in many different ways ... For more tips and code examples you can check out the full documentation here.

One last thing ... Don't forget the max width of your theme/sidebar template! Using too many arguments can create a "weird" outcome on narrower themes and smaller screens:

In such cases you can use two or more different (shorter) shortcodes:

And that's it my friends!

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