Title: Basic problem : filter not working
Last modified: November 14, 2025

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# Basic problem : filter not working

 *  Resolved [graindepixel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graindepixel/)
 * (@graindepixel)
 * [6 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-problem-filter-not-working/)
 * Hello, first of all, thank you so much for this plugin; it’s always fantastic
   to see work like yours shared in this way.
   I apologize in advance for my English(
   Google Translate) and my limited knowledge of WordPress. I’m trying to get the
   filter to work, but I must be doing something wrong because when I check the 
   boxes, no filtering happens.I’ve tried various things, but without success. The
   documentation doesn’t provide the answers; rather, I can’t find a solution to
   this problem. I volunteer at an animal shelter, and this filter would be invaluable
   to me.I initially tried to keep it simple with a single criterion, but without
   success.Post Widget target: post titlePost type filter: (my CPT =>) DogColumns:
   4? (i dont understand this)Parent Logic: orDynamic Archive Filtering: ONFilter
   content: data source: custom field > Field key: ACF > GenderDemo : [https://adoption.refugedelangoumois.fr/better/](https://adoption.refugedelangoumois.fr/better/)
   I’ve disabled all plugins except the bare minimum.I sincerely apologize. I’m 
   sure the solution is basic, but I’ve searched everywhere and can’t find it. A
   huge thank you in advance.
    -  This topic was modified 6 months, 2 weeks ago by [graindepixel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graindepixel/).
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fbasic-problem-filter-not-working%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Support [Dara](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dara4/)
 * (@dara4)
 * [6 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-problem-filter-not-working/#post-18719370)
 * Bonjour,
 * Merci pour votre message. Après avoir observé le HTML de votre page, je pense
   qu’il s’agit simplement d’un problème avec le champ “Post Widget Target”. Je 
   vois que la valeur actuelle est “Better”, mais ce n’est pas un sélecteur valide.
   Du coup, le filtre ne sait pas quel widget il doit mettre à jour.
 * Voici la marche à suivre:
    1. Dans votre posts widget (celui qui affiche les chiens), allez dans l’onglet “
       Advanced”, puis dans le champ “CSS Classes”, ajoutez: `results`
    2. Dans votre filter widget, dans le champ “Post Widget Target”, indiquez: `.results`(
       le point est important car il indique au filtre qu’il s’agit d’une classe CSS).
 * Une fois la page sauvegardée, le filtre devrait fonctionner normalement. N’hésitez
   pas à me contacter si vous avez besoin d’explications ou d’aide supplémentaires.
 * Bien à vous,
    Dara
 *  Thread Starter [graindepixel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graindepixel/)
 * (@graindepixel)
 * [6 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-problem-filter-not-working/#post-18719405)
 * Dara….. You’re my hero of the day! I didn’t need a filter factory, and your plugin
   is just perfect, plus it’s packed with features for users. I dreamed of it, and
   Dara made it happen. A thousand sincere thanks; it will help us enormously with
   adoptions. The more user-friendly it is, the more likely we are to motivate people.
   A huge thank you. And thank you to Reddit, where I found the reference for this
   plugin ^_^
 * And thank you for the quick response; it’s priceless.

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 * Last reply from: [graindepixel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/graindepixel/)
 * Last activity: [6 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-problem-filter-not-working/#post-18719405)
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