Grouped Filters and More: What’s Coming in the Next AJAX Products Filter Business Version

The AJAX Products Filter plugin for WooCommerce is constantly evolving to help store owners improve navigation, SEO, and customer experience. With the next version of the Business license, we’re introducing several powerful updates that give you even more control over how filters look, behave, and provide insights.

One of the most exciting new features is the introduction of Grouped filters, a game-changing way to combine multiple terms into one easy-to-use filter option. But that’s not all — let’s explore everything you’ll get in this update.

Grouped Filters: Smarter, Custom Combinations

The highlight of the upcoming release is the Grouped filters feature.

With grouped filters, you can create entirely new filter values by combining multiple existing terms. This is especially useful when you want to simplify the shopping experience or highlight popular product combinations.

Example:
You want to create a “Popular Filters” section. Instead of forcing users to pick multiple attributes manually, you can create pre-built grouped values like:

Pink iPhone 15 Pro Max → category: smartphone, brand: Apple, model: iPhone 15 Pro Max, color: pink.
Samsung 22 Black → category: smartphone, brand: Samsung, model: Galaxy 22, color: black.
Black dress size L → category: dress, color: black, size: L.

When a shopper clicks “Black dress size L,” the filter will automatically apply all three conditions at once.

This feature saves time for customers, encourages exploration, and lets you guide them toward popular or high-converting product combinations.

Why it matters:

Faster navigation → one click applies multiple filters.
Better UX → customers see exactly what they want without trial and error.
Marketing power → highlight trending items or bundles using grouped filters.

Custom Labels for Filter Values

Another highly requested feature is the ability to replace default filter values with custom labels.

In many WooCommerce setups, attribute values come from external APIs or synced product feeds, which often means cryptic or technical names that aren’t shopper-friendly. Now, with the Business license, you can override those values and display clear, custom labels instead.

Example:

Attribute value: smrtphn15_blck_2025
Custom label: iPhone 15 Black

This keeps your backend data structure intact while presenting clean, attractive names on the frontend.

Benefits of custom labels:

Improve readability for shoppers.
Match your store’s branding tone.
Make filters more SEO-friendly with human-friendly text.

Flexible Filter Design Options

Your store’s design deserves filters that match its look and feel. That’s why we’re introducing more customization options, including:

New slider template design – change the look of range sliders to better fit your theme.
Custom minimization icons – choose the exact icon displayed when filters are collapsed.
Custom hierarchical filter icons – enhance navigation by replacing the default icons for parent/child filters with ones that match your design language.

With these options, filters won’t just function well — they’ll look like a natural part of your store’s design.

Advanced Statistics: Date Ranges and Slider Charts

We introduced statistics with charts in the last Business release, and this update makes them even more powerful.

Now you’ll be able to:

Select a date range for filter request reports, making it easier to track trends over time.
View charts for slider filters (such as price), so you can see exactly how customers are adjusting ranges when searching for products.

This extra layer of detail provides more context, helping you understand not just which filters are popular, but also how people interact with them on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis.

Basic Analytics: Actionable Insights

Data is only valuable if you can act on it. That’s why we’re also adding basic analytics to complement statistics.

Based on user interactions with your filters, the plugin will now generate proposals on how you can improve them. For example:

Suggesting adding a new filter if customers frequently combine certain values.
Recommending updates to underused filters.
Highlighting opportunities to make grouped filters for popular multi-term searches.

This way, your filters evolve alongside your customers’ behavior, keeping your store optimized for conversions.

Why Upgrade to the Business License?

The Business license is designed for store owners who want more than just basic filtering. With advanced features like:

Grouped filters for smarter combinations.
Custom labels for cleaner filter names.
Enhanced design control with new slider templates and icons.
Powerful statistics with date range filters and slider insights.
Analytics that give you actionable recommendations.

…you’ll have the tools to create a more user-friendly, conversion-optimized shopping experience.

Final Thoughts

The next version of the AJAX Products Filter Business license takes filtering in WooCommerce to a new level. By introducing grouped filters, flexible design options, custom labels, and smarter analytics, it empowers you to give customers exactly what they’re looking for—while also giving you the data you need to improve your store.

If you’re ready to offer your shoppers faster navigation, clearer filters, and smarter product discovery, this update is one you won’t want to miss.