Browse page filter by specific fields

[evanwill]

Describe what feature you'd like. Pseudo-code, mockups, or screenshots of similar solutions are encouraged!

Add filter in specific fields (rather than just all configured metadata) to Browse js.

• js to support filtering on specific fields, applying multiple filters in sequence. (I think this is still not fuzzy search, just basic filter similar to current set up)
• replace using # hash in url with using query strings ? to add specific filters, e.g. /browse.html?title=dogs&subject=example&date=1900. (maybe # would continue to function as currently, filtering via all metadata).
• create interface for applying filters and displaying currently applied filters on page
• Subject buttons on item cards on the Browse, and links to Browse from else where (Cloud pages etc) will need to be updated accordingly

Any links to similar examples or other references we should review?

See wax-facets demo, github

[evanwill]

@maehr are you working on something like this? I don't have any code written yet, but this is the basics of what I was thinking. If you are already working on similar, let me know--thank you!

[maehr]

Hi @evanwill we want to implement faceted search (a must), but I don't know yet if we will start in the first or second quarter of 2024. @koilebeit @mtwente and I will discuss our roadmap on 20.12.2023 (that's the CollectionBuilder day ;) )

[evanwill]

@maehr when you say faceted search, do you mean on the Search page (with Lunr or similar) or on the Browse page (or both)?

[maehr]

I will be able to give you details in a week. We will open issues on this tracker for all features we plan to implement. Is this ok for you?

[evanwill]

work on this sort of feature is in PR #106

[maehr]

#106

Hi @evanwill , @mtwente implemented https://forschung.stadtgeschichtebasel.ch/table.html which checks a lot of boxes in terms of facetted search. See https://github.com/Stadt-Geschichte-Basel/forschung.stadtgeschichtebasel.ch/blob/main/_layouts/data.html

[evanwill]

Thanks @maehr, your site is looking great! I will take a look at the Table enhancements. @dcnb finished a "advanced browse" enhancement which is now merged into main--it allows searching specific fields in the Browse page. There is not facets displayed, but that is a another thing we are thinking about.