Even though Product Filter’s Free version offers lots of customization possibilities, the Pro version, however, empowers you with more professional tools that significantly speed up your workflow. Here is the detailed list of all features of Free and Pro versions. If you, however, want a short point summary of why you should upgrade to Pro today, here are the main points:
- The Pro version lets you customize the appearance of the filter. With Product Filter Pro you can change the button, filter, titles, and so on. Custom Styles are very important if you have a particular topic for your website. So if you are thinking about whether it’s worth upgrading to Pro – the answer is YES.
- Import/Export. Upgrading to the Pro version opens such useful features as importation and exportation. They’re extremely useful options for any online shop.
- Extra option for each filter. E.g. while creating a Product Category filter Pro version allows set category images for every category. You can also set the tax rates for the Price filter if you decide on the Pro version.
Here is the plugin main settings list of Free and Pro features available in the Product Filter:
| Feature | Free | Pro |
| Start indexing product parameters | ✅ | ✅ |
| Automatic calculation after editing products | ✅ | ✅ |
| Start indexing on a schedule | ✅ | ✅ |
| Logging | ✅ | ✅ |
| Send usage statistics | ✅ | ✅ |
| Set number of displayed products | ✅ | ✅ |
| Move Sidebar To Top For Mobile | ✅ | ✅ |
| Display a message about not found products | ✅ | ✅ |
| Generate HTML based on WCAG standards | ✅ | ✅ |
| Enable filter icon on load | ❌ | ✅ |
| Filter Loader Color | ❌ | ✅ |
| Filter Loader Icon | ❌ | ✅ |
| Multiple Dropdown selected title | ❌ | ✅ |
| Hide products without price | ❌ | ✅ |
Still, have doubts about upgrading to the Pro version? Let’s continue with the Main option settings available in Pro:
| Feature | Free | Pro |
| Display On Pages | ✅ | ✅ |
| Display On Pages Apply For Shortcode | ✅ | ✅ |
| Redirect After Filter Selection | ❌ | ✅ |
| Open Filters One By One | ❌ | ✅ |
| Display Filter On | ✅ | ✅ |
| Force Show Only Current Filter On Page | ✅ | ✅ |
| Set Mobile/Desktop Breakpoint | ✅ | ✅ |
| Hide Filter On Shop Pages Without Products | ✅ | ✅ |
| Set Number Of Displayed Products | ✅ | ✅ |
| Set Number Of Products Per Row | ❌ | ✅ |
| Enable Ajax | ❌ | ✅ |
Let’s compare the Button section in the options page settings:
| Feature | Free | Pro |
| Filter Activation Type | ✅ | ✅ |
| Show Clear All Button | ✅ | ✅ |
| Select Filter Buttons Position | ✅ | ✅ |
| Select Filter Buttons Order | ✅ | ✅ |
| Display Hide Filters Button | ❌ | ✅ |
Here is how the Free and Pro versions differ on the Content settings page:
| Feature | Free | Pro |
| Always Filtering By All Products | ✅ | ✅ |
| Show Clear Block | ✅ | ✅ |
| Recount Products By Selected Filter | ✅ | ✅ |
| Recount Min/Max Price By Selected Filter | ✅ | ✅ |
| Show Parameters Without Products As Disabled | ✅ | ✅ |
| Sort By Title After Filtering | ✅ | ✅ |
| Checked Items To The Top | ✅ | ✅ |
| Checked Items In Bold | ✅ | ✅ |
| Set No Products Found Text | ✅ | ✅ |
| Filtering By Variations Attributes | ✅ | ✅ |
| Display “Show More” | ❌ | ✅ |
| Display Selected Parameters Of Filters | ❌ | ✅ |
| Autoscroll To Products After Filtering | ❌ | ✅ |
| If One Filter Block Is Open, Other Blocks Are Closed | ❌ | ✅ |
| Show Category Slugs In URL Instead Of IDs | ❌ | ✅ |
| Hide Filter By Title Click | ✅ | ✅ |
| Use Filter Titles As Slugs For The Filter Clear Buttons | ✅ | ✅ |
| Filtering Of Categories List | ✅ | ✅ |
| Apply Parameters From The Address Bar To Display Filter Items | ✅ | ✅ |
| Multiblock Taxonomy Logic | ✅ | ✅ |
| Enable third-party prefilter | ✅ | ✅ |
Go on with the Loader options section:
| Feature | Free | Pro |
| Enable Filter Icon On Load | ✅ | ✅ |
| Apply loader settings to all filters | ❌ | ✅ |
| Filter Loader Icon | ❌ | ✅ |
| Enable Overlay | ✅ | ✅ |
Conclusion
As you can see Free version is pretty enough for creating a stunning filtering menu for your website. However, if you need extended settings such as full control on the appearance or specific settings for some of the filters, then you’ll surely have to switch to the Pro version to receive them all.