Keeping the checked filter options after reloading does not work reliably

Hi, Nick,

from the concept a really great product filter plugin, from the implementation it has unfortunately various bugs. Sorry, here is another construction site:
The following scenario:

1. I define a filter with several product tags. For example colors:
– red
– green
– blue
– yellow

2. for better illustration, I set at > Buttons > Filter Activations type > autofiltering (the problem also occurs with the default ‘Filtering button’ setting).

3. i click on ‘red’, the following happens in the result:
– the catalog page is reloaded
– the products are correctly filtered
– in the URL appears as a query tag: &product_tag_0=red
– the checkbox of the filter option ‘red’ is checked

4. I click on ‘blue’. In the result the following happens:
– the catalog page is reloaded
– the products are correctly filtered
– in the URL appears as a query tag: &product_tag_0=blue
– the checkbox of the filter option ‘red’ is checked ????
– the checkbox of the filter option ‘blue’ is checked

Ooops. How is the checkbox of the filter option ‘red’ checked after the reload?

This confuses the user. He thinks he has filtered for ‘red’ and/or ‘blue’ and the results are displayed accordingly. The results only correspond to the filter ‘red’ (only) checked.

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The wrong display of checked filter options after the reload happens in many different variations. Very often combinations are displayed that contradict the filter result.

Understandably, this does not happen with activated Ajax, because there is no reload.

The use of the CLEAR button is only useful if the user wants to delete his search settings completely. But this is not the case with a more sophisticated filter, where you only want to refine the search based on the previous settings in a second search process.

Unfortunately, the plugin for the Reload variant cannot be used in this way.

Keeping the checked filter options after the reload should actually not be a problem!

Thanks Frank