List filter on the Assistant screen

Good to hear from you again, and thanks for an interesting suggestion.

I have been thinking of a simple way to add the “List Filter” selection to the Media/Assistant screen. There are two solutions that I can investigate:

1. Add a dropdown control to the “Screen Options” area at the top of the screen. I am not sure WordPress allows a way to do this, but I can look into it.
2. Add a dropdown control or a radio button to the Terms Search popup window. This might be easier to implement.

Either approach would trigger a page refresh, and the new selected taxonomy would populate the term filter dropdown above the submenu table. Would this be useful for you? Do you have a preference between the two alternatives?

I will leave this topic unresolved for now and I hope to hear back from you soon.

Hi David and apologies for the late reply, been forcing slackness on myself over the weekend ??

Yes this would be perfect, and I’m inclined to jump for the number 2 option. So you access the alternative taxonomy via the Terms Search popup window and when selected the popup closes and the new taxonomy is showing.

Thanks for looking into this and I’ll await your next info.

• This reply was modified 4 months ago by ratamatcat.

Thanks for your update. My Internet connection was out for 25 hours on Sunday, so I had some quiet time to work on your suggestion. I went with the number one option because I think people are more likely to find the new feature there.

I have uploaded a new MLA Development Version dated 20241027 that includes the enhancement. You can find step-by-step instructions for using the Development Version in this earlier topic:

How to download & install the current development version of MLA

Once the Development Version is installed you can click on the Media/Assistant Screen Options pull-down area to try out the List Filter dropdown option. Pick the taxonomy you want and click “Apply” to refresh the screen with the new filter terms.

The enhancement will be part of my next MLA version, but in the interim it would be great if you could install the Development Version and let me know how it works for you. Thanks for inspiring this MLA enhancement.

Sunday work can be polarizing. It feels optional, creative, like you’ve got time on your hands. Things can go south though if there become too many obstacles.

This is is great, installed and checked out your work, very easy to access from the screen options area.

This is gonna save me time especially as I’ve got carried away as usual and have too many taxonomies.

I notice the new feature is also present on the edit screen of a media item. Was not going to be limited to the Assistant screen?

Thanks for taking the time to install and test the Development Version. Thanks especially for noticing and reporting the presence of the new dropdown on other admin screens; a harmless MLA defect.

I have fixed the problem and the fix will be in the next MLA update. If you need an updated Development Version, let me know.

I have released MLA version 3.21, which contains the enhancements and fixes for this topic. I am marking the topic resolved, but please update it if you have any problems with the new version. Thanks again for inspiring and testing this MLA improvement.