Search & Discovery - Custom filter help

[hotrockhw]

Hello. I'm trying to edit a theme before making it live. I am planning to use the Trade theme, and I am playing with the Search & Discovery filters app. I run a very large music/band/merch website, and need to create a custom filter option to sort the t-shirts I carry by band name, movie name, tv show name etc, but can't seem to figure out how to get it to work. I have hundreds of different bands that I carry, movies, etc. Please help. Thank you!

[hotrockhw]

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[Stacy_Zhuk]

Hello @hotrockhw,

Editing a theme is not a trivial thing at all. Sometimes unpredictable errors may appear, which are difficult to fix.

If you are not a technically aware person yourself, make sure to find a reliable Shopify development company which understands possible bottlenecks and can perform this process smoothly.

Best regards,
Anastasia

[stephaniemiller]

Hello Shopify Commuinity,

I completely understand how important it is to have a smooth filtering experience for a large music and merch website like yours—especially when customers are looking to sort by band, movie, or TV show name. The Search & Discovery app does support custom filters, but you'll need to ensure that each product has relevant metafields or tags set up for these categories, and then map those values in the app settings under custom filters. It can take a bit of tweaking, but once set, it works great with the Trade theme. Also, while you're fine-tuning your store, we highly recommend checking out MagisTV Latest — a free streaming app perfect for music and entertainment lovers. It might even inspire how you organize your merch by show or band.

Give it a try and let us know if you need help setting up those filters!