A user seeks a Shopify app to create a searchable, filterable directory of non-product items (specifically breweries with attributes like woman-owned status or location by state). The directory would be managed on the backend and searchable by visitors on the frontend.
Community Response:
Multiple users expressed the same need but initially found no suitable solutions
One user reported giving up on finding an app-based solution
Suggested Workarounds:
TablePress - Data Tables ($4.99/month): Creates searchable tables with column-based filtering. Allows unlimited rows but may lack advanced features like hyperlinking
Table Master - Excel to Table ($10/month): Similar functionality but limited to 10,000 rows
Custom development: A developer shared an example of a custom-built searchable directory page using theme customizer blocks, query parameters, JavaScript, and Liquid code
Status: No dedicated app identified; users are exploring table apps or custom development as alternatives. The discussion remains open with one developer offering assistance for custom solutions.
Summarized with AI on November 1.
AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
I am searching for a solution for a front-end app that I can install on my Shopify website that will allow visitors to search within a compiled list that I have. The list wouldnʻt be products - It would be a list of breweries that I have compiled on the back end. So, for example, a directory of businesses that have a certain quality, such as woman-owned. Or, to search by state. So, having filters and the ability to search for specific names as well. Does anything like that exist that can be implemented into Shopify? Thanks so much!
Not sure if this would help however I was looking for something similar thing and made a bit of a compromise and begun to use an app called “TablePress ‑ Data Tables”. It doesn’t tick all the boxes I have, but it does the job. It’s simply a table app but you can search the results of each column. So if you had a list of locations in New York, then you could just search “New York” in the search box at the top of the table, and it would filter the results accordingly. I don’t know if there is the ability to hyperlink any of the data in the table (like an email address for example), as I haven’t that need. It has unlimited rows on the $4.99/m plan (there is also a free plan). There is also another similar app I may test out called “Table Master ‑ Excel to Table” however it has a row limitation (10,000) on its highest plan $10pm. Hope this helps. Cheers
It looks great, did you use metafields? Could you guide me trough doing something similar for my store or partner with me? Let me know how can I be in touch with you
It’s all contained within a custom section where the “data” is added directly within the theme customizer as blocks! (Query parameters handled in the backend with JS and liquid)