Using tags to filter collections?

Topic summary

A Shopify store owner wants to filter collection pages by product tags rather than just product type. Screenshots show their current setup with tags organized per product.

Recommended Solution:

  • Install Shopify’s free “Search & Discovery” app
  • Navigate to Apps → Search & Discovery → Add filter → More filters → Select specific tags
  • This enables tag-based filtering on collection pages

Ongoing Issue:
Multiple users report that selecting specific tags within filters doesn’t save properly—all 500+ tags appear instead of only the chosen ones. One user suggests changing the sort setting from “automatically” to “manual” and saving changes.

Current Status:
The discussion remains unresolved. Users confirm the tag selection feature exists but appears to function only as a grouping mechanism rather than limiting which tags display. The latest participant questions whether this is a bug or if the desired functionality (showing only selected tags per filter) is actually possible with the Search & Discovery app.

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Currently building my shopify store and noticed that I cannot set up my collections pages to have the tags as filters.

See screenshot where I can filter by product type - but I organised my tags within each product. Can I filter by tags in collections pages?

I want all tags above to be filterable within collection pages.

Hi @back2natureheal ,

May I suggest you install this app https://apps.shopify.com/search-and-discovery from Shopify. After that you can add this filter.

Hi! Is there a way to select only specific tags per each filter? I want to create various filters based on tags but when I create the filter, it shows all 500+ tags on our store, but I only want to show a few per filter per collection page. Is this possible?

Hi @medtac305 ,

You can use https://apps.shopify.com/search-and-discovery app of Shopify. After go to apps → Search & Discovery → Add filter button → Select source → more filters → Select tag that you would like to filter.

Hi @EBOOST

The Tags option doesn’t appear in under Search & Discovery. Was this removed or something?

Hi @Leonardo_Rios ,

It is “More filters”

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thank you!

Unfornantly it doesn’t seem that selecting a tag value actually saves.

Before Save:

After Save:

I’m having the same issue. It doesnt save and all tags are returned

Hi @LDoyle @ynot0002 ,

This option only use to group tags. The filter will show all tags.

You need to change “sort” from automatically to manual and save the changes.

You need to change “sort” from automatically to manual and save the changes.

The filter is still showing all tags….I’ve saved the sorting as manual…but it still seems to not save the 2 tags I have chosen.

Is this possible to do? Or is it a bug?