Searching and Filtering

The Searching and Filtering tools allow users to quickly locate content using a variety of filters. Filters can be combined to create precise, meaningful search results across different content types.

Tip: Using multiple filters together (for example, Site + Date) is the most effective way to narrow large result sets.

Available Filter Options

Site

• Multi-select

• Filters content by the primary site selected under Website Publish Settings

Note: Only the primary site assignment is used for filtering, not secondary site associations.

Author

(Available on Posts only)

• Multi-select

• Returns content where the selected author(s) were added via the Add Authors field on the content edit page.

Important: This filter is based on the content author, not the user who created or edited the content in Mindful CMS.

Company

(Available on Posts, Events, People, and Products)

• Multi-select

• Filters content associated with companies added through the Company or Linked Companies field on the content edit page.

Date

(Available on all content types)

• Created

  • Displays content based on when it was originally created in the system.

  • This is different from the published date.

• Expires

  • Filters content using the Expires Date from Website Publish Settings.

  • Expiring content is not widely used, so results may be limited.

  • Uses “after” and “before” logic to create inclusive date ranges.

    • Example: After June 29, 2025 and before July 1, 2025 → Returns content expiring on June 29, June 30, and July 1.

• Modified

  • Displays content based on the most recent modification date.

• Published

  • Displays content based on the Published Date set in Website Publish Settings.

Display Type

(Available on Posts only)

• Multi-select

• Returns content based on the 'content type'

Label

(Available on Posts, Companies, Events, and People)

• Multi-select

• Displays content that have been assigned a label in the Other Options block

• Labels are used for specific cases and may return limited or no results depending on your organization's usage.

Published Website Topic

(Available on all content types)

• Multi-select

• Filters content based on topics assigned under Website Publish Settings

Results are not limited to primary topic only - all content assigned to the selected website topic(s) will be included.

Vocab Term

(Available on all content types)

• Multi-select

• Displays content that have been assigned a vocab term under the Vocab Terms block

• Vocab Terms are used for specific cases and may return limited or no results depending on your organization's usage.

Website Status

(Available on all content types)

• Multi-select

• Returns content based on it's current status (Published, Draft, etc)