Filter Sets – Better Order Filter for PrestaShop

This Filter Sets guide for Better Order Filter explains how to save, pin, and reuse order-list views in PrestaShop.

In the Better Order Filter module, Filter Sets are saved order-list views. Instead of manually re-selecting the same filters, columns, and sorting options every day, you can save your perfect configuration and load it with a single click.

Filter sets are incredibly useful for recurring workflows such as fulfillment queues, B2B order checks, unpaid order reviews, marketplace follow-ups, or identifying orders that require immediate shipping attention.

Filter Sets overview

What is Stored in a Filter Set?

When you save a filter set, the module captures a complete snapshot of your current workspace, including:

• Applied Filter Values: The specific criteria you are searching for (e.g., Status = “Payment accepted”).
• Filter Layout: Which filters are currently active versus inactive and their active filter positions.
• Visible Columns: Your customized grid layout, including column widths.
• Sorting Preferences: The column you are sorting by and the direction (ascending/descending).
• Date Range: The time period selected beside the order list (e.g., All, Today, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, or This year).
• Native Filters: Any underlying PrestaShop admin filter states.
• Visuals & Ownership: The set’s name, assigned color, and the employee who created it.

Note: “Pins” (which sets appear on your quick-access toolbar) are stored separately per employee. Pinning a set only changes your personal workspace.

How to Create a New Filter Set

1. Open the Orders page in your PrestaShop back office.
2. Apply the filters you need for this specific view.
3. If necessary, click Edit filters to adjust your active columns and filter layout. (Note: The dropdown and Save button are hidden while editing, and Quick search and the Advanced settings gear are shown instead), then click Finish edit.
4. Adjust your column sorting and date range if needed.
5. Click the Save filter set button located in the block header.
6. Enter a descriptive name, choose a color, and check the “Pin” box if you want immediate access to it on your toolbar.
7. Click Save.

Important: Filter set names must be unique. Saving a new configuration with an existing name will overwrite the old set. Use distinct names for variations.

Loading, Editing, and Deleting Sets

Loading a Set

To load an existing view, simply use the filter set dropdown menu located next to the Order filter heading. If you have pinned the set, you can click its colored badge at the bottom of the block. Loading a set instantly refreshes the grid with your saved filters, columns, sorting, and date range.

Editing an Existing Set

To update a filter set:

1. Load the set you want to change.
2. Adjust the filters, columns, sorting, or date range as needed.
3. Click Save filter set and use the exact same name to overwrite it. (Use a different name to create a new variation instead).

Deleting a Set

Open the filter set dropdown and click the trash can (delete) icon next to the set’s name.

Pinning and Live Order Counts

Pinned filter sets appear as colored, quick-access badges at the bottom of the Order filter block. Every employee has their own personal pinned list, meaning you can customize your toolbar without affecting your colleagues.

• Pin a new set using the checkbox during creation, or pin an existing set using the pin icon in the dropdown menu.
• Unpinning removes the badge from your toolbar but does not delete the saved set.
• Live Counts: Both the dropdown menu and your pinned badges display real-time matching-order counts. Initial and dropdown count refreshes are requested in small batches. Pin and unpin refreshes can calculate all pinned counts in the same request. The currently loaded pinned set has a dark outline.

Ownership and Permissions

Filter sets are tied to employee profiles in the back office. While saved sets are visible to anyone who can access the order list, editing and deleting them follows strict rules:

• The employee who created the set (the owner) can update or delete it.
• A Super Admin can update or delete sets created by any employee.
• If a Super Admin overwrites another employee’s set, ownership of that set transfers to the Super Admin.

Common Filter Set Workflows

Here are a few practical examples of how merchants use filter sets for recurring operational views:

• Orders with a selected current status and a matching tracking number pattern.
• Paid orders waiting for carrier processing.
• Orders with vouchers for promotion review.
• Orders with VAT or company data for B2B handling.
• Orders containing products from a selected category.
• Orders that have never passed through a selected status history step.

Related Guides

• Learn how to configure your search criteria in the PrestaShop Order Filters Reference Guide.
• Customize your grid layout using the PrestaShop Order List Columns Reference.
• Extract your saved views using the CSV Export Guide.
• Configure deeper module behavior in the Advanced Settings Guide.
• Return to the Main Documentation.