Client Side Search Filtering using JSON and jQuery: Filter.js

Speed for search result filtering is critical. Its fine for site users to wait for some time (maybe a few seconds) to load the search results but after that filtering better be fast otherwise people lose interest.

Filter.js is a JavaScript library for client-side search filtering. It offers client-side JSON objects filter to show/hide html elements. Multiple filter criteria can be specified and used in conjunction with each other.

Some key features are:

• Category and sub-category based filtering
• Slider based filtering
• Trigger on any HTML element.
• Date filtering (in process)