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Sweet Nothings Perfumery is a Maryland-based online store that sells handmade bath, body, and skincare products. They’ve used our WooCommerce Product Filters plugin to let shoppers filter products by collection.

How our plugin solved their problem

Sweet Nothings Perfumery were looking for a filter plugin that would let them display filter dropdowns at the top of their main shop page instead of only in the sidebar. They wanted a filter plugin that had a minimal and clean feel.

They used our WooCommerce Product Filters plugin to create a filter dropdown for their main shop page. The filter dropdown lets customers shop by collection.

When a user clicks on the Shop by Collection filter dropdown, they can see a list of the different collections the online store sells along with the number of total products in that collection. Customers can click on a collection to instantly view all products in that collection.

The filter dropdown works seamlessly with the sorting dropdown. This enables customers to see products in a specific collection and sort them by popularity, average rating, latest, or price.

To see all products again, customers can simply click the Clear filters option on the top right-hand side of the screen.

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CE Dojo is an online learning website that provides compulsory compliance-based continuing education for doctors. They’ve used our Document Library Pro plugin to list resources in their online courses.

How our plugin solved their problem

CE Dojo were looking for a way to list resources for each online course on their website. They used the LearnDash plugin to create the online courses, and needed a way to share a list of resources for each course with their learners.

Check out our tutorial on how to list LearnDash courses and lessons for full instructions and ideas.

They’ve used the Folder layout option in Document Library Pro to display 1 folder of resources for each online course. In terms of the user interface, a yellow folder appears closed on the online course page when a student accesses the page. They can then click on it to view the resources inside.

This implementation saves space while making everything easily accessible for the student. Students can view the course description, video lesson, assessments, and resources on a single page. The information is deliberately presented in a compact way to improve the user experience and ensure learners can manage what’s available.

The Course Reference Library contains a single folder for each online course which contains a list of resources relevant to the course. The document library contains four columns including Title, Summary, Categories, and Link. Learners can click on the titles of the resources in the document library to view them or click the Download button to download the resource.

Users can also sort the resources in the document library alphabetically (in ascending or descending order) by clicking on the columns. Additionally, they can click the Reset link to reset the sortable columns.

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Bamboo Haus is an Australian-owned business which sells bedding products like bedsheets, pillows, pillowcases, and mattress toppers. They’ve used our WooCommerce Product Filters plugin to filter and show product variations on their shop page.

How our plugin solved their problem

Bamboo Haus were looking for a way to add product filters to their shop page that would let customers narrow down their search and find the exact product variations they were searching for. This involved adding product filters for different product attributes on their main shop page.

They used the WooCommerce Product Filters plugin to create and display three product filters on the shop page – Product Category, Colour, and Size.

When a customer lands on the Bamboo Haus shop page, they can use the product filter dropdowns to see all products that match their criteria. For instance, if a customer is looking for all bedsheets for their king-sized mattress, they can use the Size product filter dropdown to select King and see all products and product variations for a king-sized mattress.

Similarly, if customers want to see all products that are pink, they can use the Colour filter dropdown to select the Pink Rose option. Once customers find what they’re looking for, they can use the Clear filters option to view all products or set different filters.

In addition to this, Bamboo Haus also use Hotjar to analyze how their customers are using the product filters. This allows them to consider how they can improve the styling, positioning, and other settings to maximize their usage.

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Rolf Research Foundation provides education, consultation, funding, and networking about Structural Integration research. They’ve used our Document Library Pro plugin to list articles published in peer-reviewed scientific journals on their website.

How our plugin solved their problem

Rolf Research Foundation were looking for a way to list articles from scientific journals on their website and make them accessible to researchers, practitioners, and the public. This involved creating a digital library that lets users search for articles and download them.

They used the Document Library Pro plugin to create a Structural Integration Library page on their site. The library lists articles published in peer-reviewed scientific journals.

The Structural Integration Library table contains multiple sortable columns including Title, Citation, Year, Type, Keywords, Full Text, Abstract, and Pubmed. Rolf Research Foundation has used custom fields to add multiple download buttons (different file types) for each article. Articles can be filtered by Content Type and Keywords, and a search bar above the digital library lets users search for specific queries.

Users can filter the digital library, run search queries, or sort columns in the table to find the articles they’re looking for. Once they find an article they’d like to read, they can click on the “+” to view the full text of the article, the abstract only, or view it in Pubmed.

The content type and keywords listed in the Type and Keywords columns are clickable links that allow users to filter the digital library quickly. Users can click the Reset link to reset the filter dropdowns.

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VCOP is an Australian-based resource membership site for educators that regularly publishes resources to enhance literacies. They’ve used the Document Library Pro plugin to display the latest downloadable resources on their site’s homepage.

How our plugin solved their problem

VCOP were looking for a way to show their latest downloadable resources in a grid layout on the homepage to entice site visitors to sign up for a paid membership plan. This involved showing some information about the downloadable resource along with a Download button on the home page.

They used the Document Library Pro plugin to create a document library and display downloadable resources in a grid layout. In order to do this, they simply uploaded documents to their WordPress site and configured the plugin settings to display the documents in a grid-style layout on the homepage.

Each downloadable resource in the grid-style document library has a document image, title, description, tags, and download button. When a visitor clicks on the Download button they’re either redirected to a membership registration page (if they don’t have the correct member role) or the download page (if there’s no restriction).

VCOP uses the Document Library Pro alongside the Paid Membership Pro plugin to set up this functionality.

VCOP has also used the Document Library Pro plugin to display their full collection of 100+ downloadable resources in a grid layout on the VCOP Resources page. There’s a search bar at the top that site visitors can use to search for specific documents.

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Audio Import Nederland sells a wide range of audio goods including speakers, amplifiers, subwoofers, connection material, and much more. They’ve used the WooCommerce Lead Time plugin to display a WooCommerce stock message on the shop and category pages.

How our plugin solved their problem

The Audio Import Nederland website was designed by MulderMedia who were looking for a plugin to display a WooCommerce stock message on their client’s audio import website.

They were able to use the WooCommerce Lead Time plugin to add a stock message to their shop page and category pages.

When a customer lands on the shop page or a category page on the Audio Import Nederland website, they can see the WooCommerce stock message clearly under the add to cart button. This lets them know straight away if the product is In stock or Available via backorder.

MulderMedia found the WooCommerce Lead Time plugin after searching for “best stock message WooCommerce” in Google. They found the WooCommerce Lead Time demo site particularly helpful in deciding that it was the right plugin for them. Additionally, they were impressed by the price and functionality which they couldn’t find elsewhere.

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Michael Cohen Music provides original music for podcasting. Users can license music or get inspiration for a custom composition. They’ve used the Document Library Pro plugin to set up a music library on their website.

How our plugin solved their problem

Michael Cohen Music were looking for an easy way to set up a music library in WordPress. They wanted to create a music playlist that users could search to find the exact composition they were looking for.

They used the Document Library Pro plugin to list music for license in a neat and organized music library. To do this, they created documents in the back-end and uploaded music tracks to each one along with a title, style, and keywords. They added the document library to a new page called the Music Library page.

The music library features a total of four columns:

• Listen - an audio player that lets users listen to the music
• Song - the title of the composition
• Style - they style of the composition
• Keywords - descriptors

Site visitors can use the filter dropdowns above the music library to narrow down their search. The music library can be filtered by Style or Keyword. Users can also sort the different columns in the music library alphabetically.

The music library is set to show 25 entries on each page and there are a total of 4 pages. Site visitors can use the pagination links below the music library to go to the next page.

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IGBC Online is the online presence of the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee (IGBC), an organization that supports recovery and delisting, and ongoing conservation of grizzly bear populations.

They’ve used the Document Library Pro plugin to create a document library for around 800 meeting minutes, policies, and reports.

How our plugin solved their problem

The IGBC website is designed by SnowGhost Design who were looking for a way to build a searchable document library in WordPress. More specifically, they needed a way to list around 800 company documents (like meeting minutes, policies, and reports) in an organized and searchable way.

They used the Document Library Pro plugin to create a document library with folders and subfolders containing all of the organization’s documents. To do this, they simply uploaded the documents to their WordPress site along with information about each document and categorized them.

The Document Library page contains multiple folders (some with sub-folders) based on the document categories. Each table contains a list of all the documents organized under that category or sub-category). This makes it easy for users to find the documents they’re looking for.

The tables are divided into six sortable columns – Title, Date, Tags, Type, Size, and Link. In addition to this, the table has filter dropdowns that make it easy for users to narrow down their search further. Once a user finds a document they’d like to access, they can click the download icon to download it to their device or click the Preview link to view the document in a lightbox.

There’s also a search box above the document library that lets users search for documents by keyword.

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The Max De Pree Center for Leadership aims to equip leaders to respond faithfully to God’s callings using a variety of resources including books, podcasts, video series, journal articles, and more. They’ve used the Posts Table Pro plugin to create an index of resources for site visitors.

How our plugin solved their problem

De Pree Center were looking for a way to create an index of resources for leaders on their website in a user-friendly way. This involved creating and displaying an index of their entire collection of 2,800+ posts with information about each post. An index was necessary to help people find the information they’re looking for and keep it evergreen.

They used the Posts Table Pro plugin to create an index of all posts and displayed it on the Life for Leaders Index page. To do this, they followed our step-by-step tutorial to select the posts they wanted to include in the index and add the posts table to a page on their website.

The posts table features a total of seven columns – to show each post’s publishing date, title, content description, author, book, series, and theme. In addition to this, there are filter dropdowns above the posts table that let users filter by Book, Series, and Theme. Users can also click on the taxonomies in the posts table to filter by that item.

In addition to this, users can search for specific keywords using the search bar above the posts table and sort the columns in ascending or descending order.

When a user visits the Life for Leaders Index page, they can see the complete collection of posts, filter them to narrow down their search, or search for a specific keyword using the search bar. This makes it easy to find the posts they’re looking for. Users can click on the title of the post to visit the post page.

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