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Changing filter_by in InstantSearchAdapter via Dropdown

TLDR Gerald asked how to change filter_by using a dropdown in InstantSearchAdapter. Jason shared a link to a widget that does something similar.

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Gerald

06:11 AM

Using instantsearchadapter, is there a way to change filter_by via dropdown a user selects for a query? Sort of like the refinementList widget but doesn’t rely on user input. (EX: the dropdown next to amazon search)

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Jason

12:17 PM

Here’s a widget that does something like this: https://www.algolia.com/doc/guides/building-search-ui/ui-and-ux-patterns/facet-dropdown/js/

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