{"id":97361,"date":"2020-12-10T15:38:08","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T13:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/help\/non-knowledgebase\/uncategorized\/filter-groups\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T10:37:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T08:37:21","password":"","slug":"filter-groups","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/other-people\/filter-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Filter Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you&#8217;ve created a filter, you can save it as a &#8220;filter group.&#8221;  <br \/>That way, in the future, you&#8217;ll just need to open the filter instead of entering all the criteria every time. The feature is hidden behind the small arrow to the right of &#8220;My Groups&#8221;: <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image.png 666w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-360x118.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next, give the filter a unique name and choose whether to save it only for yourself or for all users:<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"589\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-1.png 589w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-1-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-1-360x224.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The filter group is therefore &#8220;dynamic<\/strong>,<strong>&#8220;<\/strong> as the help text explains: &#8220;The current filter settings can be saved as a filter group. This group does not contain any fixed links to people; instead, when you open it, all people who match this group are filtered.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Global filters apply to everyone.<\/strong>  &#8220;If the filter group is saved as a &#8216;Global Filter Group,&#8217; it can be used by all users. It can be used even if the user does not otherwise have permission for &#8216;Additional Filters.'&#8221; <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Open filter groups.  <\/strong>In the &#8220;My Groups&#8221; filter, the filters now appear as options:<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-2.png 438w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-2-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-2-360x168.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once you&#8217;ve created a filter, you can save it as a &#8220;filter group.&#8221; That way, in the future, you&#8217;ll just need to open the filter instead of entering all the criteria every time. 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