<p>I'm wondering if, with the release of Craft 3.5, there is a way to filter by category in the control panel. I see this request goes back several years. The only workaround I can find is to use a Preparse field type to output the category name, and then I can at least sort on it. But I still can't filter on it.</p>
<p>This seems like a very fundamental thing that is missing from the control panel. Are there any plug-ins that handle it? And no, sorry, I am not writing my own.</p>

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2020-08-10T09:56:07.003Z
Have a look at [Easy Search](https://plugins.craftcms.com/easy-search) it's not free but adds what you need and more...
Oli
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2020-08-11T17:37:27.937Z
Good idea. This plug-in has very few installs. Is anyone using it successfully?
4midori
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Still no way to filter by category in Control Panel?
# Still no way to filter by category in Control Panel?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-08-07)

I'm wondering if, with the release of Craft 3.5, there is a way to filter by category in the control panel. I see this request goes back several years. The only workaround I can find is to use a Preparse field type to output the category name, and then I can at least sort on it. But I still can't filter on it.

This seems like a very fundamental thing that is missing from the control panel. Are there any plug-ins that handle it? And no, sorry, I am not writing my own.

**Tags:** entries, control-panel, filter

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Have a look at [Easy Search](https://plugins.craftcms.com/easy-search) it's not free but adds what you need and more...  
> **username_0**: Good idea. This plug-in has very few installs. Is anyone using it successfully?  

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