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Q&A Cannot view with no filter when a category has a default filter

This is the filter section above a post list: In a category where I have set a default filter, I can temporarily view the post list using a different filter by selecting it from the "Predefined ...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Monica Cellio‭

#2: Post edited by user avatar Monica Cellio‭ · 2023-11-24T02:03:20Z (about 1 year ago)
change made, pending deploy
#1: Initial revision by user avatar trichoplax‭ · 2023-07-06T21:42:11Z (over 1 year ago)
Cannot view with no filter when a category has a default filter
This is the filter section above a post list:

![Filter section showing the default filter for the category](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/mpxepu2j5h69w6ke7zeojfirmv4c)

In a category where I have set a default filter, I can temporarily view the post list using a different filter by selecting it from the "Predefined Filters" drop down box, and then clicking "Apply".

However, I cannot view the post list without a filter. Clicking "Clear" empties all the filter settings:

![Filter section showing all boxes empty after pressing Clear](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/cf321y88c41fjg1p1ypkpyfuqmuo)

But then clicking "Apply" returns me to the post list with the default filter still applied:

![Post list with the default filter still applied](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/57w92yyfu6wez83i8rnb2736u7hb)

## Workaround
In order to be able to view the post list without filters (and without changing my default filter), I created a new filter with no filter settings (all boxes empty), and saved it as "No filter".

This works, but it seems more intuitive to be able to click "Clear" then "Apply" (as this already shows "None" in grey in the Predefined Filters box).