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I want to be able to filter news posts based on custom meta data, using a dropdown. I want all news posts to display in a list by default, but be able to choose a category from a dropdown and then have it display only news posts with that category. How can I do this?

I have looked at creating an add-in to pull the metadata and create this, but I feel like there must be an easier way that does not require code changes. I think it is possible to filter a list, but I am not even sure how to get my news posts to be in a list collection.

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All your news posts are stored in the Pages library of your site.

To see a list of all your news posts, See all in the upper right of the news section on the published page.

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You could also edit the News web part to make it layout as list and add custom metadata as page properties, then filter with page properties:

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As picture shown, in the filter panel,you could select property name with a dropdown list (equals/Doesn't equal/Begins with/Contains) property value to filter the display list.

However, we could not use property value as a dropdown list, it's necessary to enter the value manually.

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  • I don't have an option for "Page Properties" in the News webpart filter dropdown, despite having custom metadata on pages.
    – Goulash
    Commented Mar 23, 2021 at 14:47
  • Okay, I've figured out the Page Properties not displaying. Now, how would I allow the user to toggle that filter using a dropdown?
    – Goulash
    Commented Mar 23, 2021 at 14:56
  • I have updated the answer, please check it.
    – Julie_MSFT
    Commented Mar 24, 2021 at 1:50
  • So, I understand that you are configuring the filter with a dropdown in the settings. What I am looking for is a dropdown widget to display on the actual rendered page, which the user of the sharepoint site can use to filter what news is displayed for them on the page.
    – Goulash
    Commented Mar 24, 2021 at 18:16
  • Currently there is not possible unless you edit the news web part.
    – Julie_MSFT
    Commented Mar 25, 2021 at 1:43

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