Question about query filter (bricks 1.11)

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Hi,

If you look closely at real estate websites, they have a series of filters on the home page. After selecting the desired options, when the user clicks on the search button, they will be directed to the real estate archive according to the filters they have selected. Is this possible in the new version?
Since in Bricks every filter must be connected directly to the query loop, this doesn’t seem to be possible. At least until version 1.11. Because I haven’t checked the beta version.

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I am bumping this because I am looking for deeper information. Can someone help me out by at least pointing me at the documentation or some more info?

What I am trying to do is compare Bricks Query Filters to a paid plugin like FacetWP.

I am mostly interested in

  1. how and in what way does the “Regenerate Filter index” work?
  2. Does it use WP_Query or custom SQL queries?
  3. Is it a custom table optimized for quick lookups
  4. is it possible to make periodic index runs, update-only changes, or complete manual reindexing if necessary on any update?
  5. How does it work and perform with an object cache like Redis?

The lack of details about exactly how Bricks manages indexing optimization shows that the system is still in development which is fine but I would like to learn more about it. Keep in mind I am a rather new Bricks user - perhaps there’s an area where all these things are explained but I can’t find it?

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Does anyone have any comment?