Dynamic List Filter Menu Using Data View Grouping
This article explains how to create a dynamic filter menu for content in SharePoint. Methods from the article SharePoint: List Distinct (unique) values from a specific column in a list are used to obtain unique values from a specific column in a SharePoint list to be displayed as each menu item. When an filter option from the menu is selected, content on the page will be filtered based on the selection. For a single menu displaying filter options dynamically, you only need to associate the menu with one column from the main list. When an option is selected, the browser is redirected to the same page with a query string parameter set to the selected filter parameter using JavaScript. The main list on the page is then configured to filter contents based on the parameter. Components: Document Library with custom column "Heading" One Web Part page with the following components: Data View Web Part displaying the actual documents in the li...