# Pre Filter Map

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/pre-filter-map/82958>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [July 5, 2025, 10:19am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/pre-filter-map/82958 "2025-07-05T10:19:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![cloutbuilder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7cd45c/32.png) [@cloutbuilder](https://community.glideapps.com/u/cloutbuilder)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 10:19am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/pre-filter-map/82958/1 "2025-07-05T10:19:08Z")

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Hi, I’ve a map with different categories of pins. I’ve added search and filters to the component but was wondering if there is a way on loading of only loading one category of pins and then allowing the user to then filter using the functionality of the component?

Any help appreciated.

Thanks.

J

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**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/pre-filter-map/82958/2 "2025-07-05T14:39:21Z")

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Do you mean pre-loading only one category, but still allow the user to check other categories in the built-in filter?

If so, it’s not a native option since you don’t have access to the built-in filter’s chosen value(s). You have to build a custom filter to do it.

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**Author:** ![cloutbuilder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7cd45c/32.png) [@cloutbuilder](https://community.glideapps.com/u/cloutbuilder)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/pre-filter-map/82958/3 "2025-07-05T21:13:14Z")

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Thanks, Can you point me in the direction of how a custom filters work? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 11:57pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/pre-filter-map/82958/4 "2025-07-05T23:57:52Z")

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Here are the steps to create custom filters in Glide, based on [Darren Alderman’s video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C5pfmEzb8o):

- Create user-specific columns in your Users table to store filter values (e.g., selected category).
- Add Choice components that write the user’s filter selections into these user-specific columns.
- Set up your collection (or map) component to filter its data based on the values in the user-specific columns.
- Optionally, add a button to clear filters by resetting the user-specific columns.