Create a Guide

Step-by-step tutorial collection showing how to create a complete guide with GuidePlugin.

This tutorial collection shows you step by step how to create a guide with GuidePlugin. Follow these steps to build your complete guide from start to finish.

Tutorial Overview

Step	Component	Purpose	Video Available
1	Create Facets	Build the foundation data blocks	Yes
2	Create Filters	Build user interaction steps	Yes
3	Create Guide	Combine everything together	Yes

In this video tutorial, learn how to create your first facet - the foundation of your filtering system.

What you'll learn:

How to access the facet creation interface
Selecting data sources for your facets
Configuring facet settings
Testing facet data extraction

Step 2: Create Filters

Filters are the steps of each guide. Create as many filters as you like and select from Cards and Slider filters.

Create Slider Filter

With the slider filter you can create beautiful range sliders for prices and sizes.

Slider Filter Tutorial:

Setting up numeric range filtering
Configuring minimum and maximum values
Adding visual elements and labels
Connecting sliders to facets

Create Cards Filter

With the Cards filter you can create checkboxes and radio buttons for one or multiple facets.

Cards Filter Tutorial:

Creating visual selection cards
Setting up checkbox vs radio button behavior
Adding images and labels to cards
Configuring card conditions and actions

Step 3: Create Guide

Assemble Your Complete Guide

A guide is the entity where everything comes together. Learn how to set up a guide and implement all the filters that you created in the first place.

Guide Creation Tutorial:

Setting up guide structure and flow
Adding filters in the correct order
Configuring guide appearance and behavior
Testing the complete user experience

Tutorial Videos

Each step includes detailed video tutorials that walk you through the process:

Tutorial	Focus Area	Key Learning
Facets Video	Data foundation	How to extract and organize content characteristics
Slider Filter Video	Numeric filtering	Creating range-based selection interfaces
Cards Filter Video	Visual filtering	Building card-based selection options
Guide Assembly Video	Complete setup	Bringing all components together into a working guide

Video Access: The tutorial videos provide visual step-by-step guidance for each component creation process, making it easier to follow along with the written instructions.

What You'll Achieve

By following this complete tutorial series, you'll create:

Functional Facets that extract data from your WordPress content
Interactive Filters that provide user-friendly selection options
Complete Guide that guides users through a filtering experience
Working System ready for visitors to use on your website

Prerequisites

Before starting these tutorials, ensure you have:

GuidePlugin installed and activated
WordPress content with data to filter
Basic understanding of your content structure
Administrative access to your WordPress dashboard

Next Steps After Tutorial

Once you complete the tutorial series:

Action	Purpose	Reference
Customize Design	Match your brand appearance	Designs Documentation →
Add Logic	Create conditional behavior	Logic Documentation →
Build Index	Enable fast searching	Indexing Documentation →
Display Guide	Show guide on your pages	Show Guide Documentation →

Learning Path: Work through these tutorials in order - each step builds on the previous one to create a complete, functional guide system.