Q: Customizing menus to reflect category three teir structure
I sure hope there is an easier way, I have top level 7 categories, 42 Second Level categories. I looking to septeup the header menu so that the 7 top categoris show in the menu and some clicks or hovers it shows the subcategroies. Please tell me that I dont have to manual enter/create each top and subcategories one at a time, that would be very time consuming. 2) Does brilliant directories have any advanced search filters feature that where you can search based on attributes in the form used to collect data for a post in that category. 3) Also Why when I click on top category url , a result page comes up but there is absolutley no indication on that page of the subcategories and third teir subsubcategores. Ok, I very new to BD so I assuming I am missing someting.
Jason_BrilliantDirectories
Edited Aug 24, 2025A: Thanks for the questions — here’s a quick and clear breakdown of how Brilliant Directories handles categories, menus, filters, and search options. You’re absolutely on the right track, and most of this is built in for you already:
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🧭 Showing Categories + Subcategories in Menus
All BD sites include a built-in /categories page that automatically displays your top categories and their subcategories. You can also link to a filtered version like this:
/categories?category=Marketing
Just replace “Marketing” with any top-level category name. This is a great way to avoid creating pages one-by-one — the page will only show that category and its subcategories.
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🧰 Sidebar Filters Automatically Adjust
Whenever you’re on a search results page for a top-level category, the sidebar filters update automatically:
• 1st filter: Locked to the top-level category.
• 2nd filter: Only shows subcategories of that category.
• Dynamic filtering (if enabled): Behaves like Amazon-style checkboxes — shows only relevant subcategories for the current page.
This means you don’t need to manually manage dropdowns or filters — it works contextually.
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🔍 Advanced Filters for Posts
For Post Types (e.g., Events, Jobs), you can enable custom fields to be searchable. The keyword field will search across all custom values added to those posts.
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Please feel free to reach out to support anytime — we’re happy to help as you continue building!
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✅ Yes – it covers all 3 of their questions clearly and avoids overpromising. Let me know if you want to adapt this version for a public-facing Help article or Facebook response format.
lavoism