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Disable Taxonomy Filter Slug in URL

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Category
CMS
Last Updated
Feb 2, 2026

Overview

Elementor adds e-filter-<filter-slug> parameters to the URL when taxonomy filters are used. This code prevents that without affecting how the filters work.

Setup

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Add External Scripts

Copy & paste the scripts before the </body> tag of your project. If you added them before for another setup, skip this step.

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Add HTML

Place the code in an HTML widget or add it through Elementor → Custom Code (before the closing </body> tag) either globally or only on selected pages.

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Add custom CSS

Paste the code through the page or site settings, or add it via Elementor → Custom Code (before </body>) for broader use.

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Add custom Javascript

Paste the script through Elementor → Custom Code (set to load after </body>) for site-wide or page-specific loading.

(() => {
  document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
    document.addEventListener("click", event => {
      const button = event.target.closest(".e-filter-item");
      if (!button) return;

      const filter = button.closest(".e-filter");
      if (!filter) return;

      const url = new URL(window.location.href);
      const params = url.searchParams;
      let changed = false;

      Array.from(params.keys()).forEach(key => {
        if (key.startsWith("e-filter-")) {
          params.delete(key);
          changed = true;
        }
      });

      const cleanUrl = changed ? url.toString() : window.location.href;

      filter.dataset.baseUrl = cleanUrl;

      if (changed) {
        setTimeout(() => {
          history.replaceState({}, "", cleanUrl);
        }, 0);
      }
    });
  });
})();
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Add custom PHP

Place the PHP snippet inside your theme’s functions.php or using any code snippet to enable logic.

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Publish and preview live

Some solutions only work on the live site. Always publish and test after each change, as results may not appear in the editor.