Content Source

Content Source Filters

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Content source filters narrow the pool of products, orders, posts, or other items Notifal can pick from. Without filters, pools can be very large. With filters, you target exactly the stories you want to tell.

Start with What Is Content Source?.

Where to set filters

Content Source tab → after template analysis → restrictions for each detected tag group.

Notifal Pro: The free plan includes one filter per restriction group. Adding multiple filters with AND or OR logic, plus Custom Meta filter types, requires Notifal Pro. See What Is Notifal? (Free vs Pro).

You can add multiple conditions per pool and choose AND or OR logic between them when Pro is active (same idea as display rules).

Product filter types

FilterUse for
CategoriesOnly products in selected categories
Specific productsHand-picked catalog items
On saleSale social proof
FeaturedHighlighted catalog products
Custom metaBrand, stock flag, or other product meta
Date rangeNew arrivals in the last X days
CartProducts from visitor's cart (see Cart-Based Content Source)

Order filter types

FilterUse for
Order statusReal paid orders only
Date rangeFresh social proof
Products in orderOrders containing certain items
Custom metaWholesale, subscription, or custom flags
Multiple conditionsStrict pools for niche stores

See Order Pool Content Source.

Post, page, and user filters

Posts and pages support category, date, specific items, and custom meta filters.

User pools support role, date, and meta restrictions. See Post, Page, and User Pools.

AND vs OR logic

LogicPool includes items that...
ORMatch any condition
ANDMatch all conditions

Example (products): Category = Shoes AND On sale = only discounted shoes.

Smart Targeting stacks on top

Filters define your base pool. Smart Targeting (Pro) further narrows to the current page when enabled.

Troubleshooting empty pools

If a dynamic notification never appears on the frontend, the content pool may be empty:

  1. Loosen filters (wider date range, more statuses)
  2. Check WooCommerce has matching products/orders
  3. Turn on Smart Targeting fallback if contextual matches fail
  4. Enable Show duplicate source if the pool is small

In this topic

  1. What Is Content Source?
  2. Product Pool Content Source
  3. Order Pool Content Source
  4. Post, Page, and User Pools
  5. Cart-Based Content Source
  6. Smart Targeting (Pro)
  7. Comment Content Source (Pro)
  8. Content Source Filters (you are here)
  9. Retrigger Variants

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