Timbers.Dev Refactors Drupal Faceted Search Using Exposed Filters

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Configuration-driven Drupal architecture and simplified faceted search behaviour are central themes in a recent Timbers.Dev article documenting a refactor of the Kobe JET search interface. The post explains how a previous implementation based on the Facets module, custom JavaScript, and a bespoke Ingress module was replaced with exposed Views filters and block-based rendering using the Configurable Views Filter Block module maintained by Manuel Adán.

The earlier implementation relied on custom JavaScript to transform facet filters into mobile flyout panels, tightly coupling interface behaviour with DOM structure and region placement. According to the article, the refactor enables facets as exposed Views filters and renders them as standard Drupal blocks. This allows the Ingress module to handle only generic flyout visibility behaviour instead of managing facet-specific UI manipulation.

The article identifies reduced JavaScript complexity, improved maintainability, reusable filter blocks, and cleaner theming as the main outcomes of the migration. Migration steps included removing region-specific facet logic, enabling exposed filters within Views, configuring filter blocks, and simplifying Ingress module scripts to target a single block-based interface.

Reference: Refactoring Faceted Search for Kobe JET by Kamran Zafar, Timbers Dev (5 May 2026)

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