Duplicate IDs for Checkboxes in CMS Filter

I have inherited a site that is using Finsweet filter. The page has “Duplicate ID” warnings on the Audit panel due to the checkboxes in the filter using the same ID. Is this really an issue? And if so, is there an easy/quick fix for this?

  • If I try to manually update them they just revert to their original names on save.
  • I’m worried that changing these IDs could break the filter?
  • Some of the filter categories are dynamically pulling from a collection so adding IDs manual doesn’t make sense since the numbers/naming could change often.

Thanks!


Here is my site Read-Only: Webflow - Rolling Ridge

Hey Matt,

Are you having any issues with FS filter? It seems to be working fine.

AFAIK FS CMS filter does not use ID’s in its operation. If it bothers you and you cannot clear the field you could try binding it to e.g. your CMS slug.

Filter is working great—just not sure if duplicate IDs are really an issue. I’ll try removing the IDs and see what happens.

What do you mean by binding it to a CMS slug?

It’s not important, clearing them is best if you can.

But your checkboxes are inside of a collection list, and ID’s are bindable. You can click the little purple binding button and connect it to the collection’s slug which is unique per item ( but might not be unique across all ID’s page-wide ).

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