# Multi-select Filter | Repeating Group **URL:** \ **Category:** Need help\ **Created:** [August 26, 2021, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/multi-select-filter-repeating-group/166535 "2021-08-26T22:39:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![maattyabiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@maattyabiz](https://forum.bubble.io/u/maattyabiz)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/multi-select-filter-repeating-group/166535/1 "2021-08-26T22:39:31Z")
Hello to everyone! I’ve been stuck since three days on this issue, probably easy one but I tried everything and still can’t figure out. So as you can see in the picture you have Categories on the top (option set inside a repeating group) and in the bottom there are Startups (app data) ![ll1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/e/8/e881975a75bc5236fd26a1f5d86f4a0240110e2d.png) When I click one category (for example Tech) it will show in the Startup repeating group the startups that have the category selected inside. So if I click Tech I will see all the startups that have Tech as category. As in picture. ![ll2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/0/0/0032a4b07d29385a8dff279e7e4bd0223fe8dc0b.png) Now, the problem that I really don’t know how to solve is the following: I want to be able to select multiple categories, so **Tech** and **Food** and display on the Startup repeating group the categories of Tech and Food. Then, if you want to go back to only Tech you can deselect Food. Here my workflow: ![1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/2/8/284f45a2019b8c89c9d21671f1cea8a3963a1389.png) ![2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/9/d/9dce44233baa6c565809fc1c74f6fa244ec85d3f.png) ![3](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/f/b/fb230645b78bd833a388a967dbf1fd67de1be6a2.png) Hope I described correctly the issue. Thank you for your time ---
**Author:** ![Nocodify](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/nocodify/32/104659_2.png) [@Nocodify](https://forum.bubble.io/u/Nocodify)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/multi-select-filter-repeating-group/166535/2 "2021-08-26T22:59:18Z")
Hi @maattyabiz , I suggest using states for this. So when you add a category, it would add that category to a state (list of categories). Your repeating group would have a constraint where category is in state’s list of categories. If you’d like to follow along a tutorial for this: [Advanced Filtering](https://nocodify.com/tutorial/advanced-filtering) ---
**Author:** ![edtyli9](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/edtyli9/32/127583_2.png) [@edtyli9](https://forum.bubble.io/u/edtyli9)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/multi-select-filter-repeating-group/166535/3 "2021-08-28T15:35:34Z")
Like the comment above, states is a good way to do it. I have created a sample app demonstrating this. You can just copy and paste the elements to your app if that’s easier. > **[Nalfe - Custom software for startups](https://www.nalfe.com/?template=1630164422168x171964435152502800&p=template)** > > Build powerful custom software with a click. ![FireShot Capture 101 - Bubble - No-code apps - multi-select-filter.bubbleapps.io](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/9/8/98ec60f00b03a386925e9bc1f45c5c3b361a0268.png) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/2/8/2847faa74692c2ffa5d939d3dc3724cdd060d247.png) [@system](https://forum.bubble.io/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/multi-select-filter-repeating-group/166535/4 "2021-11-04T22:39:37Z")
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