CodePen Training – Mastering CodePen: Implementing Project Filtering

🔥 In Part 18 of the Mastering CodePen series, we elevate the user experience by adding filtering functionality to help users quickly find and organize their saved projects based on categories, tags, or keywords.

✅ What you’ll learn in this video:
✔️ Creating a filtering UI with dropdowns, checkboxes, or search input
✔️ Using local state or Redux to manage active filters
✔️ Filtering projects by title, tags, or project type
✔️ Making the filter case-insensitive and responsive in real-time
✔️ Combining multiple filters (e.g., search + category)
✔️ Optimizing performance with debounce for search inputs
✔️ Updating the filtered project list without modifying original data
✔️ Optional: Persisting filter preferences using local storage

💡 Why Filtering Is Crucial:
🔹 Makes it easy for users to manage many projects
🔹 Adds a professional, dashboard-like feel to your app
🔹 Reinforces list manipulation, conditional rendering, and state management
🔹 Prepares you for search and filtering logic used in real-world apps