I like the term "faceted search", which I first experienced working with Solr.
Faceted search is effectively what this person is calling "filters", but often comes with an amazing bonus feature: each filter shows a count of how many results will be returned if you click it.
This turns them into a powerful way to summarize your data.
One challenge I've found with both filters and filters-with-counts is the best way to design them for mobile screens, since they can take up a lot of valuable real estate.
It can be done though: e-commerce sites in particular often come up with neat UIs for tucking the filters away in an easily accessible tray - though that can hurt discoverability of the feature in the same way this author complains about the advanced search pattern.
Faceted search is effectively what this person is calling "filters", but often comes with an amazing bonus feature: each filter shows a count of how many results will be returned if you click it.
This turns them into a powerful way to summarize your data.
My https://datasette.io has faceted search as a core feature - demo here: https://global-power-plants.datasettes.com/global-power-plan...
One challenge I've found with both filters and filters-with-counts is the best way to design them for mobile screens, since they can take up a lot of valuable real estate.
It can be done though: e-commerce sites in particular often come up with neat UIs for tucking the filters away in an easily accessible tray - though that can hurt discoverability of the feature in the same way this author complains about the advanced search pattern.