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title: "Explorer amenities filter: choosing what appears"
description: "If your guests see no amenity options in the Explorer search filter, no amenities have been selected for it yet. **Why this happens.** The amenities in…"
url: "https://homerunner.io/docs/why-is-my-explorer-amenities-filter-empty-and-how-do-i-choose-which-amenities-gu/"
updated: "2026-10-27"
category: Setup and plugins
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# Explorer amenities filter: choosing what appears

If your guests see no amenity options in the Explorer search filter, no amenities have been selected for it yet.

**Why this happens.** The amenities in the Explorer filter are a hand-picked list, not an automatic list of every amenity your properties have. Out of the box, the list is empty.

**Choosing the amenities.** To manage the list:

1. In WordPress admin, go to **HomeRunner → Explorer settings**, then open the **Filters** section.
2. Under **Additional Filter Fields**, make sure **Amenities** is checked. This shows or hides the whole amenities filter.
3. In **Filter Amenities**, check the amenities you want guests to filter by. The picker lists every amenity your properties currently carry, each with a count.
4. Drag your selected amenities into the order you want them shown, then save.

The **Primary Features and Amenities to show** setting (default 8) controls how many amenities appear before a **Show more** button.

**If an amenity is missing from the picker.** None of your synced properties carry that amenity yet. Amenities come from your PMS, so add or correct the amenity on your listings there and let it sync in.