After configuring the Make/Model/Year add-on settings and Clean URLs format, the next step is to set up your MMY filters.
Filter configuration is performed via the vehicles list on the Vehicles & Fitments page in the Admin area. This vehicles list serves as the foundation of your vehicle-based filtering and fitment system.
Specifically, it affects:
Vehicle search filters in the storefront – The vehicles you create define the options available to customers in the vehicle selector (Make, Model, Year, etc.).
Fitment assignments – Products can only be associated with vehicles that exist in this list.
Filter behavior and accuracy – The completeness and accuracy of the vehicles list directly determine how precisely products are filtered.
Landing pages for specific vehicles – Each vehicle entry may generate a dedicated results page for the selected vehicle.
Catalog integrations – When using automotive integrations, the vehicles list may be populated or updated via import and serves as the basis for mapping fitment data.
Vehicle list
You can view and manage your store's vehicles list under Catalog -> Vehicles & Fitments.
X-Cart 5.6.x:
Vehicle management is split between multiple tabs on the Vehicles & Fitments page. By default, the page opens on the Find Vehicle tab:
This tab allows you to:
Search existing vehicles using MMY filters (Make, Model, Year range, Submodel).
View and manage complete vehicle records (all levels combined in a single row).
Enable/disable entries using the status toggle.
Delete vehicles individually or via bulk actions.
To manage specific MMY levels, navigate to the corresponding level, where you can:
Create new Level entries.
Edit or manage existing ones.
Control their status and availability.
For example, to manage Level 1 items (in our case, Make), switch to the respective tab:
To access lower levels, use the name links within specific items. For example, to access models within the ALFA ROMEO make, click on any ALFA ROMEO item in the Make column.
You will be directed to a page similar to the following:
X-Cart 5.5.1.x:
Vehicle management is performed primarily via the All Vehicles tab on the Vehicles & Fitments page.
Here you can:
Enable/disable entries individually or via bulk actions.
Delete selected entries individually or via bulk actions.
View and manage Level 1 items (e.g., Make).
Access lower-level items (Model, Year, etc.) via the corresponding item links.
Control visibility on the front page (if applicable).
Create new Level 1 entries using the New Make button.
Import vehicles using the Import Vehicles option.
Important: In X-Cart 5.5.x, the status toggle does not enable or disable an entire vehicle record. It only controls the status of the specific MMY level item (for example, a Make).
MMY levels operate independently. Disabling a Make does not automatically disable its associated Models (or other lower-level items); those items retain their own status settings.
Configuring filters
To configure the filters:
In your store's Admin area, navigate to Catalog -> Vehicles & Fitments.
The Vehicles & Fitments page opens.
X-Cart 5.6.x:
The page opens on the Find Vehicle tab by default.
X-Cart 5.5.1.x:
The page opens on the All Vehicles tab by default.
Please note that if your store includes a pre-imported vehicles list, the Vehicles & Fitments page will already contain vehicle entries. You can use these existing records as a starting point when configuring your filters.
Review the vehicles list to determine whether it already includes an entry that can serve as the basis for your filter configuration. If no suitable entry exists, you will need to create a new one.
Entry exists:
Click on the entry to access its nested levels. Navigate through the levels successively to ensure all the necessary levels exist. At the final step, assign products to the filter (Go to Step 6 of the current procedure for instructions).
Entry doesn't exist:
X-Cart 5.6.x:
Switch to the tab with the list of MMY Level 1 items.
In our demo store, Level 1 corresponds to Make, so the required tab is titled “Make” Items.
Proceed to Step 3 from that tab.
X-Cart 5.5.1.x:
Proceed to Step 3 from the All Vehicles tab.
Add an entry you require at Level 1.
Start by clicking the "New <Level Name>" button (in our example, this will be "New Make").
Use the new line that appears to add an entry you require.
If you want this entry to display in a featured block on the Home page, enable the "Show on Front page" toggle.
Repeat to add more entries at the same level, if necessary.
Save your changes by clicking "Save changes."
Proceed to configure the following levels (Level 2, 3, etc.).
For example, after adding a "Make," you need to add "Models" for it.
To do so:
Start by clicking on the "Model" Items link opposite the Make.
On the page that opens, click the "New Model" button.
On the new line that appears, specify the name of the "Model".
If you want this entry to display on the homepage promo block, enable the "Show on Front page" toggle.
Repeat to add more entries at the same level, if necessary.
Save your changes by clicking "Save changes."
Filters for Level 3 and Level 4 (for example, “Year”, “Engine”, or any other names used in your configuration) are set up in the same manner.
To provide additional details on a Level, configure the "Level Info" page as described here.
After all the necessary levels have been configured, you will get the link "Manage Products."
Use this link to add products that match the filter when a shopper uses it for product search.If your store has already been populated with products:
Start by clicking the "Add product" button.
A pop-up with a list of your store's products will appear.
In the pop-up, select the products that match the MMY filters you have configured.
If you have not added the products to your store's catalog yet, add them by CSV import.
For details, see the Make/Model/Year Add-on Data Import/Export.
When you complete the filter's configuration and assign products to filters, each product gets a new Fitment tab on the product details page. This tab records all available filter combinations for the product. Get more info on product fitments here.
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