The filter widget populates with a list of terms from a chosen WordPress Taxonomy. The widget works in two modes based on your the Link to taxonomy archive page checbox.
When unchecked, clicking on a term in the widget will dynamically filter the grid to show only cells with the attached terms. If you have load more options configured, each additional page will be filtered as it loads.
When checked, the widget acts as a menu and will navigate to the archive page of the selected term
Dynamic filter tax.
Enter a taxonomy to populate the widget. Note the widget will be empty if your content source has no posts with terms from the chosen taxonomy.
Link to taxonomy archive pages
Check this field to have the widget act as a menu with links to the corresponding term archive page. For this to work, archive pages must be enabled for the chosen taxonomy and a suitable archive page template configured.
TIP: you can place a dyggrid on the archive page for a taxonomy with the query source set to loop to create a grid with matching content.
The following grid demonstrates the behaviour of the filter widget.