Goodbye Spaghetti State: Query Objects Make React Filters Clean & Easy
When you're building a dynamic frontend—like a game store, product listing, or job board—your UI needs to handle a lot of state: What page are we on? What filters are selected? Are we sorting by newest, most relevant, or trending? What platform, genre, or tags are selected? Managing all of that with separate useState hooks or deeply nested props can quickly become a nightmare. Enter the Query Object Pattern.

When you're building a dynamic frontend—like a game store, product listing, or job board—your UI needs to handle a lot of state:
- What page are we on?
- What filters are selected?
- Are we sorting by newest, most relevant, or trending?
- What platform, genre, or tags are selected?
Managing all of that with separate useState
hooks or deeply nested props can quickly become a nightmare. Enter the Query Object Pattern.