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added a blog post about Apache solr filter queries

Co-authored-by: Lisa <114702254+lizbiella@users.noreply.github.com>

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+Title: Apache Solr Filter Queries: Integer or String Fields?
+category: solr/blogposts
+summary: Let's explore whether to index a field in Apache Solr as a string or integer for optimal filter query performance. Written by Ilaria Petreti, Information Retrieval/Machine Learning Engineer at Sease.
+slug: apache-solr-filter-queries-integer-or-string-fields
+URL: blogposts/apache-solr-filter-queries-integer-or-string-fields.html
+save_as: blogposts/apache-solr-filter-queries-integer-or-string-fields.html
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+# Apache Solr Filter Queries: Integer or String Fields?
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+Imagine you are setting up an Apache Solr index and need to handle a field representing an ID that will be used frequently in filter queries.
+The key question is: how should you index this field for optimal performance? Should you use a string field type, or would an integer field type be more efficient?
+
+Let's combine the results of a local experiment with insights from online research to evaluate which option delivers better performance. Continue to the full post here: [Apache Solr Filter Queries: Integer or String Fields?
+](https://sease.io/2024/11/apache-solr-filter-queries-integer-or-string-fields.html)