diff --git a/scripts/explorer.js b/scripts/explorer.js
index 6fa2de1..173e97c 100644
--- a/scripts/explorer.js
+++ b/scripts/explorer.js
@@ -234,6 +234,16 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function($)
             URLGeneration(originalAvailableOptions);
             updateMenu(availableOptions);
 
+            function makeFilterChanges()
+            {
+                selectedOptions = gatherURLdata();
+                data = originalData;
+                filterData(selectedOptions);
+                availableOptions = [];
+                availableOptions = gatherData();
+                updateMenu(availableOptions);
+            }
+
             // handle tags
             function handleTags()
             {
@@ -249,12 +259,7 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function($)
                     else
                         $('select[name="tag"]').removeAttr('disabled');
 
-                    selectedOptions = gatherURLdata();
-                    data = originalData;
-                    filterData(selectedOptions);
-                    availableOptions = [];
-                    availableOptions = gatherData();
-                    updateMenu(availableOptions);
+                    makeFilterChanges();
                 });
 
                 $('.box.tags .item-cont').delegate('select[name="tag"]', 'change', function()
@@ -290,12 +295,7 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function($)
                         $(this).parent().remove();
                     }
 
-                    selectedOptions = gatherURLdata();
-                    data = originalData;
-                    filterData(selectedOptions);
-                    availableOptions = [];
-                    availableOptions = gatherData();
-                    updateMenu(availableOptions);
+                    makeFilterChanges();
                 });
             }
             handleTags();
@@ -305,13 +305,7 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function($)
                 $('input[name="' + name + 's"]').change(function()
                 {
                     params[name] = []; // remove filter
-
-                    selectedOptions = gatherURLdata();
-                    data = originalData;
-                    filterData(selectedOptions);
-                    availableOptions = [];
-                    availableOptions = gatherData();
-                    updateMenu(availableOptions);
+                    makeFilterChanges();
                 });
 
                 $('input[name="' + name + '"]').change(function()
@@ -337,12 +331,7 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function($)
                         removeFromArray(params[name], this.id);
                     }
                     
-                    selectedOptions = gatherURLdata();
-                    data = originalData;
-                    filterData(selectedOptions);
-                    availableOptions = [];
-                    availableOptions = gatherData();
-                    updateMenu(availableOptions);
+                    makeFilterChanges();
                 });
             }
 
@@ -359,12 +348,7 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function($)
                     else
                         $('select[name="' + name + '"]').removeAttr('disabled');
 
-                    selectedOptions = gatherURLdata();
-                    data = originalData;
-                    filterData(selectedOptions);
-                    availableOptions = [];
-                    availableOptions = gatherData();
-                    updateMenu(availableOptions);
+                    makeFilterChanges();
                 });
 
                 $('select[name="' + name + '"]').change(function()
@@ -374,12 +358,7 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function($)
                     else
                         params[name].push(this.value);
 
-                    selectedOptions = gatherURLdata();
-                    data = originalData;
-                    filterData(selectedOptions);
-                    availableOptions = [];
-                    availableOptions = gatherData();
-                    updateMenu(availableOptions);
+                    makeFilterChanges();
                 });
             }
 
@@ -390,7 +369,6 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function($)
             visualFilterCheckboxItem("theme");
             visualFilterCheckboxItem("dimension");
             visualFilterCheckboxItem("help");
-
             visualFilterListItem("place");
         });