Title: Product Category Author: Kushang Tailor Published: March 2, 2019 Last modified: June 1, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/product-category/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3553129) ![](https://ps.w.org/product-category/assets/icon-128x128.png?rev=3553129) # Product Category By [Kushang Tailor](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kushang78/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/product-category.1.5.3.zip) * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/product-category/#description) * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/product-category/#reviews) * [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/product-category/#installation) * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/product-category/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/product-category/) ## Description Product Category helps you display WooCommerce product categories in a clean, customizable, and conversion-friendly way. Instead of sending visitors through a plain category list, you can build stylish category sections that guide shoppers toward the products they want faster. Use it on landing pages, shop pages, homepages, blog posts, sidebars, and custom layouts. Whether you prefer the Block Editor, Elementor, SiteOrigin, or a simple shortcode, Product Category gives you a practical way to showcase selected categories with layout, typography, image, color, and pagination controls. The plugin is built for store owners, designers, and developers who want more control over how WooCommerce categories appear without writing custom templates. Compatible with: * **Shortcode** for classic pages, posts, and custom content areas. * **Block Editor** with a dedicated Gutenberg product category block. * **SiteOrigin Editor** with a product category widget. * **Elementor** with a product category widget. The main strength of this plugin is its editor flexibility: choose your preferred workflow, select the categories you want to highlight, and adjust the display to match your store design. ### Features * Add a custom title above your product category listing. * Select specific WooCommerce product categories to display. * Choose from available category layout and style options. * Control the number of categories shown per row and per section. * Set category ordering by name or slug. * Display categories in ascending or descending order. * Show or hide product category descriptions. * Enable or disable pagination for longer category lists. * Show or hide category thumbnail images. * Add image alt text support for better accessibility and SEO. * Customize typography, including font size, font weight, font family, and letter spacing. * Adjust colors and visual styles to match your WooCommerce store. * Use the dedicated Elementor widget for live page-builder editing. * Use the Gutenberg block to build category sections directly inside the Block Editor. * Use shortcodes when you need a simple, editor-independent embed option. #### Live Editing with Elementor and Block Editor Product Category supports live editing through its own Elementor widget and Gutenberg block. 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Extract it. _3._ Upload `product-category` folder into Plugins folder in your WordPress installation (`/wp-content/plugins`) using an FTP client. _4._ Log into your WordPress admin panel and click on the `Plugins` tab. _5._ Find installed plugin from the list and click `Activate` button. **Second Way** – Via WordPress Dashboard. _1._ Log into your WordPress admin panel and click on the `Plugins` tab. _2._ Navigate to Add New > Upload _3._ Click `Choose File` and select product-category.zip file on your computer. _4._ Then hit `Install Now` and the plugin will be uploaded and installed. _5._ Than click `Activate` button. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0ad9f5d2e2e6cabdb5df6d33c0a802f1fdcaed62f40d96fdcfc3cb43dec2ae19? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Very useful plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-useful-plugin-1384/)󠁿 [ashishrana5896](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ashishrana5896/) November 24, 2022 Very useful plugin ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/414e77afa360b0464df3d24bf190826bcd30972b75661c8892d1da41186c33ea? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Awesome plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/awesome-plugin-6675/)󠁿 [HK](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hk1993/) November 24, 2022 Thanks to the author for providing the Product category Elementor widget. Implementation and interaction are easy with live interaction. In addition, there are Product category shortcodes and Product category widgets for WP bakery/JS Composer. [ Read all 2 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/product-category/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Product Category” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Kushang Tailor ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kushang78/) [Translate “Product Category” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/product-category) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/product-category/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/product-category/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/product-category/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/product-category/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.5.3 Released June 01 – 2026 * Fix: Elementor & Shortcode columns responsive issue fixed. * Fix: Product Category Block columns responsive issue fixed. * Update: Moved frontend CSS files from the admin folder to the public folder. * Update: Frontend styles now load only on the frontend, and admin styles now load only in the admin area. #### 1.5.2 Released May 29 – 2026 * Update: Renamed the About admin page callback for clearer function naming. * Update: Improved About page content with more descriptive plugin details. * Fix: Elementor shortcode render issue fixed. * Update: Confirmed compatibility with WordPress 7.0. #### 1.5.1 Released December 11 – 2025 * Update: Bug fixed. * Update: Code Optimized. * Stable with WP 6.9 #### 1.5.0 Released January 1 – 2025 * Update: Bug fixed. * Update: Code Optimized. * New: Introduced New Gutenberg Product Category Block. * New: Documentation for adding New Gutenberg Product Category Block. #### 1.4.0 Released April 16 – 2023 * Update: Bug fixed. * Update: Code Optimized. * New: Added Show & Hide option for Category Thumbnail image using Shortcode. * New: Added the “Alt tag” for your Category image. #### 1.3.1 Released April 07 – 2022 * Update: Bug fixed. * Update: Added new block in documentation for `How to use Product category widget in elementor`. #### 1.3 Released April 01 – 2022 * Update: Major bug fixed. * New: Pagination option. * New: Product Category widget for Elementor – Now, Customize your product category as you want with Elementor. #### 1.2 Released March 29 – 2022 * Update: tested upto wordpress latest version 5.9.2 #### 1.1 Released Oct 18 – 2019 * New: Add shortcode (Compatibility with all editor using Shortcode) * New: Add more features ex. Set column and row, Set order, Display specific id, etc * Update: Plugins Core #### 1.0 Released Mar 02 – 2019 * Fix some css and other bugs * Initial Release * ## Meta * Version **1.5.3** * Last updated **1 month ago** * Active installations **300+** * WordPress version ** 5.6 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/product-category/) * Tags * [catalog](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/catalog/)[e-commerce](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/e-commerce/) [ecommerce](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ecommerce/)[product catalog](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/product-catalog/) [product category](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/product-category/) * [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/product-category/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 2 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/product-category/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/product-category/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/product-category/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/product-category/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/product-category/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/product-category/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/product-category/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Kushang Tailor ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kushang78/) ## Support Got something to say? 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