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Product Category

Create attractive WooCommerce product category sections with flexible layouts, editor-friendly controls, and styling options that fit your store.

300+ active installs
5.0
(2 ratings)
Free on WordPress.org
View on WordPress.orgSupport forum
Will this break my store?

What the WordPress.org registry says about keeping Product Category running.

WordPress compatibility
Tested to 7.0.2
Tested against the WordPress branch in use today.
Last updated
2 months ago
At least 1.5 releases a year since launch. WordPress.org only lists versions still available for download, so the real number may be higher.
Requires PHP
7.4
Your host must be running at least this version.
Requires WordPress
5.6
Requires other plugins
woocommerce
These must be installed and active first.
Contributors
1
A single maintainer. Worth knowing if the plugin is load-bearing for your store.

300+ active installsWordPress.org reports installs in bands, not exact counts.
Maintenance & trust

Scored on how Product Category is looked after — not on how many stores run it.

Well maintained
Not enough public feedback to put a confident number on this one. Little public feedback — score rests mostly on release activity. What we can see is below.

Maintenance
35 / 35
Updated 62 days ago.
WordPress compatibility
20 / 20
Tested to WP 7.0.2 (current).
Support responsiveness
Not enough data
Only 0 support thread(s) — not enough to judge.
Merchant satisfaction
11 / 15
5.0/5 across 2 rating(s).
Listing transparency
7 / 10
Provides: screenshots, description
1 of 5 measures had too little evidence to score. They are left out of the total rather than counted as zero — otherwise a plugin would be marked down for being small rather than for being poorly kept.Measured 2026-08-02 from the WordPress.org plugin registry.
Ratings

5.0

2 ratings
5★2
4★0
3★0
2★0
1★0
Every rating WordPress.org holds for this plugin, not a sample. Written reviews live in the plugin's WordPress.org reviews forum.

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. You can select categories, adjust display settings, refine styles, and preview changes while you build the page.

Categories
Catalogue & variations
Plugin details
Version1.5.3
Last updated2026-06-01 8:04am GMT
Added2019-03-02
Requires WordPress5.6
Tested up to7.0.2
Requires PHP7.4

Tags on WordPress.org
catalog
e-commerce
ecommerce
product catalog
product category
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