Andreas Sofantzis

In large WooCommerce sites you may end up with numerous product categories and it\’s hard to find what category you are looking for to assign to product. Now you can simply type any letters from the product category and the results instantly filter your selection.

Product categories search admin for woocommerce

This plugin will add a search field for product categories in new/edit product page in admin.

UserElements

Floating Product Category for WooCommerce adds a sticky category panel to your online store. Shoppers tap a floating button to open a full product category menu from anywhere on your site — shop pages, product pages, blog posts, or landing pages.
Help customers find products faster, reduce bounce rate, and improve WooCommerce navigation without touching your theme or writing code.
<h4>Why use a floating category sidebar?</h4>
Most WooCommerce themes bury category links in the main menu or hide them on mobile. A floating category button keeps your product catalog one click away on every page, which helps shoppers discover categories they might otherwise miss.
<h4>Key features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Floating sticky category button — fixed on the left or right edge of the screen</li>
<li>Slide-out category panel — opens over the page without a full reload</li>
<li>Unlimited sub-category nesting — accordion expand/collapse for deep category trees</li>
<li>In-panel category search — filter long category lists instantly</li>
<li>Active category highlighting — shows the current category and auto-expands its branch</li>
<li>Breadcrumb trail — context on category and shop archive pages</li>
<li>Display targeting — all pages, shop & product pages only, or everywhere except Cart & Checkout</li>
<li>Remembers open/closed state — panel state persists as shoppers browse</li>
<li>Two layouts — simple text list or category cards with thumbnail images</li>
<li>Product count — optional count next to each category name</li>
<li>Product tags & brands — optional flat lists below categories (WooCommerce Brands supported)</li>
<li>Preserve shop filters — optionally keep price and rating filters when switching categories</li>
<li>Keyboard accessible — Escape to close, click-outside to close, ARIA states</li>
<li>Fully customizable — colors, position, layout, and behavior via the WordPress Customizer</li>
<li>No theme changes — works with any WooCommerce-compatible theme</li>
</ul>
<h4>Perfect for</h4>
<ul>
<li>WooCommerce stores with large or deeply nested product category structures</li>
<li>Shops that want mobile-friendly category navigation without a hamburger menu rebuild</li>
<li>Store owners who need category access on non-shop pages (home, blog, landing pages)</li>
<li>Sites using product tags or WooCommerce Brands alongside categories</li>
</ul>
<h4>Customization</h4>
All settings live in Appearance → Customizer → Floating Product Category. Change background and text colors, button style, float position (left or right), layout, category order, maximum depth, empty-category visibility, and where the panel appears — with live preview.
<h4>Performance</h4>
The category tree is built from a single cached query, so large catalogs stay fast even with many parent and child categories.

Sticky WooCommerce Category Menu

Add a floating, sticky WooCommerce product category sidebar so shoppers can browse your shop from any page — no theme edits required.

Product categories search admin for woocommerce vs Sticky WooCommerce Category Menu