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For Demo go here http://codescar.eu/projects/search-into-subcategories
Search-Into-Subcategories plugin allows you to make a select-search shortcode for your own categories.
You can use if everywhere you want and make a tree structure for your categories.
[search-into-subcategories]
Arguments you can pass:
<pre><code>parent_category Default is 0
 You can list only sub categories of the category id you give here. With 0 lists alla categories

max_depth Default is 2
 How many subcategories (children of the parent_category) to display, at least 1.

search_input Default is 1
 Display a text input for search. (You can turn it off with 0 value)

labels Default is <empty string>
 Labels for the inputs. Give them in the order you want with '|' as separator. example: Category1|Category2|Text

search_text Default is Search
 The text to display in search button.

hide_empty Default is 1
 Hide categories without content, set to 0 to display all!

exclude Default is <empty string>
 Category IDs to exclude from listing. Separate them with ','. Example: 6,7,13

show_date_ranges Default is 0
 Show from/to date ranges to filter publish date. Set it to 1 to use it.

dates_format Default is DD-MM-YYYY
 It requires the show_date_ranges to be enabled. It uses Pikaday JS Library (a small one) to create a datepicker
 and manage the date formatting. (If you use spaces into the format, wrap it into single quotes 'like this').
 (The formatting is generated by momentJS https://momentjs.com/docs/#/displaying/ )

custom_field Default is null
 List of custom meta-fields to search in (it will create a new input for every meta-field.
 ( Use , as separator, example: field1,meta_key,etc )

custom_field_labels Default is null
 List for labels in custom meta fields text input. (Use | as separator, example: name1|name2|etc)

custom_post_types Default is null
 Post type to filter results

posts_per_page Default is null
 Set result page posts per page

custom_taxonomy Default is category
 Set custom taxonomy to walk.
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Example: 
[search-into-subcategories parent_category=0 max_depth=3 search_input=1 labels=cat1|cat2|cat3|Text search_text=Find 
 hide_empty=0 exclude=7,6 show_date_ranges=1 custom_field=author,my_custom 
 custom_field_labels=Author|Custom custom_post_types=documents posts_per_page=10 
 custom_taxonomy=my_taxonomy dates_format=YYYY-MM-DD]

search-into-subcategories

Search-Into-Subcategories plugin allows you to make a select-search shortcode for your own categories.

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The Divisions Plugin enables you to create parts, called divisions, of your 
web page with an individual look and feel as determined by individual sidebars, 
navigation menus and header images. At the same time, all divisions share the 
same content data and a single posts can be displayed in any division. 
Navigation menu entries are used to switch between divisions. Technically, the 
division is determined by an additional argument in the URL.

Divisions

Create multiple divisions in your site with individual menus, sidebars and header.

search-into-subcategories vs Divisions