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New in 2.0: Now 100% Compatible with SiteOrigin Page Builder. Previous versions would allow you to add the widget via. Page Builder, but would use the same data from existing sidebar Product Category Selection widgets that were already installed. You can now add the widget(s) with Page Builder and create new custom product category displays for each new installation of the widget in Page Builder.
The WooCommerce Product Categories widget that comes as a default install in WooCommerce does not allow for the display of multiple product categories widgets all with unique categories displayed. This widget solves that problem.
This WooCommerce Product Categories Selection Widget was developed especially because the standard WooCommerce Product Categories widget displays all categories with every installation. It is impossible to display ONLY the categories you want to display. The WooCommerce Product Categories Selection Widget that we built will allow you to pick and choose which product categories you want to display and allows multiple installations into your sidebar or anywhere you can use a widget showing different categories with each installation. This is especially useful if you have several categories and need to break them up.
Instructions: <a href="https://pluginforage.com/woocommerce-categories-selection-widget-instructions.php" rel="nofollow ugc">WooCommerce Product Categories Selection Video Tutorial</a>
Features: The WooCommerce Product Categories Selection Widget allows:
<ul>
<li>Multiple installations in your sidebar</li>
<li>Custom category display for each installation</li>
<li>+- Expand and Collapse option for display. (useful for displaying multiple categories)</li>
</ul>

WooCommerce Product Categories Selection Widget

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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>
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<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>
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<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.

WooCommerce Product Categories Selection Widget vs Sticky WooCommerce Category Menu