Plugin info

Total downloads: 11,708
Active installs: 1,000
Total reviews: 12
Average rating: 4.7
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 2 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 10/12/2025 (80 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 7/30/2019 (6 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 4.7
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3
Minimum PHP version: f

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Actively maintained • Last updated 80 days ago • 12 reviews

63/100

Is Product Category Dropdowns abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 80 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 4.7
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Requires PHP: f

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Description

This plugin displays a drop-down select with WooCommerce product categories.
After selecting the root category it displays another drop-down with sub categories and so on.
When the last sub category is selected it will redirect to the category page.

It is possible to select just one or two selects and click the search button.

It displays only the categories that have products.

Main Features:

  • Displays product categories as dependent drop-down selects.
  • Can be added to any page as a widget or with a shortcode.

You can check a demo page here:
DEMO Page

You can read the installation instructions here:
README

Simple Code Idea:

The idea of this plugin is to keep the base version as simple as possible.
And to add the new features as modifications.

This plugin has just 7 files to make it easy to use and customize. If you need more features check the modifications page hottons.com/pcd_modifications

Contact me by email [email protected] if you have questions or need help.

Translators

Available Languages

  • English (Default)

Documentation

Full documentation is available here.

Installation

Requires WordPress 4.7, WooCommerce 3.0

  1. Unzip the downloaded zip file.
  2. Upload the plugin folder into the wp-content/plugins/ directory of your WordPress site.
  3. Activate Product Category Dropdowns from Plugins page.

Contact me by email pektsekye@gmail.com if you have questions or need help.

Frequently Asked Questions

No FAQ available

Review feed

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Screenshots

  1. Category Dropdowns widget on the Widgets page in WordPress dashboard.

    Category Dropdowns widget on the Widgets page in WordPress dashboard.

  2. Search by Category search box on the Shop page.

    Search by Category search box on the Shop page.

Changelog

1.0.0 – Released: Jul, 30 – 2019

  • Initial release