Displays product categories as dependent drop-down selects.
As of April 2026, Product Category Dropdowns is a WordPress category dropdowns plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 4.7/5 rating from 12 reviews. It has been downloaded 12K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.7+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2019. Downloads are up 34% this week.
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:
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…
Very good plugin, it works fine on our WP installation, and it is a great help to show the Product categories and subcategories anywhere via shortcode.
This is a very useful and reliable plugin for filtering the products in Woocommerce.
I am glad I found it and tested it!
Exactly what I needed for Vehicle Make > Model > Year category dropdowns. I appreciate the lightweight code that did not slow down the site, which was my biggest concern as I tested various plugins. The modifications page was also very helpful for the customizations I needed. Awesome plugin.
It extremely slows down website. Don’t install !!
I, usually, don’t make much reviews, but i have to give 5 stars to this plugin for the simplicity and precision.
I have used filter plugins and other different plugins and this simplified my store.
| WordPress | 4.7+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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