WP E-commerce Expanding Categories converts the WP e-commerce categories widget into a collapsible menu
As of April 2026, WP E-commerce Expanding Categories is a WordPress categories plugin with 10 active installations and a 4/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 5.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: List category posts.
By default, the categories widget in WP E-commerce is fully expanded. If you have a large number of categories and subcategories this can be a bit too much. The WP E-commerce Expanding Categories plugin wraps the code that is discussed at http://ken.ph/wp-e-commerce-expandablecollapsible-menu/ in a WordPress plugin so that no editing of the theme is necessary, and turns the categories widget into an expandable/collapsible menu.
| WordPress | 3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 3.2.1 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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