Title: Sticky WooCommerce Category Menu
Author: UserElements
Published: <strong>5 Giugno 2022</strong>
Last modified: 9 Giugno 2026

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# Sticky WooCommerce Category Menu

 Di [UserElements](https://profiles.wordpress.org/userelements/)

[Scarica](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/floating-product-category-for-woocommerce.1.1.zip)

 * [Dettagli](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/floating-product-category-for-woocommerce/#description)
 * [Recensioni](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/floating-product-category-for-woocommerce/#reviews)
 *  [Installazione](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/floating-product-category-for-woocommerce/#installation)
 * [Sviluppo](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/floating-product-category-for-woocommerce/#developers)

 [Supporto](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/floating-product-category-for-woocommerce/)

## Descrizione

**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.

#### Why use a floating category sidebar?

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.

#### Key features

 * **Floating sticky category button** — fixed on the left or right edge of the 
   screen
 * **Slide-out category panel** — opens over the page without a full reload
 * **Unlimited sub-category nesting** — accordion expand/collapse for deep category
   trees
 * **In-panel category search** — filter long category lists instantly
 * **Active category highlighting** — shows the current category and auto-expands
   its branch
 * **Breadcrumb trail** — context on category and shop archive pages
 * **Display targeting** — all pages, shop & product pages only, or everywhere except
   Cart & Checkout
 * **Remembers open/closed state** — panel state persists as shoppers browse
 * **Two layouts** — simple text list or category cards with thumbnail images
 * **Product count** — optional count next to each category name
 * **Product tags & brands** — optional flat lists below categories (WooCommerce
   Brands supported)
 * **Preserve shop filters** — optionally keep price and rating filters when switching
   categories
 * **Keyboard accessible** — Escape to close, click-outside to close, ARIA states
 * **Fully customizable** — colors, position, layout, and behavior via the WordPress
   Customizer
 * **No theme changes** — works with any WooCommerce-compatible theme

#### Perfect for

 * WooCommerce stores with large or deeply nested product category structures
 * Shops that want mobile-friendly category navigation without a hamburger menu 
   rebuild
 * Store owners who need category access on non-shop pages (home, blog, landing 
   pages)
 * Sites using product tags or WooCommerce Brands alongside categories

#### Customization

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.

#### Performance

The category tree is built from a single cached query, so large catalogs stay fast
even with many parent and child categories.

## Screenshot

[⌊Floating category panel expanded with nested sub-categories⌉⌊Floating category
panel expanded with nested sub-categories⌉[

Floating category panel expanded with nested sub-categories

[⌊Sticky category button in closed state⌉⌊Sticky category button in closed state⌉[

Sticky category button in closed state

[⌊Customizer settings for colors, layout, and display options⌉⌊Customizer settings
for colors, layout, and display options⌉[

Customizer settings for colors, layout, and display options

[⌊WooCommerce category sorting menu⌉⌊WooCommerce category sorting menu⌉[

WooCommerce category sorting menu

## Installazione

 1. Upload the plugin folder to `/wp-content/plugins/floating-product-category-for-
    woocommerce`, or install it from the WordPress Plugins screen.
 2. Activate the plugin. WooCommerce must already be installed and active.
 3. Go to **Appearance  Customizer  Floating Product Category** to configure colors,
    position, and display options.

The floating category button appears automatically once your store has at least 
one published product category with products assigned.

## FAQ

### Does this plugin require WooCommerce?

Yes. WooCommerce must be installed and active. The plugin does not load without 
it.

### Where do I customize the floating category sidebar?

Go to **Appearance  Customizer  Floating Product Category**. You can change colors,
layout, float position, display scope, search, and more with live preview.

### Why don’t I see the floating category button?

The panel only renders when your store has at least one published product category
with products assigned. Check that categories are not empty and that your display
scope setting includes the current page.

### Can I show the category menu only on shop pages?

Yes. Under **Show On** in the Customizer, choose “Shop & product pages only” to 
limit the panel to WooCommerce browse pages.

### Does it work with sub-categories?

Yes. The plugin supports unlimited nested sub-categories with accordion expand/collapse.
You can also set a maximum depth if you want to limit how deep the tree goes.

### Can shoppers search categories inside the panel?

Yes. Enable **Category Search** in the Customizer to add a live filter box — useful
for stores with dozens of categories.

### Does it support product tags and brands?

Yes. You can optionally show a flat product tag list and/or WooCommerce Brands list
below your category tree.

### Will it slow down my store?

No. Categories are loaded from a single cached query rather than one database call
per parent category.

### Is the category panel accessible?

Yes. The panel supports keyboard navigation (Escape to close), click-outside to 
dismiss, and proper ARIA expanded/hidden states.

## Recensioni

Non ci sono recensioni per questo plugin.

## Contributi e sviluppo

“Sticky WooCommerce Category Menu” è un software open source. Le persone che hanno
contribuito allo sviluppo di questo plugin sono indicate di seguito.

Collaboratori

 *   [ UserElements ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/userelements/)

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## Changelog

#### 1.1

 * Fix: Fatal error on fresh install when Customizer settings have not been saved
   yet.
 * Fix: Product count toggle stops working after first Customizer save.
 * Fix: Mobile sidebar list could not be scrolled by touch.
 * Fix: Script version passed incorrectly to wp_register_script.
 * Fix: Text domain now matches plugin slug for WordPress.org compatibility.
 * Fix: WooCommerce dependency guard re-enabled.
 * Fix: Empty category guard and deprecated shop_catalog image size.
 * Fix: Setting sanitization for layout, position, and product count options.
 * Add: Display targeting (all pages / shop & product pages only / everywhere except
   Cart & Checkout).
 * Add: Live in-panel category search and filtering.
 * Add: Unlimited sub-category nesting with an accordion toggle.
 * Add: Active-category highlighting with auto-expanded branch on category archives.
 * Add: Panel remembers its open/closed state across page loads.
 * Add: Keyboard accessibility – Escape to close, click-outside to close, ARIA states.
 * Perf: Category list now built from a single cached query instead of one query
   per parent.
 * Fix: Reveal animation now slides from the correct edge when positioned on the
   right.
 * Fix: Close animation is now visible (panel hides after the animation, not before).
 * Fix: Parents with stocked sub-categories but no direct products are no longer
   hidden.

#### 1.0

 * Add: Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Versione **1.1**
 *  Ultimo aggiornamento **4 mesi fa**
 *  Installazioni attive **10+**
 *  Versione WordPress ** 5.6 o superiore **
 *  Testato fino alla versione **7.0.7**
 *  Versione PHP ** 7.2 o superiore **
 *  Lingua
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/floating-product-category-for-woocommerce/)
 * Tag
 * [category menu](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/category-menu/)[Product Categories](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/product-categories/)
   [sticky sidebar](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sticky-sidebar/)[woocommerce](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/woocommerce/)
 *  [Visualizzazione avanzata](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/floating-product-category-for-woocommerce/advanced/)

## Valutazioni

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## Collaboratori

 *   [ UserElements ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/userelements/)

## Supporto

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