About this plugin
Display Category and Taxonomy List is a clean and flexible plugin for showcasing WordPress categories or any custom taxonomy in a grid layout. It’s perfect for blogs, directories, WooCommerce stores, and content-heavy websites that want a more visual, engaging way to organize taxonomies.
🏆 Core Features (Free Version):
– Display categories or custom taxonomy terms using [dcatl_category_list]
– Set featured images for terms (categories, tags, or any custom taxonomy)
– Multiple layout styles with responsive design
– Custom wrapper height and auto height options
– Background image auto sizing for clean layout
– Title and button hover color options
– Title hover effect for interactive UI
– Counter badge with color and font customization
– Show or hide title, description, button, and counter individually
– Flexible design options: overlay color, font size, font color, box shadows
– Range sliders for spacing, height, and layout control
– Clean wrapper and item structure for easy design control
– Padding and margin settings for main wrapper and content area
– Sorting options and taxonomy selection via settings
– Built-in media queries for mobile responsiveness
– Button design controls including font size, background color, and padding
🌟 Get More with Premium Version:
Unlock full design flexibility and pro-level controls:
– Multiple taxonomy display
– Slider, Mosaic, and advanced Grid layouts
– Advanced layout modes & transitions
– Elementor & block editor support
– Priority support & regular updates
– Export/import settings
– Enable/disable plugin stylesheet
– Content length control
– Custom “Read More” text.
g. 2nd, 3rd level)
– Additional sorting and ordering controls
– Title position control (top/bottom)
– Image, icon, or color for terms
– Special button icon
– Display selected terms only
– Custom counter position
– Tree view with vertical/horizontal layouts
– Multi-line or single-line display
– Multiple Image hover effects
👉 Upgrade to Premium and unlock all features!
How It Works
- Go to the Category section and add a term image.
- Go to the Category List menu in your WordPress admin.
- Configure the layout, design, and display settings. (In the free version, you can use one taxonomy item.)
- Add [dcatl_category_list] to any page, post, or widget.
- The plugin will automatically display taxonomy terms based on your settings.
👉 Documentation and tutorials
Shortcode
Use this shortcode: [dcatl_category_list]
Note: The shortcode does not accept attributes at this time. All options are managed globally through the Category List settings panel.
Note
The plugin does not use shortcode attributes — all customization is handled through the admin settings panel.
Upcoming Features
- Shortcode attributes for layout and filtering
- Additional layout styles (masonry, carousel, list view)
- AJAX filtering and live search
- Additional RTL and accessibility refinements
- Per-term image override via filters
- Import/export settings
Support
Need help? Visit the support forum or reach out via the plugin page.
License
This plugin is open-source and released under the GPLv2 or later.
Credits
Built with care to enhance how WordPress displays taxonomy content. Contributions and feedback are always welcome!