Category Products Slider for WooCommerce plugin lets you showcase your WooCommerce products in a responsive category-based slider. Simply create a slider, configure settings, and display it anywhere on your site using a shortcode or block. Perfect for boosting sales and enhancing store design.

Table of Contents

  1. Install & Activate
  2. Video Tutorial 
  3. Usage & Configuration
  4. Dashboard View
  5. Frontend View
  6. File Structure
  7. Admin Demo & Support
  8. Developer Note
  9. Credits

Install & Activate – top

You need to have WooCommerce installed on your website to use this plugin.

Option 1: Installation via WordPress Admin Dashboard

  1. Log in to your WordPress site.
  2. Navigate to Plugins > Add Plugin > Upload Plugin.
  3. Click Choose File, and select the plugin ZIP file you have downloaded.
  4. Click Install Now button.
  5. Once installation is complete, click Activate Plugin.

Option 2: Installation via FTP/SFTP

  1. Download the ZIP file from your Codecanyon > Downloads page.
  2. Unzip the file locally.
  3. Use an FTP client (FileZilla, Cyberduck, etc.) to connect to your server.
  4. Navigate to wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  5. Upload the unpacked plugin folder into the plugins directory.
  6. Log in to your WordPress dashboard.
  7. Go to Plugins > Installed Plugins.
  8. Find Category Products Slider for WooCommerce and click Activate.

Video Tutorial – top

Watch how to install, configure, and start using the plugin:

Usage & Configuration – top

The plugin provides an easy-to-use interface to create and manage category-based product sliders.

Backend Features

How to Use

  1. Navigate to Products Slider in the WordPress Dashboard.
  2. Click Add New Slider or edit the default one.
  3. Configure your slider settings.
  4. Save the slider. A shortcode will be generated.
  5. Copy the shortcode and paste it into any page, post, or widget area.

Dashboard View – top

Essential dashboard screenshots are attached below.

General Settings

Display Settings

Slider Settings

More settings will be added soon.

Frontend View – top

Once you place the shortcode on a page, your visitors will see a responsive slider showcasing products from the selected category. The slider is responsive and works across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.

You can display the slider in 1 column too.

File Structure – top

Plugin file structure for developers:

category-products-slider-for-woocommerce/
├── languages/
│   └── category-products-slider-for-woocommerce.pot
├── assets/
│   ├── css/
│   │   ├── owlcarousel/
│   │   │   ├── owl.carousel.min.css
│   │   │   └── owl.theme.default.min.css
│   │   ├── admin.css
│   │   └── frontend.css
│   ├── js/
│       ├── owlcarousel/
│       │   └── owl.carousel.min.js
│       ├── admin.js
│       └── frontend.js
├── src/
│   ├── Admin/
│   │   ├── Admin.php
│   │   ├── Menus.php
│   │   └── Settings.php
│   ├── Core/
│   │   ├── Base/
│   │   │   └── Settings.php
│   │   └── Post_Type.php
│   ├── Frontend/
│   │   └── CategoryProductSlider.php
│   ├── Plugin.php
│   └── functions.php
├── templates/
│   └── slider.php
├── category-products-slider-for-woocommerce.php
└── uninstall.php

Admin Demo & Support – top

For live demo, tutorials, and support, please visit our official support page: https://wpalgo.com/.

Developer Note – top

As a developer, you can override the templates/slider.php in your theme. Copy the file into yourtheme/category-products-slider/slider.php and modify as needed.

How to Override:

  1. Create a new folder named category-products-slider inside your active theme’s directory.
  2. Copy the slider.php file from the plugin’s directory at: wp-content/plugins/category-products-slider-for-woocommerce/templates/slider.php
  3. Paste the copied file into the new directory you created in your theme: your-theme/category-products-slider/slider.php

Credits – top

This plugin makes use of the following third-party library:


Once again, thank you so much for purchasing this plugin. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out.

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