﻿=== Product Categories Designs for WooCommerce ===
Contributors: essentialplugin
Tags: categories designs, categories slider, categories grid, WooCommerce categories designs, WooCommerce categories slider
Requires at least: 4.0
WC tested up to: 9.8.5
Tested up to: 6.8.1
Stable tag: 1.5.2
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Display WooCommerce product categories with good designs and grid and slider view. Also work with Gutenberg shortcode block.

== Description ==
[Explore Product Categories Designs for WooCommerce Features](https://demo.essentialplugin.com/product-categories-designs-for-woocommerce-demo/?utm_source=WP&utm_medium=Product-Category&utm_campaign=Read-Me) | [Annual or Lifetime Bundle Deal](https://www.essentialplugin.com/pricing/?utm_source=WP&utm_medium=Product-Category&utm_campaign=Read-Me)

Display WooCommerce product categories with good designs and grid and slider view. Added two designs i.e. design-1, design-2 work with both grid and slider.

Plugin add a sub tab under "Products --> Category Designs – How It Works" for more details.

Try [Woo Product Slider and Carousel with category](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woo-product-slider-and-carousel-with-category/)

Also work with Gutenberg shortcode block.

= This plugin contain 2 shortcode: =
1) Display WooCommerce **product categories in grid** view

<code>[wpos_product_categories]</code>

2) Display WooCommerce **product categories in slider / carousel view**

<code>[wpos_product_categories_slider]</code>


= You can use Following parameters with shortcode =

**Product Categories in Grid**

<code>[wpos_product_categories]</code>

* **columns:**
[wpos_product_categories columns="4"] (Display Number of Category Per Row. Default value is 3)
* **Design:**
[wpos_product_categories design="design-2"] (Design Number to Display your Product Category. Values are design-1 or design-2. Default value is design-1.)
* **number:**
[wpos_product_categories number="5"] ( i.e. Display 5 product categories at time. Default value is all )
* **Order by product categories:**
[wpos_product_categories orderby="name"] ( Accepts term fields ('name', 'slug', 'term_group', 'term_id', 'id', 'description') )
* **Order:**
[wpos_product_categories order="ASC"] (Accepts 'ASC' (ascending) or 'DESC' (descending). Default 'ASC' )
* **hide_empty:**
[wpos_product_categories hide_empty="1"] (Accepts 1|true or 0|false. Default 1|true. )
* **ids:**
[wpos_product_categories ids=""] (Display Specific Category. values are Comma separated Category Id. Default is all.)
* **height:**
[wpos_product_categories height="300"] (Set the height for Category.)
* **parent:**
[wpos_product_categories parent=""] (Enter parent category ID to retrieve direct-child terms of.)
* **extra_class:**
[wpos_product_categories extra_class=""] (Enter extra CSS class for design customization. Note: Extra class added as parent so using extra class you customize your design.)

**Product Categories in Slider**

<code>[wpos_product_categories_slider]</code>

* **Design:**
[wpos_product_categories_slider design="design-2"] (Design Number to Display your Product Category. Values are design-1 or design-2. By Default value is design-1.)
* **number:**
[wpos_product_categories_slider number="5"] ( i.e. Display 5 product categories at time. Default value is all )
* **Order by product categories:**
[wpos_product_categories_slider orderby="name"] ( Accepts term fields ('name', 'slug', 'term_group', 'term_id', 'id', 'description') )
* **Order:**
[wpos_product_categories_slider order="ASC"] (Accepts 'ASC' (ascending) or 'DESC' (descending). Default 'ASC' )
* **hide_empty:**
[wpos_product_categories_slider hide_empty="1"] (Accepts 1|true or 0|false. Default value is 1.)
* **ids:**
[wpos_product_categories_slider ids=""] (Display Specific Category. Values are Comma separated Category Id. Default it will take all.)
* **height:**
[wpos_product_categories_slider height="300"] (Set the height for Category.)
* **Display number of product categories at time:**
[wpos_product_categories_slider slidestoshow="3"] (Display no of product categories in a slider )
* **Number of products categories slides at a time:**
[wpos_product_categories_slider slidestoscroll="1"] (Controls number of product categories rotate at a time)
* **Pagination and arrows:**
[wpos_product_categories_slider dots="false" arrows="false"] (Hide/Show pagination and arrows. Default value is "true". Values are true OR false)
* **Autoplay and Autoplay Speed:**
[wpos_product_categories_slider autoplay="true" autoplay_interval="3000"]
* **Slide Speed:**
[wpos_product_categories_slider speed="300"] (Control the speed of the slider)
* **loop:**
[wpos_product_categories_slider loop="true"] (By default value is "true". Values are true OR false)
* **parent:**
[wpos_product_categories_slider parent=""] (Enter parent category ID to retrieve direct-child terms of.)
* **extra_class:**
[wpos_product_categories_slider extra_class=""] (Enter extra CSS class for design customization. Note: Extra class added as parent so using extra class you customize your design.)

= Stunning Features: =

* Product Categories in grid
* Product Categories in Slider
* 100% Mobile & Tablet Responsive
* Awesome Touch-Swipe Enabled
* Work in any WordPress Theme
* Created with Slick Slider
* Lightweight, Fast & Powerful
* Set Number of Columns you want to show
* Slider auto play on/off
* Navigation show/hide options
* Pagination show/hide options

= PRO Features Includes =
> <strong>Premium Version</strong><br>
>
> * 10 stunning and cool designs for Woocommerce Categories.
> * Product Categories in Grid view
> * Product Categories in Slider view
> * Created with Slick Slider
> * Awesome Touch-Swipe Enabled
> * Work in any WordPress Theme
> * WP Templating Feature
> * Gutenberg Block Supports.
> * Visual Composer / WPBakery Support
> * Elementor, Beaver and SiteOrigin Page Builder Support (New).
> * Divi Page Builder Native Support (New).
> * Fusion (Avada) Page Builder Native Support (New).
> * Display category title and description.
> * Display product count.
> * Display specific categories.
> * Exclude specific categories.
> * Category order and order by sorting parameter.
> * Lightweight, Fast & Powerful
> * Set Number of Columns you want to show
> * Slider Auto Play on/off
> * Navigation show/hide options
> * Pagination show/hide options
> * 100% Mobile & Tablet Responsive
>
> [Explore Product Categories Designs for WooCommerce Pro Features](https://www.essentialplugin.com/wordpress-plugin/product-categories-designs-woocommerce/?utm_source=WP&utm_medium=Product-Category&utm_campaign=Read-Me) 
>

== Installation ==
1. Upload the 'product-categories-designs-for-woocommerce' folder to the '/wp-content/plugins/' directory.
2. Activate the "product-categories-designs-for-woocommerce" list plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.

= This plugin contain 2 shortcode: =
1) Display WooCommerce **product categories in grid** view
<code>[wpos_product_categories]</code>

2) Display WooCommerce **product categories in slider / carousel view**
<code>[wpos_product_categories_slider]</code>

== Screenshots ==

1. Design 1
2. Design 2
3. Shortcodes and how to display

== Changelog ==

= 1.5.2 (15, May 2025) =
* [*] Check compatibility with WordPress version 6.8.1

= 1.5.1 (11, Nov 2024) =
* [*] Check compatibility to WordPress version 6.7

= 1.5 (11, April 2024) =
* [*] Fix - Fixed WooCommerce HPOS custom order declare compatibility.
* [*] WC tested up to: 8.7.0.
* [*] Tested up to: 6.5.2

= 1.4.1 (29, July 2022) =
* [*] Fix - Fixed Slider responsiveness.

= 1.4 (29, July 2022) =
* [*] Update - Use escaping functions for better security.
* [*] Update - Update Slick slider JS to stable version 1.8.0
* [*] Update - JavaScript syntax for jQuery 3.0 and higher with compatibility in shortcode builder.
* [*] Fix - Fixed slider initialization issue with Elementor vertical tab.
* [*] Tweak - Code optimization and performance improvements.
* [*] Check compatibility to WordPress version 6.0.1

= 1.3.4 (14, Feb 2022) =
* [*] Tested up to: 5.9
* [-] Removed some unwanted code and files.

= 1.3.3 (04, Feb 2022) =
* [*] Tested up to: 5.9 
* [*] Solved Gutenberg wp-editor widget issue.

= 1.3.2 (17, Nov 2021) =
* [*] Fix - Resolve Gutenberg WP-Editor script related issue. 
* [*] Update - Add some text and links in read-me file.

= 1.3.1 (22, Sep 2021) =
* [*] Tested up to: 5.8.1
* [*] Updated demo link

= 1.3 (20, Aug 2021) =
* [*] WC tested up to: 5.6.0
* [*] Updated all external links.
* [*] Fixed Blocks Initialize Issue.
* [*] Updated language file and JSON.

= 1.2.3 (30, March 2021) =
* [+] New - Added Gutenberg block support. Now use plugin easily with Gutenberg!
* [+] New - Added native shortcode support for Elementor, SiteOrigin and Beaver builder.
* [+] New - Added Divi page builder native support.
* [+] New - Added Fusion page builder native support.
* [+] New - Added "extra class" parameter for all shortcodes.
* [*] Tweak - Code optimization and performance improvements.

= 1.2.2 (14, July 2020) =
* [+] Added language template file.
* [*] Checked compatibility with WooCommerce 4.3.0
* [*] Fixed some typo mistake.

= 1.2.1 (01-02-2020) =
* [*] Updated features list.
* [*] Tested with latest version of WooCommerce.

= 1.2 =
* [*] Fixed : get_woocommerce_term_meta deprecated error solved.
* [*] Fixed : Slider shortcode [wpos_product_categories_slider] order and orderby parameter solve.
* [*] Fixed : Fixed some minor HTML structure.

= 1.1.4 =
* [*] Tested with WooCommerce version 3.7.0

= 1.1.3 =
* [*] Tested with WooCommerce version 3.5.1

= 1.1.2 =
* [*] Tested with WooCommerce version 3.3

= 1.1.1 =
* [+] Added "How it work" tab under Products
* [+] Added "height" shortcode parameter
* [+] Added new function pcdfwoo_column();
* Fixed grid bug
* Fixed slider bug
* Improved designs

= 1.1 =
* Fixed some design bug

= 1.0 =
* Initial release.