Category Filter Block

Description

The category filter block allows you to filter posts displayed with the standard Query Loop block by category, without a page refresh. The Interactivity API is fully supported.

Features

✅ The category filter can be displayed as links or as a select dropdown field.
✅ You can display a post count number near each category.
✅ Custom All Categories text
✅ Works without page refresh (AJAX + Interactivity API)
✅ Sticky positioning
✅ Block styles customization (Font size, Padding, Margin)
✅ The block can add parameters to the page URL, for example, ?filter-category=travel

The plugin also has a PRO version, its main difference is that it supports filtering by any custom taxonomy – Tags, Product Categories, Product Tags, Brands, etc. It has a bunch of other features too.

Pro features

✅ Custom taxonomies are supported.
✅ Multiple taxonomy filters within the same Query Loop.
✅ Sort categories (terms) in the filter alphabetically, by post count, or in a custom order.
✅ The filter can be displayed as buttons with the possibility of style customization (color, background color, border, border radius, etc).

🚀 Upgrade to Pro

Screenshots

  • Category Filter block in the Inserter
  • Category Filter block settings

Blocks

This plugin provides 1 block.

  • Category Filter Displays a simple AJAX-powered category filter.

Installation

Automatic Install

  1. Log into your WordPress dashboard and go to Plugins → Add New
  2. Search for “Category Filter Block”
  3. Click “Install Now” under the “Category Filter Block” plugin
  4. Click “Activate Now”

Manual Install

  1. Download the plugin from the download button on this page
  2. Unzip the file, and upload the resulting category-filter-block folder to your /wp-content/plugins directory
  3. Log into your WordPress dashboard and go to Plugins
  4. Click “Activate” under the “Category Filter Block” plugin

FAQ

Is it tested with the latest PHP version?

Yes, it is.

Will it work if the “Reload full page” option is active for my “Query Loop” block?

Yes, the plugin supports both AJAX and non-AJAX query loops.

Reviews

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Contributors & Developers

“Category Filter Block” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

Changelog

1.2

  • Fixed: An issue with the link-type filter styles in the Block Editor in WordPress 7.0

1.1

  • Fixed: Deprecation notices in the browser console (Block API version, __nextHasNoMarginBottom, and __next40pxDefaultSize)
  • Minor UI improvements

1.0

  • Initial release