Display Category and Taxonomy List

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.
– Child item depth control (e.g. 2nd, 3rd level)
– Sort by ID, date, author, random, etc.
– 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

1. Go to the Category section and add a term image.
2. Go to the Category List menu in your WordPress admin.
3. Configure the layout, design, and display settings. (In the free version, you can use one taxonomy item.)
4. Add [dcatl_category_list] to any page, post, or widget.
5. The plugin will automatically display taxonomy terms based on your settings.

👉 Video Tutorial

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
• RTL and accessibility improvements
• 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!