Single Product Page Options Breakdown for Related Categories for WooCommerce
The Related Categories for WooCommerce plugin offers a comprehensive set of options for customizing how related categories are displayed on your single product pages.
Let’s break down each section
Display
- Display on Single Product Page: This checkbox enables or disables the “Related Categories” section entirely on single product pages.
Limit & Columns
- Limit: Define the maximum number of related categories you want to display.
- Columns: Choose how many columns you want the related categories to be displayed in.
Hide empty:
- Hide: This option allows you to hide categories that don’t have any products assigned to them.
Order by:
This section lets you define how the related categories are sorted. Options include
- Name: Alphabetical order by category name.
- ID: Order based on the internal category ID.
- Slug: Sort by the category slug (used in URLs).
- Menu order: Sort based on the order you’ve defined in the WordPress menu (if applicable).
- None: No sorting applied.
- Random: Randomly order the related categories.
- Count: This option sorts categories based on the number of products they contain, mimicking the sorting behavior in the Products > Categories section of your dashboard.
Order
- Ascending: Sorts categories in alphabetical order (or by chosen criteria) from A to Z.
- Descending: Sorts categories in reverse alphabetical order (or by chosen criteria) from Z to A.
Relate Options
This section defines how the plugin determines which categories are considered “related” to the current product.
You can choose one or combine multiple options
Siblings
- Enable: Shows all categories that share the same parent category as the current product.
- Include grandparents: Expands the selection to include children of the parent category’s parent (grandparents).
- Include top-level: Includes the top-level category (no parent) in the selection.
- Include grandchildren: Expands further to include children of the siblings (grandchildren).
Parents
- Enable: Displays the parent category of the current product.
- Include grandparents: Shows the parent of the parent category (grandparent) as well.
Children
- Enable: Displays all child categories of the current product.
- Include grandchildren: Expands the selection to include grandchildren of the current product (children of child categories).
Current
- Enable: Shows the category (or categories) that the current product is directly assigned to.
Related Categories for WooCommerce Pro: Manual Control
The free version of Related Categories for WooCommerce offers a robust set of features, but the Pro version unlocks even more control. The “Relate Manually” section lets you define related categories on a more granular level, requiring the Related Categories for WooCommerce Pro plugin.
Here’s a breakdown of the manual control options available in the Pro version
Per category
- Enable: This unlocks the ability to manually assign related categories for each individual category. A dedicated “Related categories” section will appear on each category edit page within the Products > Categories > Edit category menu.
Per tag
- Enable: Similar to the per category option, this allows you to manually set related categories for each product tag. A “Related categories” section will be added to the edit page for each tag (Products > Tags > Edit tag).
Per custom taxonomy
- Enable: This option caters to stores that utilize custom taxonomies for product organization. With it enabled, you can define related categories for each custom taxonomy term. A “Related categories” section will appear on the edit page for each custom taxonomy term.
- Note: You’ll need to specify the custom taxonomy slugs separated by commas (e.g., product_brand,product_color).
Per product
- Enable: This feature provides the ultimate level of control, allowing you to manually assign related categories for each individual product. A dedicated “Related categories” meta box will be added to each product edit page within the Products > Edit product menu.