Show product category assignments as linked labels. Helps customers navigate to related products.
The Product Categories widget displays a navigational list or grid of Goose Commerce product categories. It is ideal for building category navigation menus, sidebar category lists, and visual category landing sections on shop and homepage layouts.
| Setting | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Source | Show All categories, or hand-pick specific ones | All Categories |
| Layout | List (vertical links) or Grid (image cards) | List |
| Columns | Number of columns when using Grid layout | 3 |
| Show Count | Display the number of products in each category | Enabled |
| Show Image | Display the category thumbnail image (Grid layout) | Enabled |
| Hide Empty | Hide categories that contain no products | Disabled |
| Order By | Sort categories: Name, Count, or Menu Order | Menu Order |
| Link to Archive | Clicking a category links to its Category Archive page | Enabled |
Use the Grid layout on your Homepage to create a visual category showcase with images. Add the List layout to a sidebar on category archive pages so customers can jump between categories. Use the widget on a dedicated Category page as a directory of your full product catalogue structure.
