Title: Sidebar Category Tabs for WooCommerce
Author: WPaladin
Published: <strong>ግንቦት  4, 2025</strong>
Last modified: የካቲት  2, 2026

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# Sidebar Category Tabs for WooCommerce

 By [WPaladin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpaladin/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/sidebar-category-tabs.1.2.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://am.wordpress.org/plugins/sidebar-category-tabs/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://am.wordpress.org/plugins/sidebar-category-tabs/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://am.wordpress.org/plugins/sidebar-category-tabs/#installation)
 * [Development](https://am.wordpress.org/plugins/sidebar-category-tabs/#developers)

 [ድጋፍ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sidebar-category-tabs/)

## ማብራሪያ

Sidebar Category Tabs for WooCommerce is an interactive product tab solution designed
specifically for WooCommerce stores. It features mobile-friendly, scrollable tabs
with flick gestures to showcase product categories and enhance user interaction.
[Live Demo](https://wsct.lovestoblog.com/)

**Key Features:**

 * **Sidebar Navigation:** Displays WooCommerce product categories as tabs in a 
   sidebar.
 * **Quantity Controls:** Easily adjust product quantities with + and – buttons 
   before adding to cart.
 * **Customizable Design:** Add custom CSS for styling to match your theme.
 * **AJAX Loading:** Dynamically load products without refreshing the page for a
   smooth user experience.
 * **Support types of product:** Supports simple, variable product types.
 * **Mobile-Friendly:** Scrollable tabs with flick gestures for excellent mobile
   usability.

#### Shortcode Usage

Use the following shortcode to display the category tabs:

    ```
    [wsct_woocommerce_sidebar_category_tabs]
    ```

**Shortcode Attributes:**

 * **card_height:** (Optional) Sets the height of the product cards in pixels. Default
   is `400px`.
 * **default_category:** (Optional) Specifies the default category to display when
   the tabs load. Use the category ID. Default is the first category.

Example:
 [wsct_woocommerce_sidebar_category_tabs card_height=”500″ default_category
=”12″]

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Sidebar category tabs display
 * [[
 * Sidebar category tabs display numbers pagination
 * [[
 * Settings panel

## መጫን

 1. Download the plugin or clone the repository.
 2. Upload the plugin folder to the `wp-content/plugins/` directory.
 3. Activate the plugin through the WordPress admin panel under **Plugins**.
 4. Add products to WooCommerce and organize them into categories.
 5. Use the `[wsct_woocommerce_sidebar_category_tabs]` shortcode to display the tabs
    on a page.
 6. Customize the tabs through the WordPress admin panel.

## የተለመዱ ጥያቄዎች

### What are the requirements for this plugin?

This plugin requires WordPress 5.0 or higher and WooCommerce plugin installed and
activated.

### How do I add products to display in the tabs?

Add products to WooCommerce and organize them into categories. You can learn how
to add products and manage categories in the [WooCommerce documentation](https://woocommerce.com/document/managing-products/).

### Can I customize the appearance of the tabs?

Yes, you can customize the design by adding custom CSS through the WordPress customizer
or your theme’s CSS files.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Sidebar Category Tabs for WooCommerce” is open source software. The following people
have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ WPaladin ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpaladin/)

“Sidebar Category Tabs for WooCommerce” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank
you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/sidebar-category-tabs/contributors)
for their contributions.

[Translate “Sidebar Category Tabs for WooCommerce” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/sidebar-category-tabs)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sidebar-category-tabs/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/sidebar-category-tabs/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/sidebar-category-tabs/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/sidebar-category-tabs/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release with core features:
    - Sidebar navigation displaying WooCommerce product categories as tabs
    - Customizable design with support for custom CSS
    - AJAX loading for dynamic product display without page refresh
    - Mobile-friendly, scrollable tabs with flick gestures

#### 1.1.0

 * 1.1.0 release with features:
    - Added support for variable product type
    - Button style CSS fixes

#### 1.2.0

 * 1.2.0 release with features:
    - Added product quantity controls with + and – buttons
    - Quantity selector allows customers to set custom quantity before adding to
      cart
    - Minimum quantity validation (default: 1)
    - Improved user experience for bulk purchasing

## Meta

 *  Version **1.2.0**
 *  Last updated **3 ወሮች  ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.9.4**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 *  Languages
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sidebar-category-tabs/) እና [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/sidebar-category-tabs/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/sidebar-category-tabs)
 * Tags
 * [ajax](https://am.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ajax/)[mobile-friendly](https://am.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/mobile-friendly/)
   [Product Categories](https://am.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/product-categories/)
   [woocommerce](https://am.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/woocommerce/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://am.wordpress.org/plugins/sidebar-category-tabs/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ WPaladin ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpaladin/)

## ድጋፍ

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 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sidebar-category-tabs/)

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