by Miguel Angel Useche Castro
4.8 (16 reviews)
JS Categories List Widget
A simple Gutenberg block and JS widget (can be called from posts) for displaying categories in a list with some effects.
Compatible with WP 7
v4.0.3
Current Version v4.0.3
Updated 1 week ago
Last Update on 12 Jan, 2026
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- Version
- 4.0.3
- Last Updated
- Jan 12, 2026
- Requires WP
- 6.1+
- Tested Up To
- 7
- PHP Version
- 7.0 or higher
- Author
- Miguel Angel Useche Castro
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about JS Categories List Widget
Since version 4.0 the widget was migrated to a Gutenberg block. So there will be a Gutenberg block with the most modern code and compatibility and a legacy version that is 100% made in PHP to keep compatibility with older installations.
By support experience, like 99% of problems are due to: There's a Javascript error caused by other plugin and it stops any further code execution, check your browser's logs to find the problem and deactivate the conflict plugin. Your template doesn't have a wp_footer() function, this plugin requires this function to load JS code at the end of the website to improve speed. You're using a plugin that removes Wordpress' JS version and inserts an old one.
Send me the translated .mo file to migueluseche(a)skatox.com and indicate the language, I can read english or spanish, so please write me on these languages.
Yes, select 'Empty Space' as trigger symbol and Save, then you can add any custom background using CSS, just play with the widget's classes .jaw_category, .jcl_symbol, .jcl_link.
Yes, only write [jQueryCategoriesList] anywhere inside a post or page's contest and it will be replaced for the archive list when rendering the content. You can add the following parameters to change its behavior: showcount ( boolean ): Select if you want to show the count post inside category's name 'layout' ( "right", "left" ): where to display the symbol ex_sym: the expansion symbol. con_sym: the collapse symbol. effect ("none", "slide", "fade"): the JS effect to implement. orderby ("name","id", "count"): how to order categories. orderdir ("ASC", "DESC"): the direction to order categories. show_empty' ( boolean ): show categories with no posts. expand ("all", "none"): expand or collapase all categories. exclude: IDs (comma separated) of the categories to exclude.
Since 2.0 you can add as many instances as you want, but there's another way to do it, just add a new Text widget only with the shortcode [jQueryCategoriesList] then it will have a new copy of the widget.
By using it, recommending it to other users, giving it 5 starts at plugin's wordpress page, suggesting features or coding new features and finally by DONATING using plugin's website's donate link, with the donation I can spend more time on this project.
Since 2.0 it's possible. Each instance has its own configuration. Shortcode widgets are controlled by shortcode attributes.