Auto Product Categories Menu for WooCommerce

Automatically display your WooCommerce product categories in your WordPress menus and keep them accurate as your store grows.

Managing category links manually can quickly become time consuming when categories are added, removed, or reorganised. Auto Product Categories Menu keeps your navigation structured and up to date, so your menus always reflect your current category structure.

Key Benefits

• Automatic category menus – Display WooCommerce product categories in your WordPress navigation without manual editing.
• Always up to date – New, renamed, or removed categories are reflected automatically when using dynamic mode.
• Flexible control – Choose real-time dynamic display or generate a static structure with one-click sync.
• Works with existing menus – Add category structures alongside your current menu items without affecting layout.
• Built for performance – Optimised queries and caching handle large product catalogues efficiently.

Main Features

• Dynamic Category Display – Automatically output your full product category hierarchy inside a menu.
• One-Click Menu Sync – Generate a static category structure for full control and theme compatibility.
• Hierarchy & Depth Control – Limit how many levels of categories are shown.
• Exclude Categories – Hide specific categories from your navigation.
• Hide Empty Categories – Show only categories that contain products.
• Custom Parent Item – Choose the parent title and optionally link it to your Shop page.
• Batch Processing – Safely generate large category trees without timeouts.
• Cache Management Tools – Built-in tools to refresh menu output when needed.
• Custom WP-CLI commands – for bulk operations

Dynamic Category Menus

This mode is ideal for stores that frequently update their catalogue or want a maintenance-free navigation structure.

• Display all product categories automatically
• Updates instantly when categories change
• No manual menu maintenance required

One-Click Menu Sync

Prefer full control or need compatibility with advanced menu layouts? The Sync tool generates a standard WordPress menu structure based on your current categories.

• Generate a category menu with a single click
• Creates a structured menu tree based on your categories
• Re-sync anytime to reflect changes

Existing menu items remain untouched, and the generated structure can be edited like any other menu item.

How It Works

Install and activate the plugin alongside WooCommerce.

Dynamic Mode

1. Go to Appearance → Menus
2. Add Auto Product Cats from the metabox
3. Save your menu
4. Go to WooCommerce → Auto Product Cats → Dynamic
5. Choose your display settings
6. Categories update automatically as your store changes

One-Click Sync

1. Create a menu in Appearance → Menus
2. Go to WooCommerce → Auto Product Cats → Sync to menu
3. Choose your target menu and display settings
4. Click Sync Menu
5. A standard WordPress menu structure is generated from your categories
6. Edit or reorder items like any normal menu

Compatibility

• Requires WooCommerce installed and active
• Works with any classic WordPress theme
• Block themes (Full Site Editing) are not supported
• No frontend styling – works with any theme design

Whether you want fully automatic navigation or controlled menu generation, Auto Product Categories Menu helps keep your store navigation consistent, organised, and easy for customers to browse.