# Woo Taxonomy List

Found in the Elementor panel under **Dotjuice → Woo Taxonomy List**.

**Note:** despite the "Woo" name, this widget works with any public taxonomy on your site — product categories, blog categories, tags, or a custom taxonomy — not just WooCommerce. It currently only appears in the widgets panel when WooCommerce is active; if you'd like to use it purely for blog categories on a site without WooCommerce, get in touch with support.

## Two display modes

**Flat mode** lists every term in the chosen taxonomy in one simple list — good for a straightforward "browse all categories" block.

**Hierarchical mode** (the default) lets you choose specific parent terms, and displays each one with its child terms nested beneath — good for a "Shop by Category" style block where you want to group related subcategories under their parent.

## Content settings — Widget Heading

| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| **Heading Text** | An optional title shown above the list. |
| **Heading URL** | If set (and Heading Text is filled in), makes the heading a clickable link. |
| **Heading Tag** | The HTML tag used for the heading (H2–H6, or a plain div), for correct document structure. |

## Content settings — List Settings

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Taxonomy** | Product categories | Which taxonomy to pull terms from — every public taxonomy registered on your site is available here. |
| **Show All Terms (Flat)** | Off | Switches to flat mode (see above). |
| **Parent Terms** | — | Hierarchical mode only. Choose which parent term(s) to display, each with its children listed beneath. |
| **Show Parent Term** | On | Hierarchical mode only. Shows the parent term itself as a clickable heading above its children. |
| **Max Depth** | 1 level | Hierarchical mode only. How many levels of nested children to show beneath each parent — 1, 2, 3, or all levels. |
| **Hide Empty Terms** | On | Excludes terms with no posts or products assigned to them. |
| **Order By** | Name | Name, Count, Slug, or Term ID. |
| **Order** | Ascending | Ascending or descending. |

## Content settings — Display

| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| **Show Term Count** | Adds a post/product count in brackets after each term name. |
| **List Icon** | An optional icon (as a CSS icon class, e.g. from Font Awesome) shown before each term link. |

## Styling

Extensive styling is available, organised into: **Heading** (typography, colour, spacing), **List Container** (padding, background, border, shadow), **Parent Items** and **Parent Link Text** (hierarchical mode only), **List Items** (marker style — none, disc, circle, square, numbers, or letters — spacing, indentation, background, and hover background), **Link Text** (typography, colour, hover underline), and **List Icon** (size, colour, spacing) if you've set one.

## Setting it up

**For a flat list** (e.g. "all blog categories"):
1. Choose your Taxonomy.
2. Turn on **Show All Terms (Flat)**.
3. Style as needed.

**For a grouped list** (e.g. "Shop by Category" with subcategories):
1. Choose your Taxonomy.
2. Leave Flat mode off, and select your parent term(s) in **Parent Terms**.
3. Set **Max Depth** to however many levels of children you want shown.
4. Style as needed.

## Good to know

- **If your configuration doesn't resolve to any terms** (for example, hierarchical mode with no parent terms selected yet), the widget shows a helpful explanatory message while you're editing in Elementor — but shows nothing at all on the live front end. Always double-check your configuration is complete before publishing.
- The **Parent Terms** picker updates automatically to show terms from whichever taxonomy you've selected, but this live update only works while you're inside the Elementor editor.