Remove Search Bar and Select Category with Shortcode

1) You’ll have to edit the .tpl files in the /ldd-directory-lite/templates directory. You’ll see a {$header} macro between an opening and closing html <header> set. Delete everything from the opening to closing tag.

When the next version comes out, this will be much easier and possible by adding an add_filter('lddlite_filter_presentation_header', '__return_false'); – When it goes from x.5.x to x.6.x or above, this last piece of code will start working.

2) Not yet, but you’re not the first person to request this. It’s on my list and will definitely be part of a future release.