Description
Amitry Product & Category Slider for WooCommerce provides a native Gutenberg block AND an Elementor widget that let you showcase your WooCommerce product categories or products as a smooth, modern, fully configurable carousel — without shortcodes, and without compromising on design quality.
Key Features
- Two Slider Modes: Categories or Products
- Works in Gutenberg AND Elementor: Same output, same settings, your choice
- Category Sorting: Sort by name, product count, or menu order
- Title Styling: Custom text color and background color for titles
- Customizable “View All” Button: Style (filled/ghost), icon (arrow/chevron/plus), position, radius, padding
- Overlay Gradient: Subtle gradient over images for better text readability
- Native Gutenberg block — drag, drop, configure
- Elementor widget — drag into any page or section
- Server-side rendered for reliable WooCommerce data
- Responsive: up to 4 slides per view with per-breakpoint control
- Autoplay, loop, touch/swipe, mouse drag
- Configurable arrow navigation
- Category filtering: include, exclude, parent-only, hide empty
- Product display: price, rating stars, sale badge
- Image shape: circle, rounded, square
- Image size: small, medium, large, original
- Shadow, radius, and padding controls
- HTML anchor and custom CSS class support
- Accessible markup with ARIA labels
- Live preview in editor with interactive scroll slider
- Assets loaded only when the block is on the page
- Fully scoped CSS — no theme conflicts
- Translated into German, English and French
- Dashboard settings page with quick-start guide
Screenshots
The category slider on the front end with a “Premium Card” style. 
The product slider showing price, rating stars, and sale badge. 
The block inspector panel in the Elementor editor with live preview. 
Overview from an existing online shop after publication
Blocks
This plugin provides 1 block.
- Amitry Product & Category Slider for WooCommerce Display WooCommerce product categories or products as a responsive slider.
Installation
- Make sure WooCommerce is installed and active
- Upload the plugin folder to
/wp-content/plugins/ - Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress
- In the block editor, search for Amitry Product & Category Slider and insert the block
- Choose “Categories” or “Products” mode and configure in the Inspector panel
FAQ
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Does this plugin require WooCommerce?
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Yes. WooCommerce must be installed and active. The plugin displays WooCommerce product categories and products, so it cannot function without it.
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Can I use the plugin with any theme?
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Yes. The plugin ships with fully scoped CSS that does not conflict with your theme styles. It works with block themes and classic themes alike.
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Does the plugin work with page builders?
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The plugin is primarily built as a native Gutenberg block. Most page builders allow you to embed Gutenberg blocks, so it should work in most environments.
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How many slides can I show per view?
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Up to 4 slides per view in the free version, with separate settings for desktop, tablet, and mobile.
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Are the plugin assets loaded on every page?
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No. CSS and JavaScript are only loaded on pages that actually contain the block. This keeps the rest of your site fast.
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Does the plugin support translations?
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Yes. The plugin ships with German, English, and French translations. The text domain is
amitry-product-category-slider. -
Is the plugin compatible with WooCommerce HPOS?
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Yes. The plugin declares compatibility with both High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS) and the Cart/Checkout Blocks.
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Where can I report a bug or request a feature?
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Please use the plugin support forum on WordPress.org or contact us at info@amitry.de.
Reviews
Contributors & Developers
“Amitry Product & Category Slider for WooCommerce” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
“Amitry Product & Category Slider for WooCommerce” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to the translators for their contributions.
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Changelog
3.0.2
- Updated readme
- Minor improvements
3.0.1
- NEW: Title styling — custom text color and background color for category/product titles
- NEW: Category sorting – sort by name, product count, or menu order
- NEW: Overlay gradient on images for improved text readability
- NEW: “View all” button – optional link below the slider to your shop or category page
- NEW: “Entdecke Pro” tab on settings page
- Renamed to “Amitry Product & Category Slider for WooCommerce”
- New slug: amitry-product-category-slider
- Swiper updated to 12.1.3
- All WordPress Plugin Check errors resolved
- Escaping improvements throughout
3.0.0
- NEW: Product Slider mode – display newest products
- NEW: Product cards with price, star rating, and sale badge
- NEW: REST API endpoint for products (/wcsp/v1/products)
- Slider type selector in editor: Categories or Products
- WooCommerce HPOS and Cart/Checkout Blocks compatibility declared
- Swiper bundled locally (WordPress.org compliance)
2.0.0
- Dashboard settings page, language packs, live editor preview
1.0.0
- Initial release