Blog category templates
Show the topics inside a category above its posts.
Content / widget · Elementor module
Current Term Child Directory Widget Plugin for Elementor
List the sub-categories of the category being viewed as a list, chips or cards, with counts, descriptions and images, or its sibling categories when it has none.
Included in All AccessClassic Elementor widgetFrom $29 USD / year
Complementor / Current term child directoryProduct preview
Text, style and layout controls inside Elementor
01 / Interactive demonstration
Try it
These are the actual published widgets rendered inside the demo blog’s Gardening category archive.
02 / Inside WordPress
Current term child directory controls in Elementor
Sub-categories sets the heading with {term} and its tag, a list, chips or cards, counts, descriptions and images, the order, leaving out empty ones, what to show when there are none and that heading, layout and spacing, text before and after each name, empty text, the name tag and an icon. The Style tab covers each link’s text, colours, background, border and hover and focus states, the icon, and the heading, count, description and card colours with card width. In the editor a sample category is previewed.
03 / Website use cases
Where to use current term child directory
A category archive with sub-categories usually shows only posts, so visitors cannot see the topics inside it. This widget, placed on an archive template, lists the sub-categories of the category, tag or product category being viewed as a list, chips or cards with how many items each holds, descriptions and product category images. On a category with no sub-categories it can show the other categories at the same level instead.
Shop category pages
Cards for each sub-category with its image.
Deep taxonomies
Help visitors move sideways from a leaf category.
04 / Installation and setup
How to list sub-categories in Elementor
Start with Complementor installed and your license connected. Enable this module in the WordPress library, then configure it in Elementor.
Install Elementor and Complementor, connect your license and enable Current term child directory in the Complementor library.
Add the widget to your category, tag or product category archive template.
Choose a list, chips or cards and the details to show.
Choose the order and what to show on categories without sub-categories.
Style the cards, counts and heading.
05 / Content and style controls
Customize current term child directory in Elementor
Configure the settings available for this module to suit the page you are building.
The sub-categories of the archive being viewed.
A list, chips or cards with images for product categories.
Item counts, read out as “3 items”.
Category descriptions.
Ordered by name, term order or most items.
Sibling categories when there are no sub-categories.
06 / Choose the right approach
Current term child directory and Elementor alternatives
Compare the existing Elementor workflow with this Complementor module before choosing your setup.
Taxonomy ancestry path
A breadcrumb trail up the categories.
Store product category menu
A menu of all product categories.
07 / Requirements and compatibility
Current term child directory compatibility with Elementor
- Requires Elementor.
- Works on term archives; elsewhere it shows the empty text or nothing.
- Up to 20 sub-categories.
Complementor uses classic Elementor APIs. Atomic-native controls are not implemented. Check your theme, cache and integrations on a staging site before release.
08 / Common setup problems
Troubleshoot current term child directory
Check these settings if the published page behaves differently from the editor.
Why is the widget empty on my page?
It only lists sub-categories on a category, tag or product category archive. Use the empty text for other pages.
Why is a sub-category missing?
It has no posts and empty ones are left out, or it is past the first 20.
Why is Uncategorized not listed?
WooCommerce’s catch-all product category is always left out.
Current term child directory plugin questions
Does it need Elementor Pro?
No. It works with the free version of Elementor; Pro’s Theme Builder makes it easy to place on archive templates.
Does it work with WooCommerce?
Yes. Product categories show their images and WooCommerce’s product counts.
Can I use tags or custom taxonomies?
Yes. It follows whichever public taxonomy archive is being viewed.
What shows on a category without sub-categories?
The other categories at the same level, or your empty text.
Is it accessible?
Yes. It is a navigation landmark named by its heading, with counts read out in words.
10 / Annual All Access subscription
Get current term child directory with Complementor
This module is included with all 1007 current Complementor solutions. Choose your production website allowance; every plan includes the same modules.
One website
$29USD / year
- All 1007 current modules
- Plugin downloads and updates for one year
- New releases during the paid term
- Product support
Renews at $29 USD each year.
A few websites
$49USD / year
- All 1007 current modules
- Plugin downloads and updates for one year
- New releases during the paid term
- Product support
Renews at $49 USD each year.
More websites
$99USD / year
- All 1007 current modules
- Plugin downloads and updates for one year
- New releases during the paid term
- Product support
Renews at $99 USD each year.
Applicable taxes extra. Annual subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in your customer account. Elementor Pro is required for Exclude current post. Read the terms and 14-day technical-issue refund policy.