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Explain a collection on every product in it.
Commerce / widget · Elementor module
Product Category Description Widget Plugin for Elementor
Show the description of a WooCommerce product’s category on the product page, with an optional heading and a link to the category.
Included in All AccessClassic Elementor widgetFrom $29 USD / year
Complementor / Product category descriptionProduct preview
Text, style and layout controls inside Elementor
01 / Interactive demonstration
See it
These are the actual published outputs of the widget for sample products in the lab shop; links point to a sample site.
02 / Inside WordPress
Product category description controls in Elementor
Product chooses the current product or a selected one, and the category: the product’s most specific category with a description, or a chosen one. Display sets the heading with {category} and its tag, a link to the category and an optional icon. The Style tab covers typography, colours, background, border, radius, spacing, alignment, heading typography, colour and spacing, link colours and the icon.
03 / Website use cases
Where to use product category description
Category descriptions explain a range, such as how mediums are used or why kettles are chosen, but WooCommerce only shows them on category pages. Shoppers who land on a product never see them. Product category description brings the right category’s description onto the product page, with a heading and a link to see the whole range.
Care and use
Share category-wide advice, such as drying times.
Cross-selling
Link to the rest of the range from each product.
04 / Installation and setup
How to show a category description on product pages in Elementor
Start with Complementor installed and your license connected. Enable this module in the WordPress library, then configure it in Elementor.
Install Complementor, connect your license and enable Product category description in the Complementor library.
Write descriptions for your categories under Products, Categories.
Add the widget to a single product template.
Leave Category on the product’s own category, or choose one.
Add a heading such as About {category} and a link such as Shop all {category}, then style it.
05 / Content and style controls
Customize product category description in Elementor
Configure the settings available for this module to suit the page you are building.
The product’s most specific category with a description, or a chosen category.
Heading with {category}, as H2 to H5 or a paragraph.
Link to the category, such as Shop all {category}.
Paragraphs and links from the description are kept.
Heading typography, colour and spacing; link and hover colours.
Background, border, radius and padding for a panel.
Editor notes when nothing would show.
06 / Choose the right approach
Product category description and Elementor alternatives
Compare the existing Elementor workflow with this Complementor module before choosing your setup.
WooCommerce category pages
Show the description only on the category archive.
Product short description
Is written per product; this widget reuses one text for a whole category.
07 / Requirements and compatibility
Product category description compatibility with Elementor
- Requires Elementor and WooCommerce.
- Product categories only.
- Shows public products only.
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 product category description
Check these settings if the published page behaves differently from the editor.
Why does nothing show?
None of the product’s categories has a description, or a chosen category is not one of the product’s. The editor says which.
Which category is used when a product has several?
The most specific one with a description, such as Kettles before Kitchen; on a tie, the first by name.
Why is the heading a different size from my text?
It keeps your theme’s heading style. Use Heading typography to change it.
Where are category descriptions written?
Under Products, Categories, in each category’s Description field.
Product category description plugin questions
Does it need Elementor Pro?
No. It works with the free version of Elementor and WooCommerce.
Can descriptions contain links?
Yes. Links and paragraphs in the description are kept and styled.
Can I use it on any product?
Yes. It shows the description of the product’s own category, so one template serves every product.
Does it change categories?
No. It only reads them.
Can it link to the category?
Yes. Set a link text such as Shop all {category}.
10 / Annual All Access subscription
Get product category description 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.