CatCraft for WooCommerce

CatCraft for WooCommerce is a Gutenberg block plugin by WPCraftHub that lets you showcase product categories in responsive grid or slider layouts with advanced filtering and sorting options.

The block shows a live preview inside the editor — exactly as it will appear on the frontend — so you always know what your visitors will see.

CatCraft for WooCommerce is not affiliated with or endorsed by WooCommerce or Automattic.

Key Features

• Grid Layout — Responsive grid with 1-6 columns
• Slider Layout — Touch-enabled carousel with navigation and pagination
• Live Editor Preview — See real categories directly in the block editor
• Category Limit — Show all or limit to a specific number
• Sort Options — Sort by name, count, ID, or slug
• Order Control — Ascending or descending
• Product Count — Show/hide product count per category
• Hide Empty Categories — Toggle categories with no products
• Fully Responsive — Mobile, tablet, and desktop optimised
• Native Gutenberg — No page builder required
• Lightweight — Swiper.js bundled locally, no CDN dependency
• SEO Friendly — Clean semantic HTML with lazy-loaded images
• Translation Ready — Fully internationalised (i18n)

Customisation

CSS classes for custom styling:

• .cat-display-block — Main container
• .cat-display-layout-grid — Grid layout
• .cat-display-layout-slider — Slider layout
• .cat-display-item — Individual category card
• .cat-display-title — Category name
• .cat-display-count — Product count

Source Code & Build Instructions

The full source code for this plugin is publicly available on GitHub:

https://github.com/jenish-wordpress/catcraft-for-woocommerce

The build/index.js file is compiled from the source files in the src/ directory using @wordpress/scripts (webpack).

To build from source:

1. Clone the repository
2. Run npm install
3. Run npm run build

The src/ directory contains all human-readable source files:

• src/index.js — Block registration entry point
• src/edit.js — Block editor component (JSX)
• src/style.scss — Frontend styles
• src/editor.scss — Editor-only styles
• src/block.json — Block metadata
• src/render.php — PHP server-side render callback

Third Party Libraries

Swiper.js — bundled locally inside /assets/
* Purpose: Slider / carousel functionality
* License: MIT
* Homepage: https://swiperjs.com

No data is sent to any external server. Swiper is served from the plugin’s own asset folder.