Category AJAX Filter – Posts, Custom Post Types & Product Filter
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AJAX filter & WooCommerce product filter. Instantly filter posts, custom post types & products by category, taxonomy, attributes, price + Elementor.
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What It Does
Category AJAX Filter adds front-end filtering controls to your WordPress site so visitors can narrow down posts or custom post type entries by category, tag, or custom taxonomy without a page reload. It integrates with major page builders including Elementor, Divi, and Gutenberg, letting you drop a filter widget into any layout. The result is a faster, more interactive browsing experience for archives, directories, and listings.
Who It's For
This plugin is a good fit for site owners running content-heavy archives such as blogs, news sites, magazines, portfolios, job boards, real estate listings, or course directories that rely on categories and taxonomies to organize entries. It works well for users on Elementor, Divi, or Gutenberg who want AJAX filtering without writing custom JavaScript. Small to mid-sized sites with up to a few thousand posts will get the most straightforward benefit.
Who Should Skip It
If you run a WooCommerce storefront, dedicated product-filter plugins like HUSKY or Advanced AJAX Product Filters will handle product attributes, price sliders, and variation filters far better. Sites with only a handful of categories or very little archive content will not see meaningful value from adding AJAX filtering.
The Bottom Line
Category AJAX Filter delivers a focused, AJAX-powered filtering experience for posts and custom post types and earns top marks from its small but enthusiastic user base, scoring 79.12 overall. The main caveat is the absence of any public support threads, which makes it harder to gauge how the author handles troubleshooting. If you run a non-WooCommerce content site and want lightweight taxonomy filtering that works with your existing page builder, it is worth trying; just be aware that larger or WooCommerce-focused alternatives have stronger support ecosystems.
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Choose this if your priority is clean, structured permalinks for custom post types rather than front-end AJAX filtering controls.
Consider this if you want a similarly AJAX-driven filter experience and are open to a smaller, less proven alternative with a comparable install count.
Go with this for any WooCommerce shop that needs advanced product filters, as it is purpose-built for product attributes and shop pages.
Select this if you run a medium to large WooCommerce store and need AJAX filtering with strong documentation and a 50,000-install track record.