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Category AJAX Filter — WordPress Product Filter Plugin

Category AJAX Filter – Posts, Custom Post Types & Product Filter

by Trusty Plugins · WordPress.org page

v3.0.2 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.4+

Category AJAX Filter has 6,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 213,320 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on September 1, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Category AJAX Filter at a glance

Active installs
6,000+
Total downloads
213,320
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Category AJAX Filter well maintained?

Support threads resolved
2 of 2
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1
One-star reviews
3%
4 of 154 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • AI Search: A visitor types “red shoes under 50” and gets the right products. AI Search understands what people mean, matching intent against your content…
  • Custom Fields in Filters: Extend filtering beyond taxonomies by letting visitors filter with custom fields, including all WooCommerce product custom fields…
  • Sort Filter Terms: Manually reorder categories, taxonomies, brands, attributes or custom field terms in Checkbox and Dropdown filters using drag & drop…
  • Icons & Images on Filters: Add an icon or image to any filter term alongside the label or in place of it. Use brand logos, colour swatches or category icons on…
  • Voice Search: Let visitors search hands-free using voice input, with a customizable microphone icon you can position left or right and control the listening…
  • SEO Controls: Keep filtered pages crawlable and indexable with Filter With URL support and schema markup, so search engines understand your filtered content
  • Advanced Layout Controls: Place advanced pagination options like Load More, sorting dropdowns, selected filters and result counts exactly where you want them…
  • Analytics: Get detailed insights into how visitors use your filters, including total filter clicks across categories, attributes, brands and selected price…
  • Prefix and Suffix Options: In listing add custom text or icons before and after data throughout your layout in key modules like Post Title, Custom Field, Post…
  • Float Button: Take full control of how your filter appears on every device. Keep it inline or in a sidebar on desktop and show the same filter as a floating…
  • Product Attribute Swatches: In listing show product attributes as selectable text, color or image swatches directly on product cards, each fully styleable.…
  • Smart Product Badges: In listing go beyond the standard Sale badge with New, Best Seller, stock status, stock quantity and discount badges. Each badge comes…

Category AJAX Filter reviews and ratings

154 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.9 out of 5

154 reviews

5★
150
4★
0
3★
0
2★
0
1★
4

  • Great plugin

    This plugin has helped a lot on my site. The new version is simply beautiful an easier to manage. We couldn't find anything similar on wordpress. I got the pro version and I'm very happy with it. Bal from customer support has helped fast.

    heberth80

  • Excellent AJAX Filter Plugin, Powerful and easy to use

    It works with custom posts and taxonomies and AJAX filtering is so fast and without page reload. The customisation options are too flexible, allow you to create professional filter and listing without writing a single line of code. I would rate in one of the best filter plugin on the internet.

    adamjeet6161

  • Be WEARY of Pro version

    This plugin is excellent, and its so good we purchased the pro version.That's the good, now the bad.It appears their site went down the other day (error establishing connection to the database) and then, magically, our pro plugin 'lost' its license and stopped working until their site went back online.It seems absurd to me that developers create licensing checks that have no redundancy which can bring a website crashing to a halt.

    stevencavendish

  • It does exactly what it says

    This plugin is useful and has a great selection of settings. Well done.

    danielepais

  • Gamechanger filter for my website

    I bought a (quite cheap) lifetime PRO licence and I couldn't be more satisfied with the plugin, none of the other plugin that I've tested come close. You can choose one of already nice default filter/posts layouts or customize even further it based on your needs. You can also filter posts by custom taxonomies in addition to categories/tags and integrate custom post types and fields.

    sholiboli

  • Excellent Respectful Response and Support

    This plugin is terrific and the team even more amazing. They were very willing to help me, answer questions and their response was fast and efficient. I would highly recommend!

    iggypopnz

Where Category AJAX Filter ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Category AJAX Filter appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Product Filter Plugins #7 by tag, #6 in search #6 –
Best Custom Post Type Plugins #14 in search, not tagged #34 –
Best Job Board Plugins #44 in search, not tagged #81 –
Best Post Grid Plugins #57 in search, not tagged #95 –

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Details

AJAX filter & WooCommerce product filter. Instantly filter posts, custom post types & products by category, taxonomy, attributes, price + Elementor.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • ajax filter
  • category filter
  • product filter
  • taxonomy filter
  • woocommerce

More from Trusty Plugins

Version
3.0.2
Last updated
Sep 1, 2026
First published
Oct 31, 2020
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Category AJAX Filter FAQ

What does Category AJAX Filter do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Category AJAX Filter offers AI Search: A visitor types “red shoes under 50” and gets the right products. AI Search understands what people mean, matching intent against your content, Custom Fields in Filters: Extend filtering beyond taxonomies by letting visitors filter with custom fields, including all WooCommerce product custom fields, Sort Filter Terms: Manually reorder categories, taxonomies, brands, attributes or custom field terms in Checkbox and Dropdown filters using drag & drop, Icons & Images on Filters: Add an icon or image to any filter term alongside the label or in place of it. Use brand logos, colour swatches or category icons on and Voice Search: Let visitors search hands-free using voice input, with a customizable microphone icon you can position left or right and control the listening.

How many active installs does Category AJAX Filter have?

WordPress.org reports 6,000+ active installs for Category AJAX Filter as of September 7, 2026.

Is Category AJAX Filter still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on September 1, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Does Category AJAX Filter have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 2 of 2 recent support threads for Category AJAX Filter are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Category AJAX Filter free?

Category AJAX Filter is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does Category AJAX Filter rank among Product Filter Plugins?

Category AJAX Filter is #6 in the WordPress.org "product-filter" ranking as of today.