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title: "How to Add a Category Wise Filter in Team Member Grid in Elementor?"
url: https://theplusaddons.com/docs/add-category-wise-filter-in-team-member-grid-in-elementor/
date: 2023-06-29
modified: 2026-04-11
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description: "Are you looking for an efficient way to organise and categorise your team members on your Elementor website? Adding a category-wise filter to your team member listing can help you..."
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# How to Add a Category Wise Filter in Team Member Grid in Elementor?

## Key Takeaways

- The Plus Addons for Elementor includes a Team Member Listing widget that allows users to add a category-wise filter.
- Category-wise filters enable grouping team members by departments, skills, or roles for improved navigation.
- The category filter is not available for the Carousel layout in the Team Member Listing widget.

Are you looking for an efficient way to organise and categorise your team members on your Elementor website? Adding a category-wise filter to your team member listing can help you achieve precisely that.

The category-wise filter allows you to group your team members based on specific criteria such as departments, skills, or roles. By implementing this feature, you can enhance the usability and navigation of your team member listing, enabling your website visitors to easily find and explore team members based on their desired categories.

With the Team Member Listing widget from The Plus Addons for Elementor, you can easily add category-wise filter to your team member listing.

*To check the complete feature overview documentation of The Plus Addons for Elementor Team Member Listing widget, [click here](/docs/team-member-listing-widget-settings-overview/).*

***Requirement  - This widget is a part of The Plus Addons for Elementor, make sure its installed & activated to enjoy all its powers.***

[LIVE WIDGET LINK](https://theplusaddons.com/elementor-listing//#team-members-wgts?utm_source=tpae&utm_medium=docs&utm_campaign=text)

To do this, add the Team Member Listing widget on the page, select the appropriate source, style and layout.

> *Note: Category filter is not available for ****Carousel**** layout.*

Make sure you’ve added and assigned categories to your team members. If you are using Repeater as the source, then you can add category to each item directly.

For the custom post type, you can create and assign a category to a member while creating the post.

Then go to the **Category Wise Filter** tab, and turn on the **Category Wise Filter** toggle.

![](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/team-member-listing-category-filter-new.png)

Now you’ll be able to see filter options in your team member listing that you can use to filter members by category.

You can turn on the **All Filter** toggle to add an additional filter label to show all team members. You can edit the filter label from the **All Filter Category** **Text** field.

You can also select different predefined styles for the category filter labels for normal and hover states from the **Category Filter Style** and **Filter Hover Style** dropdowns, respectively. 

From the **Filter Alignment** section, you can align the filter label.

Also, read [How to Create Elementor Team Members Section with Custom Post Type](https://theplusaddons.com/docs//create-elementor-team-members-section-with-custom-post-type/).

## Frequently Asked Questions

**Q: What should I do if the category-wise filter isn't showing up in my team member listing?**
A: If the category-wise filter isn't visible, ensure that you've added and assigned categories to your team members. If using Repeater as the source, you can directly add categories to each item. Additionally, check that you've enabled the Category Wise Filter toggle in the widget settings.

**Q: What is the best practice for styling the category filter labels?**
A: For optimal visibility, select different predefined styles for the category filter labels for normal and hover states. You can customize these styles from the Category Filter Style and Filter Hover Style dropdowns. Proper styling ensures that the filters are visually appealing and easy to interact with.

**Q: Does the category-wise filter work with all layouts in the Team Member Listing widget?**
A: No, the category filter is not available for the Carousel layout. If you want to use the category-wise filter, ensure you are using a layout that supports this feature.