--- title: "How to Create a WooCommerce Product Carousel List in Elementor?" url: https://theplusaddons.com/docs/create-a-woocommerce-product-carousel-list-in-elementor/ date: 2025-01-09 modified: 2026-09-27 lang: en author: "Aditya Sharma" description: "A full category grid can push your product categories far down the page on a shop homepage - a carousel keeps them above the fold. This combines two settings of..." image: https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/How-to-Create-a-WooCommerce-Product-Carousel-List-in-Elementor_-1024x536.jpg word_count: 220 --- # How to Create a WooCommerce Product Carousel List in Elementor? ## - Dynamic Categories is a free widget in The Plus Addons for Elementor, and it works with just The Plus Addons for Elementor installed, with no Pro licence required. - The setup uses Taxonomies set to Product Cat and Layout set to Carousel, which keeps product categories above the fold on a shop homepage instead of pushing them far down the page. - WooCommerce is only needed when listing a WooCommerce taxonomy such as Product Category, Brand or Tag, and the widget itself has no WooCommerce dependency. A full category grid can push your product categories far down the page on a shop homepage - a carousel keeps them above the fold. This combines two settings of the same **Dynamic Categories** widget: **Taxonomies** set to Product Cat, and **Layout** set to Carousel. ***Requirement - This widget is a part of The Plus Addons for Elementor, make sure it's installed & activated to enjoy all its powers.*** [LIVE WIDGET LINK](https://theplusaddons.com/elementor-listing/dynamic-category/?utm_source=tpae&utm_medium=docs&utm_campaign=text) ## Before You Start - **Prerequisite:** [Elementor](https://wordpress.org/plugins/elementor/) (free) installed and active.- **Edition:** Dynamic Categories is a **free** widget - it works with just The Plus Addons for Elementor installed, no Pro licence required.- **Widget to enable:** go to **The Plus Addons > Widgets**, search for **Dynamic Categories** and turn its toggle on.- **WooCommerce:** only needed if you plan to list a WooCommerce taxonomy (Product Category, Brand or Tag) - the widget itself has no WooCommerce dependency. ## Steps - Add the **Dynamic Categories** widget to the page.- From **Taxonomies**, choose **Product Cat**.- From **Layout**, choose **Carousel**.- Configure the carousel's **Infinite Loop**, **Duration** and **Transition** exactly as for a blog-category carousel - see the linked Category Carousel doc for the full control reference. ![Taxonomies = Product Cat with Layout = Carousel](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/dynamic-categories-combined-settings.webp) ## Settings Overview | Setting | What it does | Default | | ------- | ------------ | ------- | | Taxonomies | Set to Product Cat. | Category (change to Product Cat) | | Layout | Set to Carousel. | Grid (change to Carousel) | ## Related Docs - [How to Create a Category Carousel in Elementor?](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/create-a-category-carousel-in-elementor/)- [How to Create a WooCommerce Product Category List in Elementor?](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/create-a-woocommerce-product-category-list-in-elementor/) ## Frequently Asked Questions **Q: What do I need before creating a WooCommerce product carousel list in Elementor?** A: Elementor free needs to be installed and active, and the Dynamic Categories widget has to be enabled inside The Plus Addons for Elementor. The widget itself is free and does not require a Pro licence. WooCommerce only matters if you want to list a WooCommerce taxonomy such as Product Category, Brand, or Tag. That setup keeps the workflow lightweight because the carousel is built from the same widget, not a separate WooCommerce-only tool. **Q: Why would I use a product carousel instead of a full category grid on a shop homepage?** A: A carousel keeps product categories above the fold when a full grid would push them too far down the page. That matters on shop homepages where category visibility affects how quickly shoppers can browse. The Plus Addons for Elementor, The Plus Addons, Plus Addons for Elementor, POSIMYTH provides the Dynamic Categories widget for this exact layout choice, so you can keep the page compact without losing category access. **Q: How do I turn a category list into a WooCommerce product carousel in Elementor?** A: The key is combining two settings in the same Dynamic Categories widget: set Taxonomies to Product Cat and Layout to Carousel. That pairing changes the widget from a grid-style category display into a carousel-style product category list. A practical detail here is that the page’s settings overview shows the default values as Category and Grid, so both need to be changed for this tutorial’s result. **Q: What should I do if the Dynamic Categories widget is not available in Elementor?** A: The usual blocker is that The Plus Addons for Elementor has not been installed and activated, or the Dynamic Categories widget is still turned off in The Plus Addons > Widgets. Search for Dynamic Categories there and enable its toggle. Since this is a free widget, you do not need a Pro licence just to make it appear. If WooCommerce taxonomy listing is your goal, that part only comes into play after the widget is enabled. **Q: Can I use this setup without WooCommerce?** A: The widget can still be used without WooCommerce because WooCommerce is only needed when you plan to list a WooCommerce taxonomy like Product Category, Brand, or Tag. That means The Plus Addons for Elementor can power the widget itself even on sites that are not using WooCommerce taxonomy data. For this tutorial specifically, though, the carousel result depends on choosing Product Cat in Taxonomies. **Q: What settings matter most for making the product carousel behave well?** A: Infinite Loop, Duration, and Transition are the controls that shape how the carousel moves. The tutorial says to configure them exactly as you would for a blog-category carousel, which tells you those motion settings are shared across both use cases. A good practical takeaway is that layout choice alone does not define the experience; movement settings control whether the carousel feels smooth or distracting on a shop homepage.