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title: "How to Search WooCommerce Products by Category in WordPress?"
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# How to Search WooCommerce Products by Category in WordPress?

## Key Takeaways

- Utilizes the Search Bar block from Nexter Blocks to enable category-based product searches in WooCommerce.
- Requires installation and activation of Nexter Blocks to access the Search Bar block features.
- Enables AJAX Search for real-time product filtering by category within the WooCommerce store.

Do you want to search for WooCommerce products by category in WordPress? Organizing products into categories and searching by categories, makes it easier for customers to navigate and find what they are looking for.

With the Search Bar block from the Nexter Blocks, you can easily allow users to search WooCommerce products by category in WordPress.

*To check the complete feature overview documentation of the Nexter Blocks Search Bar* block, [click here](https://qa.nexterwp.com/docs/add-a-search-bar-in-wordpress/).

***Requirement  - This block is a part of the Nexter Blocks, make sure it's installed & activated to enjoy all its powers.***

[LIVE BLOCK LINK](https://qa.nexterwp.com/nexter-blocks/builder/wordpress-ajax-search-bar/)

To do this, make sure you’ve added some products to your WooCommerce store.

Then, add the Search Bar block on the page or template and follow the steps -

1. Open the item under **Search Bar** and select **Taxonomy **from the **Source** section.

2. From the **Select Taxonomy **dropdown, select **Product categories**.

![](https://qa.nexterwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/searchbar-taxonomy-product-category.png)

Now, you should be able to see a dropdown beside the search bar.

In the **Label** field, you can add a label name for the select dropdown.

In the **Placeholder** field, you can add a placeholder text for the select dropdown. 

You can show all the search results on load by enabling the **All Result **toggle.

From the **Show Count** toggle, you can show the number of products the item has in numbers.

3. Now go to **Extra Option** tab and enable the **AJAX Search** toggle.

![](https://qa.nexterwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/searchbar-ajax-search-6.png)

Now you can select a product category from the dropdown to show all the products in that category or you can directly search for products within the category as well.