## Category List

Product: Elisen – Blog & Magazine WordPress Theme
URL: https://hub.jkdevstudio.com/docs/elisen/integrations/category-list
Updated: 2026-09-06

The Category List widget is a key element for building a blog website as it displays post categories. Currently, this widget has numerous settings mainly focused on filtering and sorting the displayed categories. Here a brief overview of them:

##### **General Options:**

- **Category List Type**: select the type of category list (style).
- **Output Subcategories**: toggle to decide if subcategories should be displayed.
- **Number of categories**: set how many categories to display.
- **Order by**: choose the attribute by which categories should be sorted, like 'Name'.
- **Order**: determine the sort order, such as 'DESC' for descending.

##### **Meta Options:**

- **Show Count**: toggle to display the number of categories.
- **Show Name**: toggle to display the category name.

##### **Item Options:**

- **Background Style**: choose a background style for the list items.