How to Use the Category Accordion Module in Divi for Your WooCommerce Store

  • Maria Afrin Bindu

  • Nov 10, 2025

  • 3 min to Read

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Introduction:

In need of a stunning product category accordion for your Divi-powered WooCommerce store – without coding or shortcodes? You’re not alone.

However, since Divi does not come with a native product category accordion module for WooCommerce, it leads store owners to find third-party plugin options that do not work well with the Divi Builder.

The good news is WooExpand fills this gap perfectly.With the WooExpand Product Category Accordion Module, you can display your product categories in an accordion menu style, designed natively inside the Divi Builder.

Why Use a Category Accordion in your Divi Store?

Category accordion enhances online stores in terms of functionality and appearance. Here’s why they work so well:

Showcase Featured Products — Showcase Top Items, Best Sellers, or Discounted Product Categories.

Increase Engagement — interactive elements keep users scrolling and exploring.

Improved Conversions — More product categories in a small area increase the visibility of your categories.

WooExpand’s Category Accordion module

Category Accordion Module is one of the modules in the WooExpand plugin, which is a Divi native WooCommerce module pack. Unlike other plugins, WooExpand’s accordion:

  • Is built exclusively for Divi, with full visual control.
  • Doesn’t rely on shortcodes or extra CSS.
  • Loads only the modules you enable, keeping your site fast.
  • Works seamlessly with other WooExpand modules like Product Grid or Product Filter.

How to Use a Category Accordion in Divi

Step 1 – Install & Activate WooExpand

  • Get WooExpand from the pricing page
  • Simply upload the plugin in your WordPress dashboard and activate it.
  • Enter your Licence Key & enable modules.

Step 2 – Activate the Category Accordion Module

  • Go to the dashboard of your WordPress
  • Check if the Category Accordion Module is enabled or not from the WooExpand settings.

To ensure proper display of your product categories:

  • Add an image, name, description, and slug from your WordPress Dashboard under Products > Categories.
  • Since the module works dynamically, this information must be provided directly from your WordPress dashboard, otherwise categories won’t display correctly.

Step 3: Open the Divi Builder

  • Create or edit a page
  • Add a WooExpand Category Accordion Module

Step 4: Configure Your Accordion

Select Product Source: WooExpand has a total of 6 child elements for the Category accordion module. You can select any of your preference elements from here.

You can add child elements using the + icon. As here, these three child elements are added to create a demo design.

From the Content Settings, you can set the Category count, column gap also you can exclude categories that you don’t need and many more.

Accordion Settings, effortlessly customize and make the product category accordion on your WooCommerce shop look as you see fit.

With these animation options, you can customize the user journey to suite your needs and ultimately deliver a more delightful and engaging WooCommerce product category accordion.

Step 5: Experience Design with Divi-Controls

Easily change spacing, typography, colors, etc, from the design panel.

As you can see, the color of the text of category name child component was changed using the design tab of this component.

Also, the color of the text of the count number child component was changed using the design tab of this component.

For more information about these features, you can visit WooExpand’s documentation about Category Accordion.

Step 6: Preview and Publish

  • Preview the category accordion desktop View and mobile View   
  • When you are satisfied with the design, publish your page and go live

Demo & Styling Inspiration

Do you want to see what it looks like before you try?

👉 View the Live Demo Here — Discover category accordion module 

Conclusion

In 2025, if you are creating a Divi + WooCommerce site and you want tools that support selling, without slowing things down. WooExpand Category Accordion Module will empower you to create responsive, gorgeous product categories without any code. 

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I show only specific categories?

Yes, you can manually select which product categories appear in your accordion.

Is this module mobile-friendly?

Absolutely. The grid is fully responsive and adjustable for all screen sizes.

Is the module compatible with Divi 5?

Yes, we are working on Divi 5, and soon, all WooExpand modules, including this one, will be fully compatible with Divi 5.

Can I style each category item individually?

Yes, you can use Divi’s design controls to modify colors, fonts, and hover effects per item.

Maria Afrin Bindu

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Maria Afrin Bindu is a content writer and WordPress enthusiast focused on creating clear, actionable guides for Divi and WooCommerce users. She specializes in simplifying complex tools into user-friendly content.

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