🚀 Getting Started with WooCommerce Alphabetical Search #
Welcome to the WooCommerce Alphabetical Search plugin! This powerful tool allows your customers to filter products on your shop page alphabetically — making product discovery faster and more intuitive.
📌 What This Plugin Does #
It displays an A–Z filter bar (and optional # for numeric titles) on your shop or product archive pages. Users can click on a letter to instantly view all products that start with that letter.
✅ Step 1: Plugin Activation #
Once the plugin is installed:
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Navigate to WooCommerce → Settings → Alphabetical Search.
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Check the “Automatic Placement” option to automatically show the alphabet bar on shop pages.
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Or use the shortcode
[woo_alphabetical_search]on any page or widget.
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⚙️ Step 2: Configure Main Options #
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Enable Numbers | Adds a “#” symbol to filter products with numeric titles. |
| Display Product Count | Shows the number of products per alphabet on hover. |
| Display Only Alphabets With Products | Hides unused alphabets to reduce clutter. |
| Opaque Letters With No Products | Displays inactive letters in faded/non-clickable form. |
| Enable Reset | Adds a “Reset” link to clear the filter. |
| Reset Text | Customize the text label for the reset button. |
| Text Above Alphabets | Customize the heading or instructional text above the filter. |
🎨 Step 3: Customize the Appearance #
Under the styling section, you can fully customize the look of your alphabetical filter bar:
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Background & Text Colors for alphabets and counters.
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Active/Hover Colors to match your theme.
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Size Adjustments like:
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Alphabet size and spacing
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Counter size and font
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Horizontal/vertical spacing
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This gives you full control over how the filter integrates with your shop’s design.
📏 Step 4: Set Dimensions #
You can fine-tune visual layout with:
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Alphabet height/width
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Font size
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Counter height/width/font
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Space between letters
Adjust these settings to best fit your website layout and responsiveness.
💾 Step 5: Save & Preview #
Click “Save Changes” at the bottom of the settings page. Then visit your shop page to preview the alphabetical filter in action.
🔁 Optional: Using Shortcode #
If you don’t want automatic placement, you can add the filter manually:
Place it on any product archive, custom page, or widget area.
🧩 Final Tip #
Combine this plugin with product sorting and filters for a more powerful shopping experience. Customers love easy navigation — and this plugin delivers exactly that!
