Fix WooCommerce Product Category Not Showing Issue
Category pages blank, showing “no products,” or missing from menus and filters? We diagnose and fix the root cause so products reliably appear under the right categories across shop, archives, menus, and filters—without breaking performance.
One time fix Fee - $39.00
Pricing
One-time fee: $39 — Includes audit, fix, verification, and a short report
Estimated Delivery
Typical Symptoms
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Category page shows “No products were found” (even though products are assigned).
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Category archive returns 404, blank page, or redirects to the shop.
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Category appears in menus but displays zero products.
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Products show on All Products but not in their category.
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Out-of-stock items disappear unexpectedly when “Hide out of stock” is on.
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Category grid shows sub-categories only (no products).
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Filters/Layered nav show counts, but clicking gives empty results.
Likely Causes
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Catalog visibility set to Hidden/Exclude from Catalog/Search on products.
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Display type on the category set to Subcategories (no products rendered).
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Out-of-stock hiding enabled while stock not managed or set to 0.
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Product lookup tables not indexed (WooCommerce status table mismatch).
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Caching/CDN serving stale tax queries or caching cookies (object/page cache).
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Permalinks or .htaccess mismatch; old endpoints after migration.
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Theme/child theme pre_get_posts or custom queries filtering categories.
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Product visibility taxonomy (product_visibility) or term relationships corrupted.
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SEO/robots rules (Yoast/Rank Math) noindexing categories unintentionally.
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Role/Membership/Wholesale plugins restricting catalog access.
Frequently Asked Questions
A: Usually category display is set to Subcategories, products are hidden/out of stock, or lookup tables/caches are out of sync. We correct those and reindex.
A: Cache/CDN or cookie rules often serve different data to guests. We set accurate exclusions and fix fragment/loop queries.
A: Often a permalink or rewrite issue after a migration/update. We flush rewrites, fix base slugs, and ensure the archive route exists.
A: Yes. We adjust the query controls or replace with a native product loop when needed.
A: No. We only bypass dynamic taxonomy queries where required and keep page speed intact.
A: We sync category terms, product assignments, and ensure translated archives render properly.
Note : We are not the official provider of this product; we only offer support for it.
