Category AJAX Filter — Advanced Filter for Posts & Custom Post Types
Category AJAX Filter (CAF) is a fast, lightweight WordPress filter plugin that lets visitors instantly filter posts and custom post types by category, tag, or taxonomy — without reloading the page.
Whether you run a blog, portfolio, directory, or events site, CAF makes it easy to add AJAX-powered filtering to any page using a simple shortcode. No coding required.
⚡ Key Features (Free)
- Custom Post Types & Taxonomies – Filter any post type: blogs, portfolios, events, directories, recipes and more.
- 3 Pre-built Filter Layouts – Get started fast with ready-made filter designs.
- 4 Pre-built Post Layouts – Choose how filtered results are displayed.
- Flexible Design Controls – Customize colors, fonts, spacing and sizing to match your brand.
- Simple Admin Panel – Configure everything from one clean settings screen.
- Responsive & Lightweight – Optimized for mobile, tablet and desktop without bloating your site.
- Regular Updates & Support – Actively maintained with fast support turnaround.
🖥️ Live Demos (Free)
🎯 Who Is This For?
Category AJAX Filter works great for any content-heavy WordPress site where visitors need to find relevant posts quickly:
- Blogs – Let readers filter posts by category and tag instantly.
- Portfolio Sites – Allow visitors to filter projects by type, technology or client.
- Directory Sites – Organize and filter listings using custom taxonomies.
- Events & Courses – Let users filter by date, topic or location.
- Recipe or Product Sites – Enable filtering by ingredient, cuisine, brand or any custom taxonomy.
If your visitors scroll endlessly to find content, CAF solves that with instant AJAX filtering.
🗂️ Supported Post Types & Taxonomies
- WordPress Posts – filter by category and tag
- Custom Post Types – portfolios, events, recipes, listings, and any CPT you create
- WordPress Categories & Tags – built-in taxonomy support out of the box
- Custom Taxonomies & Terms – works with any taxonomy created by plugins or custom code
🔌 Works With Your Existing Tools
Page Builders — CAF is shortcode-based and drops into any builder: Gutenberg, Elementor, Divi, WPBakery, Oxygen and more.
CPT Plugins — Tested and compatible with Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Custom Post Type UI (CPT UI), and custom-coded post types.
How It Works
Getting started with Category AJAX Filter is quick and simple. Watch the video below to see how you can create and display filters for your posts and custom post types.
🚀 Category AJAX Filter Pro
Upgrade to Category AJAX Filter Pro for advanced filtering, more layouts and powerful integrations.
More Filter Types
- Multiple taxonomy filtering — filter by Category + Tag + custom taxonomy simultaneously
- Alphabetical / A–Z navigation filter
- Checkbox filters with icons
- Tabs filter
- Voice search
- Advanced keyword search
- Parent & child category filters
- Active filters display (users see and remove applied filters)
More Post Layouts
- Timeline (Simple + Full Width)
- Carousel Slider
- Masonry (standard + with descriptions)
- Rounded Corner
- Gradient Border
Elementor Loop Builder Support — Apply AJAX filters to any layout built with Elementor's Loop Builder. Results update instantly inside your existing Elementor design.
Analytics — Track which filters visitors use most. See total clicks, per-taxonomy stats, and time-based breakdowns.
Advanced Pagination — Load More button, AJAX pagination, or traditional navigation — your choice.
Additional Pro Features
- Default terms preloaded on page load
- Sorting options for filtered results
- Show/hide post meta (date, author, comment count)
- Post animation effects
- Translatable text strings (e.g., "All", "Read More")
- Font Awesome icon support
- Google Fonts integration
- Scroll-to-results on filter click
- Template override support (customizations survive updates)
- Developer hooks for custom integrations
- Priority support
Pro Demo Layouts
- Parent Child Category Filter
- Multiple Taxonomy Filter
- Horizontal Dropdown Filter (Modern)
- Multiple Taxonomy Dropdown Filter
- Alphabetical Filter
- Tabs Filter
- Simple Timeline
- Full Width Timeline
- Carousel Slider
- Masonry Layout
- Masonry With Description
- Gradient Border
- Full Rounded Corner
📥 Import Ready-Made Layouts
Don't start from scratch — import any layout from the demo site in seconds:
- Visit a demo page and copy the exported JSON.
- Paste it into the Import tab in the CAF admin panel.
- Click Import — done.
🛠️ Coming Soon: CAF Builder
We're building a visual drag-and-drop builder for filters and post layouts. Design the UI, connect your taxonomies and custom fields, and create fully custom filtering experiences — no code needed. Stay tuned.