Terms Widget

The Terms widget inserts a list of Listdom taxonomy terms (Categories, Tags, Locations, etc.) into your sidebar or widget area. It functions similarly to the built-in WordPress “Categories” widget, allowing users to navigate listings by taxonomy. You can choose one taxonomy and configure how it’s displayed (flat list or dropdown, with counts, hierarchical or not).

Widget Options

Title

An optional title for the widget (e.g. “Browse Listings by Category”). This appears above the list of terms. You can leave it blank to display no title.

Taxonomy

Select which Listdom taxonomy to list:

• Tags (Default) - Listing Tags.
• Categories - Listing Categories.
• Locations - Listing Locations.
• Features - Listing Features.
• Labels - Listing Labels.

टिप्पणी

In Listdom Pro, you’ll also see Custom Fields (Attributes) as a taxonomy choice. This allows you to list custom attribute terms as a filter. Pro

Only one taxonomy can be shown per widget instance. To list multiple taxonomies, you can add multiple Terms widgets (one for each taxonomy needed).

Display as Dropdown

Choose how to display the terms:

• No (Default) - Display the terms as a vertical list.
• Yes - Display the terms in a dropdown menu.

Using a dropdown can save space if you have many terms. When a user selects a term from the dropdown, it will jump to that term’s archive of listings.

Display Count

Whether to show the number of listings next to each term:

• No (Default) - Show just the term name.
• Yes - Show the count of listings in that term, in parentheses after the name.

For example, with Display Count = Yes, a category might display as “Hotels (27)” if there are 27 listings in Hotels.

Hierarchical

This setting applies mainly to hierarchical taxonomies like Categories (which can have parent/child terms):

• No (Default) - Display all terms in a flat list (ignoring hierarchy).
• Yes - Indent child terms under their parents to reflect the term hierarchy.

If the selected taxonomy doesn’t have hierarchy (e.g., Tags have no parent/child structure), this setting has no visible effect.

(For example, if Hierarchical is Yes and you’re listing Categories, sub-categories will be indented under their parent categories.)

Examples

Category List in Sidebar: Add the Terms widget to your sidebar and select Categories with Display as Dropdown = No. This will show a simple list of all listing categories. Users can click a category (e.g., “Restaurant”) to view all listings in that category.

Locations Dropdown in Footer: Place a Terms widget in your footer and set it to Locations with Display as Dropdown = Yes. The footer will then have a compact dropdown list of locations. A visitor can pick a location from the dropdown and be taken to that location’s listing archive.