Category Slider for PrestaShop 9 — Display Categories with a Visual Slider on Your Homepage
Add a dynamic, visually engaging category slider to your store's homepage. The Category Slider displays category cards with images and names in an animated slider, guiding visitors instantly to the sections they care about and boosting engagement from the very first second.
Features
- Smooth-animated category card slider
- Displays category image, title, and description
- Automatic or manual navigation (autoplay with pause on hover)
- Configurable number of cards per row (desktop / tablet / mobile)
- Manual category selection or automatic pull from the category tree
- Custom image support per category
- Responsive design — fully functional on mobile and tablets
- Compatible with PrestaShop 8 and 9
How It Works
The module is placed in any template hook, typically on the home page below the main banner. From the back-office you select which categories to display, set the autoplay speed and the number of visible cards, and the slider is ready to go. Each card links directly to its category page.
Settings & Customization
- Choose categories to display (manual selection or auto from root)
- Number of visible slides per breakpoint (desktop, tablet, mobile)
- Autoplay speed and interval between slides
- Toggle navigation arrows and pagination dots on/off
- Custom CSS for full control over appearance
- Multistore and multilingual support
Benefits for Your Store
The category slider immediately improves navigation and reduces the time visitors need to find what they are looking for. It highlights popular or seasonal categories in a visually compelling way, increases click-through rates to category pages, and contributes to a lower bounce rate on the homepage.
Technical Information
- Installs via back-office in under 2 minutes
- No core file modifications required
- Compatible with all popular themes (Hummingbird, Classic, custom)
- Lightweight — no impact on page load speed
- Technical support and updates included