FacetWP – Hierarchy Select 0.4.2

FacetWP Hierarchy Select – Build Nested Dropdown Filters for WordPress

Standard dropdowns dump every option on visitors at once. Hierarchy Select changes that. Connect your taxonomies and let users narrow down naturally — select “Electronics,” then see only relevant subcategories like “Laptops” or “Cameras.” No scrolling through a wall of choices. No guessing which category fits. Just clean, progressive filtering that keeps people moving toward what they want.

How It Works

Pick any FacetWP facet, tell it which taxonomy to use, and the dropdown builds itself. Your WordPress category structure becomes the backbone — parent categories reveal children, children reveal their own subcategories, and so on. Visitors click through layers without reloading the page. The filter updates instantly. This is the dropdown experience users expect from Amazon or Indeed, now on your site.

What You Get

• Parent-child relationships between any WordPress taxonomies or custom fields
• Cascading dropdowns that hide irrelevant options until needed
• Works with categories, tags, custom taxonomies, and post types right out of the box
• Straightforward setup through the FacetWP interface — no PHP, no template edits
• Commercial license covers client work and commercial projects
• One payment, instant download, lifetime updates

Where It Shines

Hierarchy Select thrives when your content has depth:

• E-commerce with layered categories — think clothing (Men/Women > Tops/Bottoms > Size/Color)
• Real estate or directory listings with location tiers — State > City > Neighborhood
• Portfolios broken into client type then project category
• Documentation sites with topic > subtopic > article structure
• Any FacetWP site where flat dropdowns feel cluttered

Skip the Custom Code

You could wire this up yourself with custom queries and JavaScript. Or spend ten minutes configuring the plugin and move on. The hierarchy logic, the AJAX updates, the display layer — it’s all handled. Your FacetWP installation stays intact. No conflicts. No bloat. Just structured filtering that actually works.

Get Started

One purchase. Immediate download. Drop it into your FacetWP setup and your visitors get filtering that makes sense.