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How can I link the static block buttons to category links?

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ERIC

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December 1, 2025 at 16:37

I’m trying to link the static blocks I’m using on the menu to the categories, but I don’t seem to have an option. What’s the quickest way of doing this?

Can’t seem to find anything on the guides.

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Jack Richardson

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December 1, 2025 at 18:01

Hello @ERIC,

You can create multiple WordPress menus with names such as Categories 01, Categories 02, and so on. Then, instead of using the Menu List, please use the WordPress Menu Widgets (https://prnt.sc/GQ5-YmLVF3wq), which will dynamically display the items configured in the WordPress menu links: https://wordpress.com/support/menus/.

Examples:
https://gyazo.com/0ca55d59336e2461d569d7b5270fbdc5
https://gyazo.com/596ef8bed649f3ae52f7a5c45f3a187b
https://gyazo.com/69c834ae73945d4793940b2f8ee97dfd

Otherwise, you will need to manually set each URL as shown in the following screenshot: https://prnt.sc/eMVVTxXuO55u.

Best regards,
Jack Richardson
8Theme Team

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ERIC

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December 3, 2025 at 14:37

Hiya, I am trying to avoid doing these manually because there’s loads of menus. On the instructions you gave me, it’s not very clear, it’s a little bit confusing. Are you able to give me some better instructions?

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Jack Richardson

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December 3, 2025 at 14:50

Hello @ERIC,

Could you please clarify which part is unclear to you? You can create several menus with different categories and then use the WordPress Menu widget in Elementor, where you can select the menu you have created. Screenshots have been attached above to help you better understand the process and implement it on your side.

Would you prefer to avoid this solution and add the links manually? In that case, you can set the URL of each specific category in the menu item (https://prnt.sc/86U5MuL6Yu9t), as shown here: https://prnt.sc/PeE2HfwBo5gT, and copy the URL as demonstrated here: https://prnt.sc/XHt2mkyhDdm1.

Best regards,
Jack Richardson
8Theme Team

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ERIC

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December 3, 2025 at 15:19

As you can see from the screenshot, I don’t see the WordPress menu element you suggested

And yes, as I mentioned before, Jack, I can actually do them manually, but I don’t want to do them manually because it’s a long process. There’s hundreds and hundreds of categories.

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ERIC

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December 3, 2025 at 15:30

As you can see from the screenshot, I don’t see the WordPress menu element you suggested

And yes, as I mentioned before, Jack, I can actually do them manually, but I don’t want to do them manually because it’s a long process. There’s hundreds and hundreds of categories.

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Jack Richardson

Support staff

December 3, 2025 at 16:39

Hello @ERIC,

If you do not see this widget in the list of available options, it is possible that the widget is inactive in the Elements Manager (https://elementor.com/help/element-manager/). Please check there and activate it if necessary. Since you have not provided us with wp-admin access, we kindly ask you to verify this on your side.

Additionally, if you have multiple categories, you may wish to display them as one of our customers did here: https://www.8theme.com/topic/all-department-menu-is-having-issues-when-showing-several-items/#post-461376. The solution implemented by that customer involved using the Product Categories List widget with the following settings:
1. Widget settings: https://prnt.sc/I_kFLgY1Xvnk, https://prnt.sc/BbjJbWeSvc6J
2. Frontend result: https://prnt.sc/yWtct9lTBgSE
3. The categories displayed are the child categories of the main category set in the widget settings (https://prnt.sc/c289vwQr0353).

If you would like to display a simple list of all categories, you can leave the category value unset (https://prnt.sc/Wd_fP2Inf-QU) to achieve the following result: https://prnt.sc/brq8omvIOdhY.

Best regards,
Jack Richardson
The 8Theme’s Team

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