Hide empty categories

by Web Labels Webdesign GmbH

Bronze certified

Rating: 4.8

(3 reviews)

Downloads: 122

Hides empty categories in the navigation but leaves them active in the sitemap - This way, temporarily empty categories are supposedly not removed from the index.

Annually €7.52* /month €129.00 * €90.30* /year after first year €129.00* /year Promotion valid until 31 August 2026 10:30 42.12% discount This is the combination of a 24.81% promotional discount and a 17.31% annual discount.

Monthly €7.80* /month for 3 months, then €13.00* /month Cancelable monthly Promotion valid until 31 July 2026 10:30 40% discount

Compatible with:

6.3.5.4 - 6.7.11.0

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Description

Highlights

Automatically hides empty categories from the navigation
SEO-safe – categories stay active and in the sitemap
Install, activate, done – no further configuration needed
Fine-grained control per category via backend checkboxes
Supports dynamic product groups and optional stock checks

Features

Removes empty categories from the navigation
Categories stay active and in the sitemap
SEO-safe – no de-indexing of temporarily empty categories
Automatic cron job (every 2 hours)
Per category – "Show if empty"

Per category – "Ignore everything below"
Per category – "Always hide"
Optional – hide when all products are out of stock
Optional – deactivate category instead of hiding
Supports dynamic product groups
Incl. mobile menu
Compatible with most menu plugins from other vendors

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About the Extension

Automatically hide empty categories – without deactivating them.

Empty categories look unprofessional and clutter your navigation. This plugin removes them from the menu automatically – yet the categories stay active and therefore remain in your sitemap and search index. This prevents temporarily empty categories from being dropped from the index.

Your benefits

Clean navigation – empty categories disappear from the menu
SEO-safe – categories stay active and in the sitemap
Install, activate, done – no further configuration required
Full control – configurable per category via backend checkboxes
Works with most menu plugins from other vendors and in the mobile menu

How it works

After activation, a cron job checks your category tree every 2 hours and hides empty categories. Optionally, categories can also be hidden when all of their products are out of stock. Dynamic product groups are taken into account.

Fine-grained control per category

Open a category in the admin and tick the relevant box under „Hidden Categories“:

Show if empty – the category stays visible anyway
Ignore everything below – protects e.g. content pages underneath
Always hide – the category is always removed

Note: Since Shopware does not show custom fields in tree views, switch to the category view once to set these options.

Documentation

Detailed instructions and tips are available at docs.web-labels.de

A joint project by BuildIT Consulting & Web Labels Webdesign GmbH.

Details

Available: English, German
Latest update: 16 June 2026
Publication date: 17 December 2021
Version: 3.0.1
Category: Menu + category

Resources

Reviews (3)

Average rating

4.8

Based on 3 reviews

5.0 Functionality

4.7 Usability

4.7 Documentation

5.0 Support

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5.0

by Michael

18 June 2024 09:31

Der Kunde landet nicht mehr in Leeren Kategorien die aktuell noch aktiv sind. Funktioniert wie es soll.

5.0 Functionality

5.0 Usability

5.0 Documentation

5.0 Support

Läuft sauber

4.5

by John

17 June 2024 11:45

1 Stern Abzug nur in der Kontrolle ob das Plugin läuft, da dieses mit einem Plugin wie "tools" geprüft werden muss da es über Cronjobs läuft. Klappt aber alles!

5.0 Functionality

4.0 Usability

4.0 Documentation

5.0 Support

Must Have!

5.0

by Fabian

27 December 2021 11:13

***** Endlich ist das Modul verfügbar, alles klappte auf anhieb so wie es sollte!
Ich kann das Modul nur jedem empfehlen. Wir hoffen mal das es das Modul noch lange gibt und man nicht zu lange auf die Version Freigaben warten muss! *****

5.0 Functionality

5.0 Usability

5.0 Documentation

5.0 Support

by Web Labels Webdesign GmbH 4 January 2022 13:32

Danke für das Feedback - die nächste Erweiterung steht bereits vor der Tür hierfür :)

About the Extension Partner

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Partner Status

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Details

Ø-Rating: 4.6

Average rating of 4.6 out of 5 stars
Partner since: 2016
Extensions: 54
Certifications: 4

Support

Based in: Germany
Speaks: German, English
Response time: Very quickly

Shopware 6 certified

My categories are not being hidden

On some projects the cron job can run into a timeout due to complexity (many categories, optionally including stock checks). This can be solved by increasing the "execution time" in php.ini. You may also need to raise the memory limit and the execution time of the cron job itself. To inspect the cron job we recommend the free plugin "Tools": https://store.shopware.com/frosh12599847132f/tools.html

Can I set a custom interval?

With the free "Tools" plugin (https://store.shopware.com/frosh12599847132f/tools.html) the cron job and its interval can be configured freely.

Where do I find the documentation?

The full documentation is available at https://docs.web-labels.de