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It features mobile-friendly, scrollable tabs with flick gestures to showcase product categories and enhance user interaction. <a href=\"https:\/\/wsct.lovestoblog.com\/\">Live Demo<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Key Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sidebar Navigation:<\/strong> Displays WooCommerce product categories as tabs in a sidebar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quantity Controls:<\/strong> Easily adjust product quantities with + and - buttons before adding to cart.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Customizable Design:<\/strong> Add custom CSS for styling to match your theme.<\/li>\n<li><strong>AJAX Loading:<\/strong> Dynamically load products without refreshing the page for a smooth user experience.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Support types of product:<\/strong> Supports simple, variable product types.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mobile-Friendly:<\/strong> Scrollable tabs with flick gestures for excellent mobile usability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Shortcode Usage<\/h4>\n\n<p>Use the following shortcode to display the category tabs:<\/p>\n\n<pre><code>[wsct_woocommerce_sidebar_category_tabs]\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n<p><strong>Shortcode Attributes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>card_height:<\/strong> (Optional) Sets the height of the product cards in pixels. 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