1. Description

Shops with many categories know the problem: the Shopware admin category tree loads fully expanded by default — hundreds of entries at once, hard to navigate, endless scrolling. The Admin Category Tree Memory plugin solves this by starting the tree collapsed and remembering what you last had open.

Collapsed category tree with Catalogue #1 and Catalogue #2

Features

Start collapsed — configurable depth

Set your preferred starting depth in the plugin configuration:

• Depth 0 — only root categories visible (default)

• Depth 1 — first level expanded (native Shopware behaviour)

• Depth 2 — first two levels expanded

• Depth 99 — fully expanded (can lead to performance issues if there are many categories)

Automatic state persistence

Every time you expand or collapse a branch, the plugin saves your personal state in the browser (localStorage). The next time you open the category management, you see exactly what you had open before — no manual re-expanding needed.

The state is device-specific: each browser and device maintains its own independent state.

"Collapse all" button

Click the Collapse all button in the category tree header to instantly collapse all open branches and save that state. A quick way to return to a clean overview at any time.

Auto-expand to the active category

When you navigate directly to a category (via URL or search), the plugin automatically expands the path to that category and scrolls it into view — so you always know where you are in the tree.

Auto-expanded path to an active category

Consistent across the admin

The plugin works in all areas of the Shopware admin where the category tree appears:

• Catalogues → Categories — the main category management

• Product editing → Categories — when assigning categories to products

• Settings → Sales Channels → [Channel] → General — when selecting the navigation entry category

Category dropdown in product assignment with collapsed categories and Collapse all button

Technical Details

• Compatible with Shopware 6.6 (version 1.x) and Shopware 6.7 (version 2.x)

• Frontend-only plugin — no changes to backend, database, or API

• State is stored locally in the browser (localStorage) — no server communication

• No impact on shop performance or the storefront

• PHP 8.2+ required