Hello, @ReJigged,
Thanks for the detailed explanation.
I just edited the category layout from the template builder and simply removed the hover effect from the category image as you can see in this screenshot: https://postimg.cc/47mVJM1N For the products count there is no option in the builder you have to hide it using CSS code in the PORTO >> Theme Options >> Skins >> Custom CSS.
.products .product-category .thumb-info-type{display:none !important;}
Regarding the PORTO Studio issue, the thing is, it might be because of third-party plugins. I can see that you are using tons of third-party plugins on the site please once try to disable all the third-party plugins from the site and then check back to your issue by clearing the browser cache. then try to activate the plugins one by one so that you will be able to know which plugins conflict and cause the issue on the site.
Best Regards,
PThemes Team.
