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Setup Product Categories for eCommerce Store

Updated

Categories are used to organize your products for public view. Eight categories are already created for you but can be modified or deleted as desired. You may also remove the “Published” checkmark on any category which turns off the online display of that category. However, unless the item (product variant) itself also had the “Published” checkmark cleared, products in the category would continue to display when found through the Search command or the New Products list.

The following categories are created for you by default:

  • Clothing
  • Clothing Accessories
  • Literature
  • Maps
  • Memorabilia & Trinkets
  • Posters
  • Seasonal Items
  • Videos & DVDs

  1. Click eCommerce in the left-hand navigation.

  2. Click the Catalog tab.

  3. Click Categories.

  4. Click Tree View or List View. A list of all of your categories will be displayed.

  1. Click the Edit button for the category you wish to edit.

 

 NOTE: If you wish to remove categories from your store, you may deselect the “Published” check mark on any category which turns off the online display of that category. However, unless the item (product variant) itself also had the “Published” check mark cleared, products in the category would continue to display when found through the Search command or the New Products list.

 

  1. Click eCommerce in the left-hand navigation.

  2. Click the Catalog tab.

  3. Click Categories.

  4. Click Tree View or List View. A list of all of your categories will be displayed

  1. Click the Add new button.

  1. Configure the category as desired:

    • Name: Enter a name for the category. This name will be displayed on the store's home page.

    • Display Order: This is the order number for displaying the category. This display number is used to sort categories in the public store (ascending). The category with the display order 1 will be placed at the top of the list.

    • Description: Enter a description of the new category. Use the Rich Text Editor for layout and fonts.

    • Category template: Select a category template. The default is Product in Grid or Lines.

    • Picture: If you wish to include an image for this category, click the Upload a File button.

    • Parent category: If this category will be a subcategory, select a parent category from the Parent Category drop-down list. The new category will be placed under this category in the public store.

    • Price ranges: Setting price ranges will allow your customers to filter your products by price. Separate the ranges by a semicolon, for example, 0-999; 1000-1200; 1201 - (1201 means 1201 and over).

    • Show on home page: Select this option if you wish to display this category on the home page of your store.

    • Published: Enable this option to publish this category to your store.

  2. Click Save and Continue.