To add a new Category
- Click the E-COMMERCE button
- Click the Add new Categories button in the Category Section.
Add your category title and description, set the where the category should be added.
- This will then give you the option to add a single category or up to six categories in bulk.
- You can also choose where the category is added, to the main page or to an existing category.
You can also add a new category via the Products tab.
Adding a custom banner to a Category
When creating or editing a new Category you can upload an image via the Banner/Hero option.
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How to add a new category to your shopping page
You can move a single Category or multiple Categories in bulk via the E-Commerce > View Products area
You can quickly reorganise your categories to become sub-categories
You can delete a Category, but if products exist in the website you must delete the products first.
If you want your customers to access a category from multiple locations you can create an empty category and set a redirect
As well as adding your own custom categories you can add an automated category that shows products based on what option you choose. You can also use this to auto-populate categories for brands, suppliers, manufacturer, or your extra fields.
Specials only show in this category if is a difference in RRP vs Checkout Price (Not auto-discounts)
You can add information to a category area that will appear as an information tab on all products in the category (Additional Information Category Wide)
Or do you need to create relationships between your products, and the make/model/type of products where they can be applied? eg Car automotive industry, some parts fit many different types of cars. Yes you can
Typical use case, when selling cars. You might list your cars with data associated for make/model/variant year.
In the ecommerce > Display Options area you can check a box 'Show Product Sorting Dropdown' to show a product sorting option on the Product list page. Sorting can also be changed globally and per category.
by default hiding a category does not hide the products within it. By checking the cascade security options found in the Category settings area the security setting you choose for the categories can be applied to the subcategories and products within.
You can add content into the intro area of any category
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