Product categories are used to group similar products. It is a hierarchical representation of content.
Example: Clothing > Outerwear > Men's > Shirts
Follow the steps below to set up and manage your categories. Example:
In the steps below, we will set up product categories for a power drill.
1. Select the "Tools" dropdown from the header menu and click "Categories.":
2. On the category page, you will see a list of any current categories in a hierarchy format.
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Expanded view:
Icons Key:
A: Create a new master category
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B: Download categories in a taxonomy report
C. Sort categories
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D: Add a subcategory to a master category
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E: Delete category
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3. To add a new category:
(a) Click the plus sign next to categories
(b) Enter the category name and click "Add"
4. Once the master category has been created hoover over the new category and click the plus that appears to the right to add a "Power Tools" subcategory within the master.
5. Name your new subcategory and click "Add"
6. Your subcategory is now created. To add more subcategories repeat steps 4 & 5.
7. Every category, master categories and subcategories, has a Completeness Score.
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To move a subcategory to a different master category, click the "Move" button:
Then click the new master category and click the "Save" button:
Your subcategory has been successfully moved:
