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 "ToolsMore" 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
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top level 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
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top level 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 top level has been created hoover over select the new category and click the plus that appears to the right of the categories drop down to add a "Power Tools" subcategory within the mastertop level category.
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, top level categories and subcategories, have a Completeness Score.
8. To move a subcategory to a different top level category, select the subcategory, click the "Move" button:
Then click the new top level category and click the "Save" button and your subcategory will be moved successfully:
