Creating categories 

Your online store's navigation is based on categories so that you can organize your product range conveniently for customers. This helps them quickly find what they're looking for and increases your turnover opportunities.

About categories

Research shows that successful online stores have a maximum of seven main categories, each with a clear, concise name to ensure easy-to-read navigation. Categories are used in product, overview and text pages.

Product pages

A product page displays all of the products in a category. Customers see product pages when they browse the products in your store. When a customer clicks a product, its product page is displayed with a short description of the product, an image and the ability to add the product to the cart.

Product categories can have up to three levels. If you need more levels, you can create an overview page.

Overview pages

Overview pages display the sub-categories of a main category.

Text pages

Text pages can contain only text, including layout. You use text pages to tell your customers about your online store, or show terms & conditions, disclaimers and payment and shipping methods. You cannot create sub-categories for a text page.

Buttons on the category page

ADD A CATEGORY

1. On the Backoffice left panel go to SHOP > Products > Categories.
2. At the top of the screen click Add a category.
3. Choose a name and type for the category. 
   • Title– title for the category to display in the menu.
   • Full title– long title to display on the category page.
   • Put in category - leave this field blank if the category is a main category. If it is a sub-category choose the parent category. You can't place an overview page under a product or text page.
   • Type – choose product, overview or text page. 
4. After you create the category, click it and select how it functions.

REARRANGE CATEGORIES

1. On the Backoffice left panel go to SHOP > Products > Categories.
2. At the top of the screen click Rearrange categories to change the order of the categories.
3. You will be taken to a rearrange where you can rearrange the categories. Click on a categorie and drag it to the correct position. Note: Changes will be visible in the online store as soon as the position is changed. 
4. Click Done to go back to the category overview. 

WHITE SPACE

Use these button for more or less white space between categories. 

SHOW SUBITEMS

Use the switch to show or hide subcategories.

On:  Off:

ADD 

1. Click on Add next to a category to create a subcategory of this category. 
2. Choose a name and type for the category. 
   • Title– title for the category to display in the menu.
   • Full title– long title to display on the category page.
   • Put in category - leave this field blank if the category is a main category. If it is a sub-category choose the parent category. You can't place an overview page under a product or text page.
   • Type – choose product, overview or text page. 
3. After you create the category, click it and select how it functions. 

MOVE TO
With the move to button you can move a category from one to the other.

1. Click on Move to next to a category to move this category to another category.
2. A pop-up window will open where you can select the category. 
3. Select the category you want as a parent category for the category you want to move. 
4. Click Save to save the changes.