A product shows on the page of the most exact category you picked for it and on every category page above it. A product in Panjabi › Cotton Panjabi › Eid Cotton Panjabi shows on all three pages. So always pick the most exact category in Sub Category.
Where to find it
On the product form: Admin › Online store › Products › All products, then the edit icon (or Add Product). The boxes are Product Category and Sub Category.
You need the Products & stock feature. The store owner always has it.
How it works
On the product you choose two things:
- Product Category: always the main category, for example "Panjabi".
- Sub Category: the most exact one under it. The list shows the sub-categories and their children, for example "Cotton Panjabi" and "Cotton Panjabi › Eid Cotton Panjabi".
A category page lists every product whose Product Category or Sub Category is that category or any category under it:
| The product's Sub Category | Panjabi page | Cotton Panjabi page | Eid Cotton Panjabi page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Panjabi › Eid Cotton Panjabi | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cotton Panjabi | Yes | Yes | No |
| Empty | Yes | No | No |
Only products shown in the shop appear; hidden ones never do. Theme sample products come after your real products.
On the product page, the line Category: under the product name links to its Sub Category, or to the main category when the product has no sub-category.
Example: Rangdhanu Fashion's "White Eid Panjabi" has Product Category "Panjabi" and Sub Category "Cotton Panjabi › Eid Cotton Panjabi". Shoppers find it on the Panjabi page, the Cotton Panjabi page and the Eid Cotton Panjabi page.
Good to know
- One product, one place in the tree. A product cannot sit in two different sub-categories at once. Product tags help shoppers find it by other words in the shop's search.
- Related products under a product come from its main Product Category.
- A category's page counts its children for Google too. A main category with products only in its sub-categories is still open to Google.
Common problems
- A product is on the main category page but not on the sub-category page. Its Sub Category is empty or points to another sub-category. Edit the product and pick the right one.
- A product shows on no category page. It is hidden from the shop. Show it again on the product form.
- The sub-category I want is not in Sub Category. The product's Product Category is a different main category. Change that first.