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Category Management

Categories are used to group the products, so that customers can able to filter out products quickly based on categories

Category Entity Details​

NoFieldsValueDescription
1Name*eg: MilkDefine the name of the category (with less than 300 character)
2Priority*0-50Default = 0.
Categories can be displayed on the storefront based on their priority. The highest number has more priority
3Banner Key-Copy and paste the appropriate banner key relevant to this category ID from the banner section.
4Category DescriptionCategory description if any
5Has Product*true or falseDefault = false
true : Products can be found in categories, but subcategories cannot be attached here.
false : A category can only contain subcategories, products cannot be added to this.
6Hide Category*true or falseDefault = false
true : It will be visible on the storefront.
false : It will be hidden on the storefront side.
7Parent Categoryeg: Main category,FoodgrainsCategories can be arranged in a hierarchical manner, such as parent and child. It can mark the appropriate parent category as interesting.
8ImageSelect the saved image and upload. Recommended image proportion is 1:1

Fields with ***** are mandatory fields.

Multi Level Categories​

Categories can be created in multi-level, A parent category can have multiple child categories

here is the sample

Foodgrains                  # Parent Category
β”œβ”€β”€ Atta, Sooji & Flours # Level 1 Child
β”œβ”€β”€ Rice & Rice products # Level 1 Child
β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ Basmathi Rice # Level 2 Child
β”‚ β”‚ └── Products # Products
β”‚ |── Raw Rice # Level 2 Child
| └── Steam Rice # Level 2 Child
└── Egg & Dry Fish # Level 1 Child

Homepage Category Arrangement:​

Customize the homepage category display based on customer preferences. For a category to appear on the homepage, it must be linked to a parent category. Store owner need to share the parent category ID with Nearme team to showcase the subcategories. Read more

Category Based Banners​

Every single categories can have banner for it, We only need to add respective banner key to the banner feild on the category section. Learn more banner setting.

Category Banner