Summary

From this screen you can manage your Category details. It can be used to add a new Category, or amend an existing one.

Categories are used for a variety of purposes:

Setup

You can also amend the Meta Tags for the Category from this page.

Field	Purpose
Category Name*	The name of the Category This will also be used as the H1 text, to define the default URL and will be the default for ~~the~~ the Meta Tags
Alternative Short Name	If used, this will overnight the Category name in the main menu, allowing you to save space, e.g. 'Living Room' becomes 'Living' The Category Name will still be used as the H1 text, to define the default URL and will be the default for the Meta Tags Optional field
Category Parent	Select the Parent Category from the drop down This allows you to take a Sub-Category and make it a top level Category, or alternatively, to take a top level Category and turn it into a Sub-Category Linked Products will be automatically updated
Product Assignment	Choose between: Manual Dynamic (rule based) Defaults to Manual
Live	Determines whether a Category is visible Defaults to No for new Categories

Field	Purpose
Display Content	Choose the types of content you want to display on this page Products Sub-Categories Collections Content By default, all are enabled
Include Sub-Category Products?	If you enable this, the Category page will show Products which have been assigned to its Sub-Categories Defaults to no
Product Layout	Determines the way in which Products will be displayed on your website in desktop mode on the Product Listing Page, if this Category has been enabled to show product content (see above) Choose from 3 ~~Column~~ Column 4 Column 2 Column Standard List Compact List Large + 3 Column Large + 4 Column Funky Mega-Funky Defaults to 3 column
Default Sort Order	Choose the Default Sort Order for Products within this Category - choose from: Manual (Manual Sort) Dynamic (System generated recommendations) Custom (Defined in Site Settings) Defaults to Manual
Hide Left Navigation	Choose to show the ~~Filters~~ Filters on the Product Listing Page, or to hide them behind a button If the latter, they will slide out when selected More detail available here
Hide Page Title	Hide the H1 text from the ~~Category~~ Category Not recommended unless you add H1 text within the Category Content

Field	Purpose
Category Image	Upload an image to be used as the Sub-Category tile throughout the website If not uploaded, IXO Commerce will use the image from a Product assigned to that Category
Size	Use this to determine the size at which the Sub-Category tile will be displayed throughout the website
Main Menu Image	Upload an image to be shown within the main menu on the ~~website~~ website These may only be uploaded to top level Categories
Menu Image Link URL	Add a URL, which will turn the Main Menu Image into a button

Use this section to map your Category for integrations. These options will only be visible if you have these integrations enabled.

Field	Purpose
Find matching Categories	Use this to update the contents of the 3rd party category drop downs ~~below~~ below Defaults to Category Name
Google Shopping Category	Use this to select the Google Shopping Category This will be used when editing the Product
eBay Category	Use this to select the eBay Category This will be used when editing the Product
Amazon Category	Use this to select the Amazon Category This will be used when editing the Product

Field	Purpose
Footer Text	Text to be shown just above the footer on the Category page

This uses IXO Commerce's Modular Block system to allow you to manage your content.

If your content is not showing, please ensure that Content is ticked under Layout Options.

Products may be assigned to Categories manually, either in bulk via the CSV Import/Export, or alternatively on the Categories tab of the Product.

If a Category is set to Dynamic assignment in the Category Details section, then product assignment will be rule based.