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Categories

Assign products to the category tree from the product detail page; use categories for discovery, not product structure.

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Key concepts and when to use them

A category is a navigation and merchandising node. A classification is the older and technical alias for a product family; it defines applicable attributes and is not a category. A product can have several category links, but one main category exists within each root category tree.

Permissions and preparation

Open Products and select a product. Admins and editors can link, set main, or unlink categories. Viewers can read category assignments. Category settings are administrator controlled.

Steps

  1. Open Products, then open the product detail page.
  2. In the Categories panel, select the category from the list.
  3. Choose + Link to create the category assignment.
  4. Use Set Main where a linked category should be the main category for its root tree.
  5. Use Unlink only when the product should no longer appear in that category.

Verification

Return to the product detail page and confirm the Categories panel shows the intended links, main marker, and active category state. Check the product through the category tree with representative records.

Common mistakes and rules

  • Leaf-only assignment is the default. An administrator can change the Catalogue setting named Allow products in non-leaf categories when branch assignments are required.
  • Assign shared categories to the parent product so variants inherit them. An explicit category set on a variant replaces that inheritance.
  • Use category detail to inspect a category. Manage sibling ordering separately; ordering is not a product assignment action.

Work through a representative example

For a furniture catalogue, link an armchair product to Living room → Seating → Armchairs in the product’s Categories panel. If it also belongs under Small spaces, link that category too. Set the preferred link as main for its root tree. For a colour variant, leave categories inherited unless its merchandising placement genuinely differs, then add its explicit replacement set.