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Overview
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Step-by-step guide
To access Category Maintenance, login to the CMS and navigate to Products & Categories → Category Maintenance.
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Here, you can either search for the category you wish to edit, or you can use paging to navigate through the list. To make changes to a category, click 'Edit'.
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If you are running version 4.15.00 or later, you have the option to limit the category view to All, Custom, or Global categories.
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Editing a Category
The various sections of the Category Maintenance screen are detailed below.
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| Category Code | This field is not editable via the CMS and is shown for reference only. |
| Description | This is your category name. It will appear on the category list page, and at the top of the product list when users drill down to view the category. |
| Subtitle | The text in this field will be displayed if the 'Show Category Subtitle' option is ticked on the Product List Title Widget (found on the Product List page template). |
| Hidden | Tick this option to exclude this category from your site's menu or category list. |
| Category Image | Assign an image to your category using the 'Select or Upload Image' option.
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SEO Settings
Search engine-friendly URL, Page Title, and Description tags for the category are maintained here.
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| SEO Url | The user- and search engine-friendly URL for the category page. | Here's an example of these SEO settings in the real world. The Commerce Vision Blog is obviously not a product category, but the principles are the same.
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| Page Title Tag | The title that displays on search engine results pages, just above the URL. | |
| Meta Description Tag | The blurb that displays under the Title and URL. |
Category Banner
In this section, you can add a banner image to display on the category page. Add a title, some text, and an image.
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Need more information? See How To Add Custom Fields To Products and Categories.
Mega Menu Zone
If your website uses a Mega Menu (rather than a Navigation Menu), you can edit the content to display around the menu edges here. For example, you may wish to add images to the top of each menu item, links or other content.
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Please note - this section will only be displayed if you have enabled it in the Feature Settings. To enable, navigate to Settings → Feature Management and → Product & Categories. Configure the Online Category Maintenance feature. Tick the zones you wish to edit content for, and 'Save & Exit'.
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Enabling the Online Category Maintenance feature will disable the Integrated Category Maintenance feature and change your Category Maintenance display to group sub-categories under the parent category rather than list all categories individually. You will not be able to limit your display to custom or global categories. All other options remain.
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| Ballpark Hours From CV (in addition to any self config required) |
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