Category Maintenance via CMS

Overview

The product categories on your website are usually integrated from your ERP, but if it suits your business processes, you can bypass PRONTO and opt for 100% online category maintenance.

In order to maintain categories online:

• The 'Product Maintenance' feature must be enabled with the 'Categories' option ticked. If this wasn't done during your site's implementation phase, you can request that we update it for you at any time.  
• Category integration from PRONTO must be disabled, otherwise the changes you make in the CMS will be overwritten on the next send of data from the Integrator. 

Once the above conditions are met, you're ready to maintain your product categories in the CMS! 

Getting Started

 To access Category Maintenance, login to the CMS and navigate to 'Products & Categories' → 'Category Maintenance'.  

The page will look something like this: 

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'.

Editing a Category

The various sections of the Category Maintenance screen are detailed below.

Category Information

This section displays the category information integrated from PRONTO.
 

• 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. 
  • A modal window will open, allowing you to browse to or upload an image: 
     
  • The image you assign will appear on the category list page of the website: 
    
     

SEO Settings

Search-engine friendly URL, Page Title, and Description tags for the category are maintained here.  

These values are normally auto-generated on first integration. You may edit any of these values as required and they will not be overwritten on subsequent integration events.  

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. 

Custom Fields 

If you have created any custom fields for the Category table (and they are marked 'active'), the maintenance area will display here. 

If there are no active custom fields in your Product table, this section will not render. 

Need more information? See How To Add Custom Fields To Product Pages.

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. 

Content editing is available for all four sides (Top, Bottom, Left, Right).