Adding categories

Grouping products into categories helps users to navigate better and find the products they are looking for with ease in a more organized manner. Categories are displayed on the storefront home page. A product can belong to multiple categories. For example, Coffee mugs can be added under the categories of both Gifts and Kitchen appliances.

When you add a new product, it is mandatory to assign a category to it. So, before adding a new product it is necessary to create the required categories for the store.

Create A Category In ZenBasket:

In ZenBasket you can create a simplified category structure. The main group is called a Category and the divisions of the category are referred to as sub-categories.

  1. To create a Category in ZenBasket, click on the Categories sub-menu from the Products menu.

  2. Click the + Add Manual Category button to add a new Category.

  3. Enter the Category Name, keyword, parent category( if the category created is a subcategory), Description and Upload an image that best describes the category.

  4. Enable Category availability if you want this category to be displayed on your store’s website.

  5. Click Save to save the changes.

  6. The next step is used to add relevant products to the category. Click on the Products tab.

  7. Click on the Add Product button. A list of existing products appears as a checklist. Click on the products to be added under this category and click Save.

  8. Similarly, products can be selected and deleted by clicking on the Delete button.

Using Add products

You can directly add products to a category from the product page while adding new products to the store.

  1. Select the All Products sub-menu from the Products menu.

  2. Click on the Add Product button.

  3. Enter the product details and in the “General” tab, choose the product category from the drop-down. A single product may have more than one category.

This will automatically assign the products to the corresponding categories.

Editing Categories

  1. Select the Categories sub-menu from the Products menu.

  2. Click on the edit icon under the Action tab to edit the category and products assigned to the category.

  3. Edit the details like Category Name, Image, Location and description.
  4. Click on the Products tab to Add or Remove products assigned to a Category.
  5. Save the changes.

Deleting a Category

  1. Select the Category sub-menu from the Products menu.
  2. Click on the Delete option under the Action tab to delete the category.

Sorting Categories

When you click on the category tab, the list containing all preexisting categories is displayed. The order of categories can be rearranged or sorted by just dragging and dropping at desired positions.

To sort categories:

  1. Select the Categories sub-menu from the Products menu.

  2. Click on the Sort Category button. A category list is displayed.

  3. Drag and drop the categories to rearrange their order of display.

  4. Save the changes.

Import categories

Categories can also be added in bulk using the Import option.

  1. Select the Category sub-menu from the Products menu.

  2. Click on Import.

  3. A pop-up window appears. Click on the Sample template link to download an excel file.

    The excel file consists of three sheets namely, Category, Location and Dropdown.

  4. In the category sheet, enter details like Category Name, Category Image Name, Description, Keyword and Parent Category if any. Save the changes.

  5. The drop-down sheet consists of the parent category list for reference.

  6. Click Import. Click on Add File. Browse and select the excel file that contains all the category details from the computer. Click Upload. Now, all the data in the excel sheet gets converted into categories in the online store.

Editing categories

  1. Select the Category sub-menu from the Products menu.

  2. Click on Export.

  3. An excel file containing all the details of pre-existing categories will be downloaded. Save the changes made.

  4. Click on Import. Click on Add File. Browse and select the excel file that was edited, from the computer. Click Upload. Now, all the changes in the excel sheet get reflected in the online store.

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